We took a look at the HP Glisten and while the Windows phone isn't as flashy as some of the others recently released, we found it to be a quality device. The Glisten is "old school" in design and while it may lack "sexiness" it fits well with those looking for a no-nonsense phone.

We skipped commenting on the Glisten's camera so we could take our time to give it proper attention. While not everyone looks to the camera as a selling point, many do.  Not everyone carries a standalone digital camera and relies on their phone's camera to capture those memorable moments in life.

Follow the break to see what memorable impressions the HP Glisten's camera made on us.

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The HP Glisten has been garnering some pretty solid reviews, including one from our very own George Ponder.

One big question a few have asked is whether HP plans on going wide with this AMOLED front-qwerty, releasing it for Europe, etc.

Sadly, the answer is absolument pas. (That's a sincere "no").

More specifically, TamsWMS asked HP's Austrian press department on their plans and the response they got back, translated, was:

Dear Sir,
we are sorry but the HP iPaq Glisten will not be made available in EMEA. It is an US only product.

With best regards…

Tams goes on to lament what they perceive as the end of era, where HP used to competitively compete in the European market.  However, instead maybe HP is just getting their sea-legs back after being in the desert for so long.  We're sort of rooting for HP and LG (and any other two-letter companies) to succeed in the WinMo space, as more competition with a certain 3-letter juggernaut the merrier.

Good news for those of you patiently waiting for the HP iPAQ Glisten: It's now available online for $179.99 after the usual contract and rebate stuff. Doesn't look like it's in stores yet, so you can't make fun of its name to its face yet. [AT&T via Mobility Site]

Everybody remember that HP iPAQ K3 Obsidian with AT&T specs that surfaced in Asia earlier this year? It's now officially the iPAQ Glisten on AT&T.

And glisten it does, with an AMOLED touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6.5, a 3.1MP camera and all the usual bells and whistles, including WiFi and GPS.

The Glisten will be available "in the coming weeks" (grrrrr) for $229.99 (before $50 "promotion card") along with the standard two-year deal. A little pricey, yeah, but so are AMOLED screens.

Full presser after the break.

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