HP iPaq Pocket PC H5550

There comes a time in the life of every committed gadget fan when they start to ponder their next purchase. These are usually precipitated by meeting soneone who happens to own/use a really neat piece of kit, one that you wouldn't mind having for yourself... and so the process begins. In this particular case, I was getting a lift with a colleague and he had an iPAQ based sattelie navigaton system which, I have to say, left me gobsmacked with it's turn-by-turn directions. Suffice to say, 45 minutes and a flawlessly guided journey across London later, I was convinced that such a device would be mine. Saving promptly began and some time later an order was placed ...  Read the complete review

A stunning little bit of kit, this beauty, and one that I've resisted for far too long. But now those days are long gone and I'm fully sold on the advantages of this neat little performer. These days, no self respecting business mogul can afford not to have the accoutrements of modern technology with him, so that in essence he's always on tap and equipped to kill ... you know the stuff, mobile phone, laptop PC, mobile fax, credit card, cuddly toy ... well, there is one thing which is even more ubiquitous than all those things, and that's a personal digital assistant (PDA) or pocket PC. I've ...  Read the complete review

I bought an HP iPAQ h5550 about a year and a half ago from eBay USA, costing me about £250. Back then, the h5550 cost about £500 in the shops, so this was a great discount. However, when I received the item, I was charged £70 duty tax which brought the cost up to about £330. Still, it was much cheaper on eBay than in the high street stores. [FEATURES] The h5550 boasts some features not found on a lot of PDA's, most notably the Biometric Fingerprint reader. More suited to company use rather than personal use, the fingerprint reader provides very high-level security, however I have found that it can be rather innaccurate. Also, I have found that the PIN ...  Read the complete review

The HP Ipaq 5550 is the top of the range Ipaq, with all the bells and whistles you might want. Most impressive feature (and one of the most useful) is fingerprint recognition ? when you turn it on, no need for passwords or numbers, just swipe your finger, and it automatically logs you on ? I was a little nervous, and added a password as well, in case it wouldn?t recognise my finger, but it?s failed on the first time only a couple of times. (In case of disaster, you can scan both your index fingers, and use either when you want to log in.) It?s also never recognised anyone else?s finger who has tried (and everyone wants to try). The screen is clear and bright, and ...  Read the complete review