HP iPAQ 910 Comparison Photos
Posted by Chris Leckness on 07/21/08 in HP, iPAQ
One of the toughest things to convey in words to an audience is the size and weight of a device. I can tell you dimensions, describe the feeling, etc but it will never compare with seeing a device along side a device you already know. That is why I make sure to compare sizes in my videos. If you missed my 18 Minute HP iPAQ 910 video last week, make sure to catch it soon.
Here are some comparison photos of the iPAQ 910 with some other devices you might have a little experience with… iPAQ 6300, iPAQ 2215, the Dell Axim x51v, and more. Hit the read more for some more photos.
HP iPAQ 910 Video 1st Look and Unboxing
Posted by Chris Leckness on 07/18/08 in HP, iPAQ
So, it’s been a busy last couple of days for me. Almost busy enough to make me forget that I have had this hot device sitting unopened under my desk. Knowing it was there for 3 days did make me a bit jittery though.
We’re sending this one to our iPAQ Expert, Microsoft MVP Julie to review. She has been looking forward to checking out the iPAQ 910. Have fun Julie.
Early Arrival - HP iPAQ 910 Smartphone
Posted by Chris Leckness on 07/14/08 in HP, iPAQ
Ok, so I ordered this thing Thursday and knowing the load I had on me with the iPhone 2.0 software, the Palm Treo 800w, and a few other phones, I decided to opt for the free shipping (4-5 Business Day). Well, It’s Monday and guess what shows up a few days earlier than I expected…
Photo Taken with the Palm Treo 800w
It will most likely be tonight or tomorrow night before I get to this one though. Stop by later to check.
HP iPAQ 910 Photos
Posted by Chris Leckness on 07/10/08 in HP, iPAQ
I just ordered my iPAQ 910 today, but Whydidnt got his hands on one already and shares the photos with our community…
I talked with Matt Miller today, and he told me that the 910 has the best, most responsive touch screen he’s used in a while.
Read on for the rest of Whydidnt’s set…
HP iPAQ 910 Available Today, Order yours now - I did!
Posted by Chris Leckness on 07/10/08 in HP
I have been waiting for the release of this device a long time. Almost too long really. Anyhow, it’s available online now and I couldn’t help my geeky urge to go ahead and order one.
Head over to HP to order yours.
HP iPAQ 910 Unlocked on Amazon for $499
Posted by Chris Leckness on 06/22/08 in HP, Smart Phones
This is the HP iPAQ that was announced so long ago I had to check back to be sure… Yep, way back in September 2007. We posted a couple weeks ago that it was finally coming. Well, thanks to Wayne over at Gear Diary for the link we now know that Amazon is selling this iPAQ for $499 unlocked. Don’t get too excited though, Amazon’s "normally ships in" time is 1-2 months. What’s that mean?
No matter how long it take to get here, it’s going to suffer the same problem that the iPAQ 6900 series has a few years ago. It’s going to come out so far after it was announced that it’s been surpassed by other devices in desirability.
Key Features:
- Unlocked for use with quad-band GSM 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, or 1900 MHz service provider and SIM card (Note: phone does not come with service or a SIM card)
- Business-oriented smartphone with Windows Mobile 6 and tri-band HSDPA 3G connectivity (850/1900/2100 MHz)
- 3-megapixel camera with video capabilities; synchronize music and video using Windows Media Player
- 802.11b/g Wi-Fi; Bluetooth for stereo music streaming; a-GPS receiver; MicroSD memory expansion to 4 GB
- 1940 mAh lithium-ion battery for extra-long talk and standby times; measures 4.5 x 2.5 x 0.6 inches (HxWxD) and weighs 5.4 ounces
Is the HP iPAQ 900 Series finally On the way? YES!
Posted by Chris Leckness on 06/10/08 in HP, PocketPC, iPAQ
The press release says yes, but I won’t believe it until I see it. This device was announced back in September of 2007. Recently, there has been a little buzz that this might finally surface at AT&T after it hit the FCC for approval last month. Anyhow, it’s getting closer and nothing can take as long to roll out as the iPaq 6900 series did.
HP today announced the first shipment date of the HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger, a 3G smartphone designed for maximum mobile productivity to a global audience at the HP Connecting Your World conference.
The HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger shines with a stylish, glossy, piano-black design and features an integrated QWERTY keyboard, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system and the latest wireless technologies, to simplify the complexities of business and personal life.
