![]() ![]() On top of the detachable part there is a great HP logo, while on the bottom there is only a WiFi and a Bluetooth logo. On the opposite side we can see the handsfree speaker and between these two we can see the 3 Mpix camera’s lens and the mirror for making self-portraits. It’s interesting that it’s kind of “milk-glass”-like I’ve liked it. Probably the designers have also felt that the grey rubber surface is not enough for a business model, so they’ve spiced up the camera and it’s LED flash a bit, which is on the left side. The back side is not that elegant, it’s rather like puritan. Fortunately one could get used to these and it’s a great thing that there are soft keys too, so we don’t have to keep tapping the display whenever we want to access a submenu. It’s a very smart idea, it’s easy to use, but there still are two problems with it: the first is that the OK button is in the bottom left part so we constantly have to keep stretch our hands there – I would have preferred the part between the five and eight to be also touch-sensitive – and the second is that it’s a bit strange to press the 2/4/6/7/9/0 key, due to the embossed parts. It’s uniqueness is due to the Smart Touch Wheel technology: as you can see on the picture there is a touch-sensitive circle around the numeric part, which lets us scroll the currently displayed content, just like on an iPod. In the center there is an iPAQ Business Navigator label, while in the bottom there is the special keypad. Above it we can see the inevitable speaker, the two status LEDs and the manufacturer’s logo. The panel is situated quite deep, which doesn’t make finger tapping too easy. Its image quality is rather good, the colors are vivid. The display has a diagonal of 2.8” and QVGA resolution. It’s not exceptional in terms of material quality, but it’s basically fine, the back is made of a rubber-like plastic that feels good to touch the area around the display is made of the same material, while the grey part running around the sides is made of a harder plastic. ![]() ![]() It weighs almost 150 grams and its size is 60.3 x 117 x 17.5 mm, so it’s no pocket device. I have already mentioned on the previous page that our business navigator is not small we could say that it’s large. There weren’t many accessories, I didn’t even get a stylus, only a stereo headset, but of course you’ll get a charger and a sync cable too in the shop. ![]() The device, provided by SpeedShop came in a shockingly small box. The device codenamed Business Navigator is special not only because this, but also because of the sum on its price-tag, which really makes it hard to believe that we’re looking at a Hewlett-Packard handset, as the company has been famous for their rather expensive products a couple of years ago. 614c is something different, it’s a Pocket PC and a phone, it’s a business model, which focuses on functions and speed, rather than modern design and small size. The aforementioned devices (iPAQ 114 and 214) are classic PDAs, without telephony features, such handsets that are demanded by quite a large number of users, still there is no other company besides HP that would include such products in their portfolio. HP’s new generation PDAs have given up the old conventions and that’s visible on 614 and on its couple too. Better later than never, so does the saying go… We hope this really is true, as this review is coming a bit late, but still with maximum enthusiasm: here is HP iPAQ 614c Business Navigator, the machine that made the fantasy of many people go wild! ![]()
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