HP Announces Two New Smartphones (IPAQ 900 & IPQ 600)

HP announced two new handsets yesterday, as the company looks to expand its handheld offerings into the mobile phone market.

First is the iPAQ 600 Series Business Navigator, HP’s second cell phone, a 3G handset using a traditional 12-key keypad, which also includes a navigation wheel, a 3 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, including VoIP capabilities and navigational features including 3-D maps. HP has not yet announced pricing or availability, but did say the phone should be available by the end of the year and would be compatible with most U.S. carriers.

The company also announced the iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger, a smart phone with a full keyboard that comes with many of the same features of the 600 series, including Windows Mobile 6, Wi-Fi capabilities, Bluetooth, a 3 megapixel camera and large display.

Features of the HP iPAQ smartphones:

Integrated WiFi 802.11 b/g with WPA2 security

Integrated Bluetooth v2.0 with EDR

Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS

Mobile Microsoft programs included: Office Mobile, Office Outlook Mobile, Internet Explorer MobileMarvell PXA270 Processor 520 MHz

2.8-inch transmissive TFT 65,000 color 240 x 320 pixel touch panel display with LED backlight

128 MB SDRAM main memory

256 MB flash ROM

1590 mAh Lithium Polymer rechargeable, user changeable battery

Interfaces USB 2.0 client for sync/data/charge

64-bit Micro SD card slot

Audio Integrated microphone, receiver, speaker and stereo headphone jack

3 Megapixel, autofocus, 4X digital zoom

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