The feature-packed HP iPAQ 900 Series offers voice and mobile email communications, along with support for critical business applications. It uses tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless technology to allow customers to make calls and quickly access the Internet around the world, while integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless technology allows for convenient connectivity.
Check out the rest of today’s press release from Berlin by reading on…
That Voodoo You Do So Well
I know this unit may be a bit outside the normal fences of this site, but at about one and a half kilo and .7 inches thick with a 13.3 inch display, this laptop is certainly mobile. The newest fruit of the marriage between HP and VooDoo is the Envy 133 laptop and looking at the style and the specs of this unit, it will be my next laptop.
Just look at the highlights:
- Linux IOS over Vista for immediate internet access while the unit boots.
- A USB/eSata combo port
- ExpressCard Port
- Removable Battery (rare in an ultra thin laptop)
- Digital Array Mics
- Multitouch Touchpad
- Special Thermal Dissipation System
- Ethernet port/Wireless Access port in the Power Brick
Take a look at a video from notebooks.com featuring VooDoo Guru, founder and key technologist Rahul Sood.
Jason Dunn unboxes the HP 2133 Mini Note
Posted by ctitanic on 06/6/08 in HP, HP 2133 Mini Note, Subnotebooks, Ultra Mobiles
Jason Dunn is a very well known person by anyone that has ever owned anything small with batteries. This is why this unboxing video about the HP 2133 is really something that anybody thinking about to buy one of those should check.
Do you believe in love at first sight? Normally I don’t, but I have to say, one look at the HP 2133 Mini Note and I felt my heart flutter - it’s damn fine looking!
Huge Review - HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC aka The Dragon
Posted by Chris Leckness on 05/19/08 in HP, Laptops
Long time friend and fellow Microsoft MVP, Steven Hughes takes the Dragon for a spin. Unless you have been living under a rock, you will notice that there is a huge give away going on right now that includes this laptop. Well, Steve has taken his and given it a thorough spin and provides us all with an killer review of this killer laptop. Well, is it really a laptop? The damn thing is huge, I think I would rather call it a mobile desktop. It’s also more powerful than my Dell XPS desktop.
OK besides gaming, movie watching, web browsing and running office applications. This laptop can do a pretty good job as a nice rendering workstation for 3D Studio and Maya with no problems. It also makes a pretty good programmer’s coding computer. I installed Visual Studio 2008 and compiled some code that I know would take a while and it flew through those computations like a hot knife through butter. This is really the fastest laptop I have every used and can be seriously be used for both work and play as true desktop replacement. If you are looking for a desktop replacement with a large screen and need portability the HP HDX Dragon is for you.
If you’d like to check out the entire review, head over to Boston Pocket PC. Steve has more photos than you can shake a stick at and a wonderful review for you.
How To Upgrade the Hard Drive in the HP 2133 Mini-Note
HP2133guide.com goes over upgrading the Hard Drive in the HP 2133 Mini-Note notebook.
“Hey, I got a new toy… Let’s see what is inside of it!” 
31 Days of the Dragon Update
Posted by Chris Leckness on 05/13/08 in HP
Jason Dunn of Thoughts Media has his 31 Days of the Dragon Laptop Contest online right now…
The time has finally arrived (yeah, sorry for being a bit late): we’re launching our 31 Days of the Dragon giveaway contest today. All the details about what’s in the giveaway bundle can be found here, but the short version is that it’s a pimped out-to-the-max HDX9200 notebook PC worth about $5000 if purchased at retail. The laptop features an Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 CPU (2.8 Ghz), 500 GB of storage (2 x 250 GB hard drives), 4 GB of RAM, integrated HDTV tuner, fingerprint reader, nVidia GeForce 8800M GS with 512 MB of RAM, a 20.1 inch WUXGA screen (1080p, 1920 x 1200), and lots more. The software bundle includes Office 2007, three Blu-ray DVDs, and more. I’m reviewing it, but when I’m done (on or around the 17th of May), I’m giving it away to one of YOU.
Head over to Digital Home Thoughts to learn more on how to enter.
