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December 7th, 2009, 15:05
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As you take a 30-second tour of your local AT&T store this month, the iPAQ Glisten (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/hps-obsidian-becomes-ipaq-glisten-officially-comes-to-atandt/) from HP isn't likely to catch your eye; it's just another QWERTY smartphone without much curb appeal, after all. If you take a step back, though, this unassuming piece of gadgetry is actually quite interesting on a number of levels: it's just the third device to launch on AT&T with Windows Mobile 6.5 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/WindowsMobile65/) out of the box (though the Jack has been upgraded (http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/11/04/samsung-unleashes-winmo-6-5-upgrade-for-atandts-jack/) since it hit the market), it's got an AMOLED display, it features the exceedingly rare portrait-QWERTY-plus-touchscreen form factor, and -- this is a big one -- it apparently once again proves that HP hasn't abandoned the handset market altogether. Sound like a winning formula to you? Read on for our quick take on the Glisten's ups, downs, and... sideways-es.
Gallery: HP iPAQ Glisten unboxing and hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/)
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As you take a 30-second tour of your local AT&T store this month, the iPAQ Glisten (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/hps-obsidian-becomes-ipaq-glisten-officially-comes-to-atandt/) from HP isn't likely to catch your eye; it's just another QWERTY smartphone without much curb appeal, after all. If you take a step back, though, this unassuming piece of gadgetry is actually quite interesting on a number of levels: it's just the third device to launch on AT&T with Windows Mobile 6.5 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/WindowsMobile65/) out of the box (though the Jack has been upgraded (http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/11/04/samsung-unleashes-winmo-6-5-upgrade-for-atandts-jack/) since it hit the market), it's got an AMOLED display, it features the exceedingly rare portrait-QWERTY-plus-touchscreen form factor, and -- this is a big one -- it apparently once again proves that HP hasn't abandoned the handset market altogether. Sound like a winning formula to you? Read on for our quick take on the Glisten's ups, downs, and... sideways-es.
Gallery: HP iPAQ Glisten unboxing and hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/12/hp-glisten-hands-on-1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/2511929/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/12/hp-glisten-hands-on-2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/2511930/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/12/hp-glisten-hands-on-3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/2511931/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/12/hp-glisten-hands-on-4_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/2511932/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/12/hp-glisten-hands-on-5_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/hp-ipaq-glisten-unboxing-and-hands-on/2511933/)
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