hp iPAQ 900 Business Messenger

hp is trying to regain lost glory with this entry into the WM world... Check it out!
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Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional [read: POCKET PC PHONE EDITION]
Marvell PXA270 processor 416 MHz
128Mb RAM / 256Mb ROM
miniUSB
microSD Expansion
2.46-inch Transflective color TFT 320 x 240 pixel touch screen with LED backlight
3 Megapixel, CMOS sensor, auto focus, 4X digital zoom
WiFi b/g
4band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 3band UMTS w/ HSDPA
A-GPS
Removable, rechargeable 1940 mAh Li-Poly battery
Dimensions (w x d x h) = 2.5 x 0.6 x 4.5 in (64 x 15 x 114 mm)
Weight = 5.4 oz (15.4 g)
QWERTY bar form factor.
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ultra similar specs to my current TyTN II except of course for the glaring form factor difference [which also lends to the dimensions] and battery [which would lend to weight and uptime]. Very very tempting... much more tempting than the Samsung SGH-i780 with it's not so standard 320x320 resolution. I'd pick low-res over application compatibility any time... still I am hesitant to change devices merely for form factor's sake only [honestly though that hasn't stopped me before], now if this were 480x640 vga I'd be queuing up to buy one [higher res + form factor 2 reasons would be enough I suppose].
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it's posted as coming soon on the NA hp website but hopefully we get it in Asia 1st :D
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So QWERTY bars aren't going away yet hooray!!!

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