On the eve of Russia's presentation of freshly baked series of handheld computers from Hewlett-Packard, which will take place in Moscow tomorrow to introduce you to materials prepared by their foreign counterparts mini-review of one of the most interesting members of the future of the action, - HP iPAQ rx3715. This handheld, endowed with lush prefixed Mobile Media Companion, by many indicators can claim first place in the hit parade of future user preferences. When thinking globally, the Hewlett-Packard is one of the leading providers of handheld just for the corporate sector. In this market, HP is definitely succeeded, so much so that in the hands of a typical European or American manager, you will likely see the iPAQ, and not to any other Pocket PC. In popularity among office workers only communicators RIM Blackberry (and completely unknown to us) can be compared with the iPAQ. In short, the real success, but Hewlett-Packard does not want to dwell on corporations, and now all thoughts are directed at the consumer market. And here I must say that it is dominated by ordinary users in Russia and, hence, a giant PDA industry began to focus on us. The company recently announced four new models of iPAQ, two of which are designed for the mass buyer. First - rx1715 - belongs to the initial level (wait for her review HPCru very soon), but we are more interested in her older brother, rx3715, which she calls the HP Mobile Media Companion. Today, the CCP on the Pocket PC platform can not boast the variety of designs: most of them clad in a light silver body, they are all working on software Microsoft Windows Mobile and even the presence of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth has become a familiar option. Different Pocket PC, rather, the power set of the processor (which is not very important for home use), the amount of installed memory (more is better) and the size of the navigation keys (this is a matter of taste). So the issue of the CPC, in stark contrast appearance from its competitors will undoubtedly be provocative, but a logical step from HP.
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Difference - that's what tactics chose HP, bringing to market rx3715. The new building smooth gray leaves in the past strict office silver the previous models. Forget about the standard screen Today, his uncompromising replaced by a new startup screen that gives users quick access to all multimedia functions at once.
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| The new interface HP iPAQ rx3715 - Replacement Today |
The first button on the screen activates the control applet built-in camera. rx3715 has a 1.3 megapixel camera allows you to capture up to 1280 x 960 (160 x 120 320 x 240 640 x 480 - your choice). The camera is also capable of writing video resolution of 160 x 120 176 x 144 or 320 x 240 pixels. I must say that the camera at the rx3715 is not easy, but with five predefined filter (black, white, sepia, negative, cool), the individual settings, white balance (auto, sun, tungsten, fluorescent) and a useful timer. In ROM rx3715 sewed their own utilities HP Image Zone, replacing the Windows Mobile Pictures and allows you to view and edit the captured images. The bundled and have a desktop version of Image Zone for the interaction with pocket. The second large button new home screen is called the Mobile Media. It opens up another "page" where you can find all the stored multimedia files, or download streaming video there. The latter is done through Wi-Fi network, so that the need to install on your PC Utilities Mobile Media for PC. Unfortunately, this is only possible if the desktop runs Windows XP. If you use another OS, you have to find the appropriate software on their own.Incidentally, the variant works over Bluetooth, so wireless users machines is provided.
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Here you can also plenty naigratcya and "side-effect of the evolution of the CCP - an infrared port. Hewlett-Packard rx3715 uses software solutions from Nevo for streaming video, so the ROM "enclosing" More and utility Nevo, allowing the use of infrared as a remote control home appliances. Sluggard get their hands on a versatile tool, suitable to all types of devices that have infrared receiver.
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| Built-in utility Nevo to control home appliances with HP iPAQ rx3715 |
In this programmki already have a set of settings for different TV, VCR, DVD technology, but nothing prevents configure it to control the specific hardware models. For example, you can make profiles for different rooms of your apartment or for different users, and then activate the touch of these peculiar macros. Included with the PDA is detailed printed user manual clearly explains how to handle all these functions. In addition, the rx3715 is installed the following software: screensaver Dockware, displaying the date on top of any image, PocketTV MPEG player and utility iTask, capibility switch between applications. Now this program can choose to display data from portrait to landscape and vice versa. This is done by pressing one button, without the applet Settings. Have our PDA and the utility of data archiving, which somehow did not want to send data to a PC via the wireless network.
