The iPaq 510 is now shipping. This thing has been one of the slowest launches i?ve ever seen, but at least most of the world forgot about it with all the iPhone hype, so it didn?t see too long. I had the opportunity to play with one at CTIA in Orlando back in March and it was decent. The price seems a bit high at $319. It does have Windows Mobile 6, but it?s just a smartphone in the shell of a regular old candybar phone.
Here?s what Cnet had to say about the iPAQ 510?
The good: The HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger features advanced voice-command functions and the new Windows Mobile 6 operating system with enhanced e-mail functions and Office Mobile tools. The smart phone also has a compact design, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and VoIP capabilities.
The bad: Unfortunately, the iPaq 510?s speakerphone quality was subpar, and there is no support for 3G. The phone?s keypad and navigation controls also are cramped, and it has a lower resolution screen.
The bottom line: Despite some niggling design flaws and the lack of 3G support, the HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger offers outstanding voice-command features as well as the enhanced productivity tools of Windows Mobile 6.
