HP iPAQ 500 series Voice Communicator announced

Feb 12 2007 - 02:26 AM ET | 3GSM, Smartphone

3GSM World Congress -- The HP iPAQ 500 series Voice Messenger is the first of what is expected to be a number of Windows Mobile 6 smartphones to be announced at 3GSM. The small (for an iPAQ) device looks more like a phone than past smartphones from HP.

Features of the HP iPAQ 500 include:

• Quad band GSM plus EDGE
• WiFi (802.11b/g) with support for VoIP
• Bluetooth
• 64MB user available memory plus microSD memory card slot
• 176×220 pixel screen
• Extensive voice support for hands free use
• 107mm x 48.6mm x 16.3mm
• Talk time of 6.5 hours

The iPAQ 500 Voice Messenger will be available this Spring in the US. International availability will follow shortly. Pricing for the device was not announced.