http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/ Engadget Comments for HP iPAQ Glisten unboxing and hands-on http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
The product already look obsolete before reaching the market. Why the heck would HP build something for the super niche market?

With that being said, if ATT price this thing at two bones "without a contract", I would give it a 2nd thought as a backup.]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
The review over at http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/cell-phones/hp-ipaq-glisten/10689.html says that the talk time is over 7 hours ("The phone packs a massive battery, one of the largest we've seen on today's market, and we got more than 7 hours of talk time out of a single charge. The phone easily lasted through a full day's use, and probably could have gone a couple days without charging.").

This does seem oddly high...]]>Dec 7th 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
ThisIsOneKeyThatYouNeedToUseNonStop.WhyDidTheySkimpOnTheSize?]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/The Nokia E63 has a space key that is almost the same size as this one and using it has been a fine experience. My thumb naturally gravitates towards it and I don't have to hunt.]]>Dec 7th 2009 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
hell they JUST made it a law here in NC that it is ILLEGAL to text while your car is in motion.....bad thing is, they are going to have to jump thru some hoops to try to prove I'm texting.....I could have been looking up an address or using Shazam to figure out what a song was]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
On the contrary its a responsible message.
Look at it this way, some people still don't use their seat belts.]]>Dec 7th 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
I don't take my eyes off the road....so I'm fully aware of whats going on....]]>Dec 7th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0LCmStIw9E]]>Dec 7th 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Texting, even if you have one hand on the wheel and have your eyes on the road, exponentially reduces your reaction time. You sir, are one of the thousands of people responsible for undue pain and suffering on families whose loved ones are killed by drivers like you.]]>Dec 7th 2009 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
I mean WinMo just doesn't fo it for me.....if they ever make one that is Android based I will be all over it tho]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
my HP from '98 is still working fine....original "spacious" 20GB HDD and everything...lol....sure its slow but it still works....

however the HP I bought in 2006 just had the original HDD to die out, causing the thing to not even turn on....but thats more of the HDD than the PC as a whole....I just wish the Motherboard could support more than 4GBs of RAM....

the NEXT factory assembled PC I buy will be HP as well....maybe a touchsmart....

I love HP....a lot more than the Dell laptops I have had...which had all kinds of issues after the first year]]>Dec 7th 2009 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/The failure rate for consumer (not business) computers is higher than 20%.
That said, the 30-40% failure rate applies to computers, not iPaqs.]]>Dec 7th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Agree. I am on my 8th? (lost count) Ipaq replacement under warranty. When it works it is great! When it (often) doesn't you get to deal with HP support...though I'm still riding my $500 purchase until the end of the warranty period. ]]>Dec 7th 2009 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 9th 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Glisten (Глисты) - in russian - sounds as you say - names very bad Worms - helmints (They are worm-like organisms that live and feed off living hosts, receiving nourishment and protection while disrupting their hosts' nutrient absorption, causing weakness and disease./wikipedia)

Anyone - tell this to HP Marketing department - they're not working very well as i see...]]>Dec 7th 2009 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/"an aging operating system that has become a refuge for business types unable or unwilling to invest the time and effort to migrate to another platform."

Come on guys, there are plenty of reasons people keep WinMo other than "making the time to migrate"

I have an unlocked Treo Pro.
- it seamlessly syncs with Exchange
- it tethers for free (and I can use this while on a phone call)
- It reads MS Docs
- It has an Andriod-ish UI with Spb Mobile Shell
- I can have 6 IMAP accounts and an Exchange account, and switch between them with one button press
- It's portrait QWERTY with a touch screen
- Runs multiple apps at once

I've had every Mobile OS out there, and while WinMo may be kludgy at times, it does a lot of things that other phones simply cannot. I don't love it, but it's WAY more useful than anything out there that's not hacked up.

Am I the only one, or can I get an amen?]]>Dec 7th 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Amen.

Lots of WinMo haters but for me, it works for what I do.

And not many phones since the older Palms have physical non-slide keyboards AND touchscreens.]]>Dec 7th 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/ the Directional pad looks identical to the Treo Pro - so there must be some overlap somewhere - probably both built by the same ODM (could it be HTC?)]]>Dec 7th 2009 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 7th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Used to have an HTC Snap and that looked unbalanced and felt plastic. This one looks of better quality.]]>Dec 7th 2009 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 8th 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Dec 8th 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/
I have been using a Motorola Q9 for some time and thinking about moving to an iPhone or Android. A good friend helped me get an HP Glisten, which I started using yesterday.

The bad: Windows Mobile 6.5 can be quirky sometimes and I never liked touch screen WinMo devices personally.

The good: After a day of use, I learned the quirks and got used to the touch screen interface, which is pretty cool actually: I can use the keyboard, my finger or a stylus. Scrolling on a web page or an email with your finger is quite nice. For things like playing solitaire you may want to use the stylus. But I have not used it today so far.

I really like physical QWERTY keyboards, one of the two main reasons I did not get an iPhone (the other one is that I don't want to use the phone everyone else is using - too much for think different). The keyboard in the Glisten is one of the best, probably as good as the Q9.

The screen is bright, but not very large - reasonable for this form factor.

I installed the Bing application and it works very nicely. GPS works great - I don't want to pay $10 a month for AT&T Navigator.

Adding my Hotmail, POP and Exchange accounts was a snap. Say what you want, but there is no better OS to connect to exchange than WinMo (OK I am biased, I worked at Microsoft until two years ago). You can do all saorts of interesting stuff like sorting your inbox, flagging messages and changing out of the office settings.

The frm factor is really attractive, it is smaller than the Q9. I think this phone looks professional and the build quality feels excellent.

WiFi is one of the big features. I have poor reception in a few meeting rooms in the office, which was not a problem as the Glisten has a physical button to turn WiFi on and off. It connected to the company WiFi network using WPA2 and I was online in no time.

Battery life is OK. After a day of use I am at about 50%. The hex menu is OK, but the Today screen is great for what I need - it is quite customizable.

because it is WinMo 6.5 it has the full IE experience, which means you can browse any normal site (as opposed to the mobile version).

I added a 256Mb MicroSD card with music and additional storage (i.e. caching maps for the Bing app). A really nice feature is a standard audio jack on the side, meaning I can use standard earphones. The camera is good but nothing out of the ordinary.

So far, the phone has been responsive and I have not experienced any lock-ups. Call quality and reception have been good so far.

Overall, I am very happy with this phone and would recommend it.]]>Dec 8th 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/Thanks for the review... I prefer actual usage over the theoretical umbrage.]]>Dec 11th 2009 1:34PM