Palmare Compaq iPaq H3850
The correct title of this article is iPAQ. The initial letter is capitalized due to technical limitations. This article is about the iPAQ PDA; for the iPAQ Desktop Personal Computer, see iPAQ (desktop computer). iPAQ presently refers to a Pocket PC and personal digital assistant first unveiled by Compaq in April 2000; the name was borrowed from Compaq's earlier iPAQ Desktop Personal Computers. Palmare Compaq iPaq H3850. Since Hewlett Packard's acquisition of Compaq, the product has been marketed by HP. The device is the main competition to the Palm, but provides more multimedia capabilities and the familiar Microsoft Windows interface. Higher end units are very modular, having "sleeve" accessories which slide around the unit and add functionality like a card reader, wireless networking, GPS, and even extra batteries. These are technically called jackets. Palmari hp ipaq h5450 Palmari hp ipaq h5450 Palmari hp ipaq h5450.
Note: PDAs branded "Pocket PC" run the proprietary Microsoft Pocket PC (Windows Mobile) OS. HPCs and HPC Pros run earlier versions of the OS, namely Windows CE.
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In February 2005 HP introduced the iPAQ Mobile Messenger hw6500 series to selected media at the 3GSM conference in Cannes, France. The article has been updated to reflect this. Potente e sottile. In August 2004, HP announced the h63xx series of Pocket PC Phone Editions, the hx47xx high end model, and the 17xx budget end.