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And although each of the innovations model rx3715 can recreate themselves on almost any other PDA, a combination of all three brand new features, namely: the installation of useful software in the ROM memory, a large amount of this very memory (152 MB user available memory - it's a lot for Pocket PC ) and a new start screen - all this makes the HP iPAQ rx3715 truly unique palm. Somewhat surprising lack of machine program for reading electronic books Microsoft Reader. Any user CCP may very natural desire to read a book on the road, so I would like to make it easier reader was also installed in the ROM memory of the PDA. However, it's not an issue. Most of this review is devoted to program stuffing rx3715 is not accidental, because it is very likely, in addition to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, will be the deciding factor when choosing and buying a Pocket PC user. Now, little attention has hardware. On the top of the case is an SD card slot that supports SDIO peripherals. On the left side of the body, usually located where the scroll wheel, the buttons on the camera. The remaining four keys on the body, which should be routinely run applications on Windows Mobile, now activate the screen Mobile Media, an image viewer HP Image Zone, Nevo remote control of the utility and iTask. Included with the rx3715 comes a stylish black cradle to synchronize with a PC and for charging batteries (the cradle can also charge the battery while the machine is installed in it). Resolution integrated camera allows you to make good shots, but as is the case with all the built-in cameras, it is hopelessly behind, even from digital cameras, entry-level. You can not finish the review without mentioning the battery life. To find out the life of the CCP on a single charge, has been used a standard test for the duration of playing MP3 files.Wi-Fi and Bluetooth have been disconnected, the screen is included with the half light. The Speaker has worked at full volume, and the infrared port is turned off. The first warning of low battery popped up on the 22 th minute of the fourth hour playing. The handheld is completely switched off after 6 hours and 20 minutes after the start of the test. This is a very good result for the Pocket PC. HP engineers had to make remarkable efforts to achieve such targets.
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As for any multimedia-oriented devices rx3715 performance is important. On it, we'll talk.
Performance
Performance in real applications has been tested on the following set: run the game Anthelion, Snails and Z-Raid, played out Trailer of the animated film "Shrek 2" - in MPEG format with bitrate 650 kb / c, in the format of Windows Media - with a bitrate of 250 and 500 KB / c and in the DivX format with a bitrate of 500 and 1000 kb / c. Were also listened to several MP3 files. To view a video of the program were involved in Windows Media Player, PocketTV and Beta Player. The quality of video playback was at altitude. No complaints, no program has not caused. The picture does not twitch or jump. Here, the full order. In games rx3715 also hit the dirt face. The only problem was discovered in the game Z-Raid. She ran quite quickly (60 frames / sec), but flatly refused to shoot. This is obviously a programming error, because after the migration of shooting at another key, nothing has changed. In other applications, all the buttons worked properly. Just have to wait a patch from the developers. Other games have worked well, demonstrating that the capacity of the processor enough to enjoy any games.
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At the moment there are no applications that can uniquely evaluate the performance of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but, I felt the first testers, the sensitivity of both modules links - canceled. "Golubozuby" allows you to easily connect to the cellular and GPS receiver without wires. Wi-Fi - is also good. Below are the tests made benchmark Spb Benchmark.
The file system has demonstrated very good results.
By working with graphics rx3715 is not the fastest, but it is quite ample opportunities for comfortable use.
ActiveSync also showed a high speed file transfer.
And here is the combined test, under which our hero at the 4-th place.
Excellent overall estimates show that the performance rx3715 turned out very well-balanced model.
Conclusion
Embodied in the HP iPAQ rx3715 their original decisions, HP declares serious intentions with respect to the mass market device. Still too high a price - $ 499 - may make potential buyers iPAQ opt for Palm OS devices, or more urgent earlier models of Pocket PC. In any case, it will be very interesting to see how the market will perceive as an interesting model. Perhaps, HP went the right way, focusing on the unique combination of unusual design and programming filling. Time will tell! Sources, Materials:
