Hp Ipaq 114 Classic Review
If you look at the HP iPAQ 114 Classic for what it is — a traditional PDA with strong performance and a large 89mm (3.5-inch) screen then it does fit the bill quite nicely. However with the transflective screen, this could have been an excellent opportunity to include a built-in GPS receiver as standard.
There was once a time when the next HP iPAQ handheld was awaited with great expectancy. At a time when mobile phones were pretty basic, the pocket PC was the ultimate in corporate gimmickry: a place to store all your contacts, calendar info, notes and something you could expand to include even GPS functionality, pocket PCs running Windows CE were seen as rightful heirs to the Filofax crown of the Eighties and early Nineties.
But things, as they tend to do in the world of technology, have moved on dramatically since then. It’s now a rare sight to see a device running the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile device operating system that doesn’t have phone technology built in as standard. And, rather than those famous ‘jacket’ add-ons so prized amongst iPAQ enthusiasts of yore, advanced features such as Wi-Fi, high speed mobile data connections and GPS are increasingly being thrown in as standard.
When most devices are becoming converged with the aim to unite phone, GPS and Wi-Fi in one unit, you can’t help but feel that HP are trying to re-capture some of their former glory by releasing a traditional PDA back into the market.
Having a transflective screen was a great opportunity for HP to add a built in GPS receiver, but unfortunately if you want this facility you will have to attach a Bluetooth receiver instead.
While most manufacturers are converging multiple technologies into one device, the 114 is completely the opposite. Granted it’s a strong performer, but with its transflective screen HP had an opportunity to add a GPS component to the mix, as a result its appeal will be limited.
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Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by admin
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