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HP introduced its Fall lineup of new smartphones and PDAs exactly two months ago. A couple of these devices, the iPAQ 610 Business Navigator and iPAQ 910 Business Messenger, have been delayed until 2008, according to recent remarks from an HP representative.

And they’re not the only new iPAQs pushed off until next year. The iPAQ 210 Enterprise Handheld is delayed as well.

Although HP didn't offer up any launch dates for its new iPAQs, it expected all would ship before the end of the year. With the delay of the iPAQ 610 and iPAQ 910, this timeframe turned out to be true for only one of the devices the computer and printer giant introduced back in early September: the iPAQ 110 Classic, which started shipping last week.

The iPAQ 610 is now due during the first quarter of 2008 and the iPAQ 910 during the second quarter in North America, said HP's Worldwide Public Relations Manager Mike Hockey to Brighthand.

"A small number of production and supply issues discovered in the development of the recently announced HP iPAQ products will cause their availability to be later than we had hoped in some regions of the world," explained Hockey. "We’re working to deliver these products to the market as soon as we can address the supply issues with our vendors and complete necessary testing for network readiness."

Here's what we know about the new iPAQ smartphones so far:

The higher-end iPAQ 910 (see top image) is quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone with support for tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi with support for VoIP, and Assisted GPS.

It's got a QWERTY thumb-keyboard and a 2.46-inch, 240 x 320 pixel (QVGA) resolution touch screen. There's also a 3 megapixel camera with auto focus and 4x zoom and a microSD slot.

Inside the iPAQ 910 you'll find a 520MHz Marvell PXA270 processor, 128MB of RAM, 256MB of ROM, and a 1840 mAH Lithium Ion battery.

The smartphone measures 4.45 x 2.53 x 0.63 inches (113 x 64 x 16 millimeters) and weighs 5.15 ounces (146 grams).

As for the PAQ 610, the main differentiator between it and the iPAQ 910 is the swapping out of the keyboard for a numeric keypad and a larger 2.8-inch display.


iPAQ 610 Business Navigator

Both smartphones use Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system. When the iPAQ 610 goes on sale, it’ll go for $600. HP didn't reveal any pricing information about the iPAQ 910.