HP has received FCC approval for its newest Pocket PC design, the 2200. The 2200 looks like a middle-ground PDA between the 1910 and the 3900 lines. It will feature an XScale processor, 64 MB RAM and 32 MB ROM, a 16-bit color display, a removable 900 mAh battery, and dual expansion slots (CF and SDIO!). The 220 measures 4.5 x 2.75 x .63 inches and weighs 5.5 ounces. It looks like there might be two models, one with integrated Bluetooth. Now, the rumor mill reports that there will be two devices, one with 64 MB RAM and one with 128 MB, and both with the new PXA255 processor from Intel. Rumor also has it this will be one of the first Pocket PCs with a new Pocket PC OS from Microsoft, presumably based on Windows CE .NET. Call me crazy, but at .6" thick, sporting a PXA255, dual expansions, SDIO, 64 MB RAM or greater, and integrated Bluetooth, is this not the ideal Pocket PC? HP's certainly piqued my interest. I wonder what it will cost, and when it will come out? Rumor has it the release will be late summer.
