Windows Phone Thoughts: HP Launches Online Trip Planning for iPaq 300 Series

"HP today launched HP iPAQ Navigate (www.ipaq.com/navigate), a trip planning website allowing users to create custom travel itineraries that can be printed for easy reference or loaded to the new HP iPAQ 300 Series Travel Companion personal navigation device for dynamic trip management. Unlike most mapping and navigation sites, itineraries need not stop at the printer with the HP iPAQ Navigate website. Once plans are completed on a PC, they can be printed or conveniently loaded onto the HP iPAQ 300 Series personal navigation device. If trip plans change along the way, travelers can edit itineraries directly on the device and instantly share updates with friends, family or colleagues by simply logging back onto the site."



While not strictly a Pocket PC, the iPAQ 300 series devices do run Windows CE 5 with a custom HP interface. The new iPAQ Navigate tries to tie in customized trip planning you can download into your device before your trip. After you return, when you reconnect you can even write reviews of places you visited. One interesting item is the update of friends and family when you log in. I'd like to see this tied in with wireless data capability, either built-in or with the included bluetooth capability to your phone so that if you had to make a change, it could let them know automatically without having to find a PC and log back in to the site. Any current GPS users enticed by this idea?