HP to add another WM device to line-up?

Just when we started getting used to the name game with Samsung (Omnia, Mirage, BlackJack II) it looks like Hewlett-Packard is getting into the mix. We first heard about the Silver, then the Oak and now an un-named iPhone rival? Luckily, it looks like in HP’s case, we’re actually talking about three different devices. We can’t say the same for Samsung.

We’ve discovered rumors of a third device from our friends across the pond, The Register. It is reported that HP is planning on releasing another Windows Mobile device that could be yet another rival to Apple’s iPhone. That, plus the fact that it ought to have a keyboard, is really about all we know just now.

Building off a Wall Street Journal article that cites un-named sources within HP, the new device is slated for European release by the end of 2008 and worldwide shortly thereafter. Specifications on this rumored device are being kept close to the vest but according to the WSJ article, it will sport a touchscreen, keypad and will be loaded with WM 6.1 Pro.

So if all holds true, we will be graced with yet another black slab-like WM device on GSM. You’ll have the HTC series, Palm Treo Pro, Sony's Xperia X1, Samsung Omnia/Mirage and the Epix, and now the HP trio. Looks like this Christmas season will be full of choices for WM users to add to Santa’s wishlist!