Latest news: Two new smartphones from HP, brief review and pictures.

Two new smartphones from HP, brief review and pictures.

HP is working on a pair of new devices - Ipaq DataManager (the phone on right) and Ipaq Voice Messenger (the phone on right).

Take a snap at the main characteristics of the Ipaq DataManager:


• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  
• 2.8-inch 320x240 touchscreen
• Dimensions: 5.7 x 1.74 x 11.4 cm
• 128 megs RAM, 256 megs ROM.
• WiFi (b/g)
• Standard slider keyboard
• Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), the European flavors of HSDPA (900/1900/2100 MHz)
• aGPS
• 3.1MP camera with 5x digital zoom and LED flash.
• 1140 mAh battery.
• Micro USB for sync and charge.
• Micro SD card, up to 8 gigabytes.

And don't forget, the standard D-pad/trackball is replaced with an optical sensor, offering smooth experience.
The second HP device (on the left in the pic) provide you with the most of the options from above, but it lack touchscreenand in this case the keyboard is substitute by a 20-key alphanumeric, the screen and the battery life are smaller.
Note: At Vodafone, off-contract, the DataMessenger will cost you $677, and the Voice Messenger $565.