HP iPAQ rw6815 Personal Messenger review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Sandra Vogel

Reviewed on: 27 December 2006

Tags: HP, HP iPAQ rw6815 Personal Messenger, smart phones, megapixel camera, Star Trek

We like:

Cute and hand-friendly design; camera flash doubles as a torch; lots of built-in memory; flash memory slot is easy to get to

We don't like:

No 802.11g Wi-Fi; no 3.5mm headset slot; silly screen cover -- but at least it's easy to remove

You might also need:

miniSD cards

CNET UK judgement:

The iPAQ rw6815 Personal Messenger is a short and stubby Pocket PC kitted out in silver. It feels comfortable to hold, and does a good job. It'll even tell you the name of whoever is trying to call you -- but we'll give the strange screen protector a miss, thanks

Full review:

Hewlett Packard's latest iPAQ has a lengthy name -- the iPAQ rw6815 Personal Messenger. It makes it sound like some sort of dedicated mobile IM machine, with no use for anything work-related. That's an incorrect impression, as this Pocket PC, like others that run Windows Mobile 5.0, is as adept at picking up your personal email as at linking up with office networks. Continue Reading...