PALO ALTO, CALIF., JUNE 23, 2003 – HP today expanded it's HP iPAQ Pocket PC product line to offer a full range of handheld computing options. New models include the HP iPAQ h2210, the smallest dual slot pocket PC; the HP iPAQ Pocket PC h1940, a slim, value-priced Pocket PC; and the HP iPAQ h5150 and h5550, which include a 128-MB RAM power machine.

HP iPAQ Pocket PCs, the No. 1 selling Pocket PC family worldwide, include common features such as a brilliant and vivid transflective display, a secure digital input/output (SDIO) expansion slot allowing for additional storage and capability, removable batteries, mobile printing software, and the company’s exclusive iPAQ Image Viewer for viewing images and creating slide shows.

Integrated Bluetooth wireless capability is offered across the entire iPAQ Pocket PC family announced today, allowing connectivity to Bluetooth notebook PCs, printers and accessories, as well as access to remote data when combined with a Bluetooth enabled phone. Bluetooth enables users to
effortlessly synchronize and share data through their own personal area networks.

Mobile printing software shipping with the new models allows customers to take advantage of the integrated Bluetooth capability to wirelessly print e-mail attachments, documents or photos conveniently from the Pocket PC to a Bluetooth enabled HP printer.

The HP iPAQ Pocket PC’s innovative screen technology continues in the new models. The transflective liquid crystal display combines the rich color saturation and high contrast of a backlit TFT display, while remaining viewable outdoors in bright sunlight. All of these models are powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PC.

“By creating feature-rich handhelds for every need and every budget, HP continues to drive industry-leading innovation with industry-leading value,” said Ted Clark, vice president handhelds, mobile computing group, HP Personal Systems Group. “The combination of wireless connectivity and expandability across the HP iPAQ Pocket PC product line empowers our customers to be more productive at home, at work or on the go.”