Monday, June 27, 2005
Gartner's Thoughts on the iPAQ hw6500
Posted by Darius Wey in "ARTICLE" @ 05:00 AM
"The iPAQ hw6500 — HP's first mobile device with integrated GPS capability — also offers more advanced wireless capabilities than most other PDAs. Its design suggests that HP is trying to appeal, through a single device, to those who prize GPS but also require a full-function PDA with wireless e-mail capability. The hw6500 is not intended to be a replacement for HP's iPAQ hw6300, which offers Wi-Fi rather than GPS. The device is likely to achieve widest acceptance in Europe, where interest in GPS is highest. Gartner believes that HP's efforts to limit the hw6500's weight and size could reduce its appeal as a GPS device. Excellent GPS functionality requires a large, high-resolution display. Users who rely on GPS functions prefer a device with a few large buttons that they can operate while driving. Crowding GPS functionality into a small device with a full keyboard puts GPS functionality at cross-purposes with wireless e-mail functionality."
There have been mixed opinions on this device since it was first announced. Some have found it to be the most fantastic device ever, while others believe it needs a lot of improvement. Head over to Gartner to see what they think. Do you agree with them?
There have been mixed opinions on this device since it was first announced. Some have found it to be the most fantastic device ever, while others believe it needs a lot of improvement. Head over to Gartner to see what they think. Do you agree with them?
