HP iPAQ hw6940 hits retail channels, finally

Has HP come through in the clutch -- or is it too little, too late? That's the question Pocket PC-hungry consumers will be answering in the next few weeks now that the long... nay, long-rumored hw6940 Mobile Messenger is finally shipping stateside. We were sorta excited about this thing, like, nine months ago, but at this point we're not sure how we feel about Bluetooth 1.2, a pedestrian 64MB of RAM, and the lack of 802.11g -- not to mention that the inclusion of AKU2 doesn't command the same respect it did just a few short months back. Add to that the $600 this thing will set you back, and needless to say we're hoping Cingular's going to bless it with a hefty subsidy when it finally drops in their neck of the woods.

[Via MobilitySite]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2006 11:43PM]

I would have purchased two 6945's if this unit had been available six months ago.

HP recognizes they are extremely late in getting this phone to market. ..You need look no further than the remarkably low price of $599 for an unlocked/unsubsidized phone for your proof point. $599 is Cingular's typical starting price for a new high-end PDA Phone, which suggests that there is probably a lot to the rumors behind a serious rift between HP and Cingular as well...

HP's failure to add UMTS/HSDPA support in spite of all the delays suggests that this phone will have a very short lifespan...

All the delays have given Palm a chance to get back into the game with their soon-to-be-released GSM 750.

Sorry, HP, but you blew it!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 9th 2006 9:40AM]

Having worked for Cingular and gone through HP's training for both the 6500 and 6900 series PDA's, once again I find they are releasing a device that is just "old"...

With the 6500, it was, "What, no WM5?!" And now with this phone, no UMTS?! Huge mistake...

This thing is a piece of junk...a glorified 6500 that's quirkiest feature is that it can append your GPS location to pictures...yeah, that's useful...

Palm will most assuredly crush this dumb little device when the "750" comes out...