Product Description

If you're a musician, photographer, or storyteller - as well as a person frequently on the go - the powerful HP iPAQ rx3715 Mobile Media Companion is your dream tool. Start enjoying music, photos, and video wherever you roam, whether into the backyard or across the continent.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31793 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Hewlett-Packard
• Model: RX-3715
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds
• Memory: 152MB SDRAM
• Native resolution: 240x320
• Display size: 3.5

Features

• Integrated WLAN 802.11b, Bluetooth IrDA and USB
• Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software
• Samsung S3C 2440 processor
• Built-in 1.3 MP camera, 1280 x 960 resolution, 4x digital zoom, video record and playback
• 152 MB user available memory

Manufacturer
The HP iPAQ rx3715 Mobile Media Companion is powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile software and it lets you enjoy your music, photos and video wherever you go. The future of entertainment is digital and with your HP iPAQ the power is at your fingertips. Never miss a memory -- capture, share, and print life's moments using the integrated HP Photosmart camera with photos or video. You are a musician -- make your digital music and videos mobile.

• Take your MP3's along with other popular music and video formats with you -- wherever you go.
• Using Windows Media Player on your PC transfer fresh music and videos to your HP iPAQ to suit your mood.
• Store more digital media onto SD/MMC memory cards1 using the Secure Digital slot.
• Store up to 4 hours of music on a 128 MB SD card.1
• Watch up to an hour of full screen WMV video using a 128 MB SD card.1
• Get great stereo sound using headphones with your HP iPAQ.

You are a photographer -- never miss a memory Every day memorable moments happen without warning. Moments you want to capture. Moments you want to share. With the HP iPAQ rx3715 Mobile Media Companion, it has never been so easy.

• Capture and share life's moments using the integrated Photosmart 1.3 MP camera with photos or video.
• With 1.3 mega pixel resolution, you get sharp high quality 4" x 6" snapshots that are ready to print.
• A self-portrait mirror on the back of your HP iPAQ helps makes sure you are in the shot.
• Capture memories in action with MotionJPEG or MPEG4-compatible2 video and audio recording.
• Store up to 600 photos or up to an hour of H.2632 recorded video on a 128 MB SD card
• HP Image Zone for iPAQs
• Easily edit and resize photographs on your HP iPAQ and wireless sly email or print them to share memories with family and friends.
• Printing your photos is easy and fun -- wirelessly print directly from your HP iPAQ to a wide array of printers using Infrared, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi wireless technologies3, or SD/MMC cards -- no computer is required!
• Hassle-free photo sharing, no email attachment required with HP Instant ShareTM.
• HP Image Zone 3.5 for your PC is on the Companion CD -- helps you organize, edit, print, and get creative with your photos.
• Use your HP iPAQ as a digital photo album that is always with you, to view and share your photos in high-quality color.

You are in control with digital entertainment at your fingertips with iPAQ Mobile Media Customize your digital experience for your life.

• Stream content over your Wi-Fi home network and view it on your iPAQ while you move freely about your house.1, 3
• Use your iPAQ and your Wi-Fi home network to play digital content on PC's, TV's, and stereo's around your house for enjoying by the whole family; no need to stand in front of the TV to browse and control your media content

You are a gamer -- Let the competition begin.

• Pass the time with Solitaire and Jawbreaker.
• Tackle the latest Pocket PC games that match your interests (not included).

Customer Reviews

Goes with me everywhere.
Seriously, I use my iPAQ to keep track of everything from my work schedule to my grocery lists.

The camera isn't tops, but what do you want from a 1.3MP cam with no optical zoom? If you're relying on this as your primary camera you really just don't get it. The cam is fine for quick shots and I've taken some photos that have turned out quite well.

I highly suggest downloading Theme Generator from Microsoft's website as the themes that come with it are, as with most stock desktop wallpapers, pretty boring. Or you can download some from www.pocketthemes.com - they have a wide variety.

The universal remote feature is pretty cool. I have both the living room and my office programmed in. It doesn't cover every make and model though. I haven't been able to access the DVD player in my office with it. But it is fun randomly turning off my unsuspecting friend's TV or stereo.

