Windows Phone Thoughts: iPAQabilities Digs Up iPAQ Hx4700 Specs and Image

"Further to Brighthand's article yesterday, we have received additional information on the Hx4700 series iPAQ Pocket PC. Thanks to our anonymous source, we are able to tell you that the upcoming Hx4700 series iPAQ Pocket PC will be the only new iPAQ to have a VGA display (all other models will be QVGA). The Hx4700 is said to feature...

• 4" VGA display
• Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
• Wireless connectivity: Infrared Port (SIR), Wi-Fi 802.11b, Bluetooth v1.2
• Intel Bulverde 624MHz processor
• Memory will consist of 128 RAM / 64 ROM
• CompactFlash AND Secure Digital Input Output card slots
• D-Pad will apparently be replaced with a touchpad navigation system
• New casing material unlike any of the current models
• Powered by a 1800mAh lithium Ion battery with an option for a 3600mAh
• Dimensions would be 129 X 77 X 14.7 mm"

iPaqabilities is careful to note that the image above is NOT the final product image, but is "a computer designed mockup of the actual Hx4700 series iPAQ Pocket PC". I'm curious about several things that I'm reading here. What's the "new casing material", will the touchpad navigation system be a good replacement for the traditional D-Pad, and is that a mini-USB port on the bottom left? 8O

VGA, WiFi, Bluetooth, mini-USB, dual slots and high capacity battery in a package that's just a bit taller than a 221x? For those specs, I think I'd be willing to overlook the fact that it has a CF slot. :mrgreen: What do you think? Worth the wait?

UPDATE: Mobile Gadget News has some additional information, some of it contrary to what we've already heard. The details below are broken down by model number or code name:

Hx4700 (Morpheus): 3.5" VGA screen (not 4"), 624mhz, BT, WiFi, CF/SDIO, 128mb RAM AND ROM, 1440mAh battery, availability in July or August, $550.
Hx2700: 3.5" VGA, BT, 64mb RAM/ROM, fingerprint scanner, available late this year, $350.
Rz1700: 3.5 QVGA, 203mhz, 48mb NAND ROM, 32mb RAM, SDIO.
Explorers: Ruggedized, 624mhz, 128 RAM/64mb ROM, 4" display, BT, WiFi, 1800 mAh battery, $650.
Gable & Monroe: Landscape orientation home automation or home theater control devices. Both feature 64mb RAM/ROM, BT, SDIO, and 1.3 megapixel cameras, while Monroe apparently features WiFi. Gable's battery is 970mAh and Monroe's battery is 1440 mAh. They are expected to sell for $400 and $500 respectively.