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:

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band GSM plus EDGEWiFi (802.11b/g) with support for VoIPBluetooth64MB user available memory plus microSD memory card slot176×220 pixel screenExtensive voice support for hands free use107mm x 48.6mm x 16.3mmTalk 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.