I highly recommend picking up a SD memory card, especially if you want to use the iPAQ as a music/video player. The full screen feature on WMP is nice and makes viewing videos a nicer experience. The speaker(s?) isn't terribly loud, but you don't have to strain to hear it unless you're in a noisy environment. The headphones sound much better.

The Today screen is customizable. I keep the date/time, my upcoming calendar events and tasks list on mine.

The web browser doesn't handle text wrapping well on some pages and having to scroll back and forth to read on pages where it doesn't reformat is annoying, but it is a 3.5" screen after all. It works fine for short web-surfing sessions.

Having Bluetooth is nice as well. Up until now, the built in Bluetooth in my Apple Powerbook was going unused. It won't work with iSync like Palm OS devices will but I can still sync my Address Book contacts and copy small files back and forth.

The cradle now has a permanent home in front of my LCD monitor on my desk so I can drop it in whenever I get home and update the synced files on my PC.

I'm Loving This Expensive Thing
I bought this a couple of days ago at the store. Trust me, I did my running around trying to decide which PDA to buy. I was not really wanting to spend five hundred dollars on a thingamajig, but after trying it out, I loved it. I went to all of the big stores, and this was the one I kept on coming back to this one. Let me explain why I picked this one.

1. You get a decent amount of memory and it comes with one of those cards with a 100MBS on it...I put 2 albums worth of songs, and guess what--that's fine. I wanted the IPOD before this, and really, I don't need to have a thousand songs. I don't have a thousand songs worth listening to anyway! The sound quality is perfect. You can also buy portable speakers and it'll sound great.
2. It was easy to work with. I fully personalized mine with my photos and changed the theme. It's really like a beautiful tiny computer that's fast and easy to use.
3. If I was going to shell out the dough, I actually enjoy feeling the weight and quality. It looks and feels good in the hand. I did't want something that felt like a cheap calculator, other pda feel this way. BUT some prefer the lightness too. I don't.
4. The camera. Listen, I knew the camera wasn't all that. It's similar to most camera phones. There's no flash! But I like that there is a camera b/c if I'm in class and I don't feel like drawing a diagram, tada, I can take that picture! I'm not going to depend on this camera for my vacation pics. Duh. I have my nice 3MP camera for that. Its just great for those times that you wish you can take a quick snap. Especially living around New York. You see some crazy stuff at times that nobody believes you if you try to explain it. LOL
5. It's a voice recorder...did I say that I was a student??? I wish I had this a long time ago. This a great feature.
6. As for battery life, I've used this for two days w/o charging, the battery is still has ten more hours to go.
7. There's a cradle which connects you to your pc and it's internet connection.

500 dollars sounds like a lot, but you'll end up buying sd cards and cradles, which add up! Plus, this will be able to use longer that those models that are soon to go obsolete.

The only thing that I wish were better:
-I wish there was a better case included--It's an excercise each time to pull it off. But, come on...

Go for it...the other ones, you'll regret a few month from now when you see what features you're missing out on.

A nice package with the extras included
This was my PocketPC after being a Palm user for 3 generations. I think the reason most people have problems with lockup is that they don't actually "close" the application. Like a mini-PC, it can multitask, and having 4 or more apps open at a time can cause the device to freeze. However, once you figure out how to actually close and unload apps from memory (which, admittedly, isn't intuitive) my lockup programs are no more. I keep, at most, 3 apps in memory that I'm currently using.

What is nice is that a lot of the extras are included, that is, you're not buying "extra" things which should be included. You get a real cradle for syncing and charging. Windows Media Player plays mp3s (with playlists) and video out-of-the-box. Some other manufacturers will say their device does video, but you get trial software that is limited to 15 seconds and must buy other software to convert to a proprietary format. You get a real internet browser, POP and IMAP mail access, programmable remote control (that works!), and other full feature software.

Yes, the camera is poor (despite being a megapixel). A bit better than your average camera phone. Pictures in bright sunlight turn out acceptable. Video clips, however, are actually decent (maybe I have a lower expectation of quality?).

I have sloppy writing as well, but have had no problems once I configure the software as such. Once you tell it which ways you commonly write your letters, it does fine. It is a time-consuming process but is worth the effect. You can even tell it which way your writing slants (I'm left-handed, so I had low expectations). Now I can write in my half-print-half-cursive writing with high accuracy.

Overall, it's a decent device and has lots of cool features that any tech-geek would like.