Tears well up in our eyes when we think back to the early days of Windows Mobile and HP's dominance; in recent years, the company has all but vanished from the scene, trudging along with a
handful of poorly-marketed, underexposed devices that haven't launched on any US carrier. Turns out we haven't said our last goodbyes, though, because the iPAQ K3 -- codenamed "Obsidian," seemingly -- is scheduled for November 30 retail availability on AT&T. The device would launch with
Windows Mobile 6.5 onboard and feature a 2 megapixel camera (a second cameraless version for high-security businessfolk might be available, too), 256MB of RAM, a half gig of ROM, microSD slot, GPS, triband HSDPA and quadband EDGE, WiFi, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a QVGA display to complement the full QWERTY keyboard. Looks like it won't be the most exciting smartphone on the carrier's shelves, but it might be a sensible choice for businesses and really, really boring people. Follow the break for a couple renders of the phone in action-packed angle shots!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Omagus @ May 24th 2009 6:44PM
Meh.
Heidey Ho @ May 24th 2009 6:55PM
Looks pretty sleek at first glance. Nice angles. Closer inspection reveals narrow call and end keys,would have to use stylus. Nice try... TP2, where are U?
0157h7 @ May 24th 2009 7:06PM
hmmmm. That screen looks like wm7. Have they got a working build for testing and did not think to take a shot from a 6.5 rom????
RCC2k8 @ May 24th 2009 11:27PM
I wonder if this one, just like the iPAQ 6925 is going to end up being a B2B-only device not sold to mere mortal consumers.
Even so, c'mon! The iPAQ 910c has a 3.2MP camera. Why the downgrade?
WhatADouche @ May 25th 2009 1:21PM
The IPaq 610 and 910 models beat this one out by far. Moving right along...
Tim Layton @ Jun 4th 2009 2:24PM
I was excited to see the K3 announcement. I love the fact this is running windows mobile and I think a lot of people are wanting a device just like this.
Jose Gutierrze @ Jul 9th 2009 12:49AM
I would like to see something like IPAQ211 with phone, more memory, and better battery