IPAQ

:This article is about the iPAQ PDA; for the iPAQ Desktop Personal Computer, see iPAQ (desktop computer).

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PDA - IPAQ (desktop computer)

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iPAQ presently refers to a Pocket PC and personal digital assistant first unveiled by Compaq in April 2000; the name was borrowed from Compaq's earlier iPAQ Desktop Personal Computers. Since Hewlett Packard's acquisition of Compaq, the product has been marketed by HP. The device is the main competition to the Palm, but provides more multimedia capabilities and the familiar Microsoft Windows interface. Higher end units were very modular, having "sleeve" accessories which would slide around the unit and add functionality like a card reader, wireless networking, GPS, and even extra batteries. These are technically called jackets.

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Pocket PC - Personal digital assistant - Compaq - 2000 - IPAQ Desktop Personal Computer - Hewlett Packard - Palm - Microsoft Windows

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Note: PDAs branded "Pocket PC" run the proprietary Microsoft Pocket PC (Windows Mobile) OS. HPCs and HPC Pros run earlier versions of the OS, namely Windows CE.

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Microsoft - Pocket PC - HPC - Windows CE

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