A Great Review of the HP iPAQ 210
Posted by Chris Leckness on 05/5/08 in HP, iPAQ
If you are still wondering if you should get the HP iPAQ 210 Pocket PC, Werner has the ultimate review for you. This review goes into great detail…
While certainly not without problems (touchscreen insensitivity, low-volume speaker, button reassignment problems, no official operating system upgrades, slightly worse outdoor visibility of the screen without backlight), I pretty much like the new iPAQ and I think it’s a decent upgrade from the hx4700 adding painfully missing features (SDHC, for example). Particularly if you’re a multimedia geek and would like to play back AVC videos (where the new PXA310 already excels when used together with the latest CorePlayer; and, according to the CoreCodec folks, this is just the beginning!), you’ll certainly love the new device. While the “cooked” 6.1 HP iPAQ hx4700 Windows Mobile ROM’s are in no way bad (just the contrary – they’re EXCELLENT and, finally, take away entirely the compaction issues), the new PDA is indeed better in many respects.
Head over and check out his excellent review and make sure to check out Jake Rich’s 1st Impressions as well.
HP 2133 Video Review
Posted by ctitanic on 04/29/08 in HP, Subnotebook, VIA
PC Market has shot a very good video review about the new subnotebook from HP, the HP 2133.
There are a few things that you can notice on this video and one of them is that VIA needs to work harder in the video chip. In both video tests the CPU load was at 100%. But I also think that probably there was something wrong with that demo unit because in my old eo v7110 (which is for sale now) I’m getting about 80% of CPU load in a regular video and the eo is using a C7 at 1 GHz vs this one that is running a VIA C7M at 1.6 GHz. It should have enough power to run a regular video using less CPU load unless is just not well configured with the right video codecs. The results with the HD video I see in my eo is about the same that you see in this video.
HP, 31 Days and the Dragon….
The 31 Days of the Dragon is a pretty cool way for you to win a HP entertainment notebook! This is a promotion that 31 web sites are offering in conjunction with HP and BuzzCorps.. There is going to be one winner everyday for 31 days …. there are going to be 31 very happy folks out there by the end on May! So how does it work? Each participating website will have its own competition with its own prize, each a HP HDX Dragon Entertainment Notebook loaded with features and software.
The HP HDX Dragon comes with Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit) and is powered by an Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor X9000 (2.80GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB). Other features include 20.1″ diagonal WUXGA High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen (1920×1200) 1080p, 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS, HP Imprint Finish (Dragon) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone, Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth, 500GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (250GB x 2), Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer, Integrated HP HDTV Hybrid TV Tuner and 4 Altec Lansing speakers with HP Triple Bass Reflex subwoofer, and 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery.
The entertainment notebooks will come with these software titles: Microsoft Office, Corel PaintShop Pro X2, Corel Painter Essentials, Corel Ulead Video Studio Plus 11.5, Symantec Norton Internet Security.
For the gamers in us the winners will receive the following games: Viva Piñata,Microsoft Flight Sim, Microsoft Flight Sim Expansion Pack, Gears of War.
And since this is an entertainment beast, you will enjoy the following Blu Ray movies out of the box: Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man’s Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean - At World’s End.
The total retail value of each of these prizes would be over US$5,000 - and there are 31 to be won!
So what websites are participating? Checkout this list, visit, learn the rules for each site and enter … who knows, you could be one of the 31 lucky winners!!
02 May - 09 May www.absolutevista.com
03 May - 10 May www.arstechnica.com
04 May - 11 May www.osnn.net
05 May - 12 May www.jkontherun.com
06 May - 13 May digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
07 May - 14 May www.bostonpocketpc.com and www.techronical.com
08 May - 15 May www.the-gadgeteer.com
09 May - 16 May www.thedigitallifestyle.com
10 May - 17 May www.digitalhomethoughts.com
11 May - 18 May www.windows-now.com
12 May - 19 May www.windowsconnected.com
13 May - 20 May www.geekstogo.com
14 May - 21 May bink.nu
15 May - 22 May www.mediablab.com
16 May - 23 May www.last100.com
17 May - 24 May www.labnol.org
18 May - 25 May www.notebooks.com
19 May - 26 May www.slashdotreview.com
20 May - 27 May www.neowin.net
21 May - 28 May www.geek.com
22 May - 29 Mau www.lockergnome.com
23 May - 30 May www.planetx64.com
24 May - 31 May www.thegreenbutton.com
25 May - 01 Jun www.istartedsomething.com
26 May - 02 Jun www.bleepingcomputer.com
27 May - 03 Jun www.hardwaregeeks.com
28 May - 04 Jun www.geeknewscentral.com
29 May - 05 Jun www.geekzone.co.nz
30 May - 06 Jun www.thetabletpc.net
31 May - 07 Jun www.gearlive.com
01 Jun - 08 Jun www.gottabemobile.com
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