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It appears the new iPaq QWERTY-Bar Smartphone that was rumored a few months back, the K3 Obsidian, has been cleared by the FCC and is coming to AT&T as the KB1. No word yet on availability or pricing, but it should be one of the phones leading the WinMo 6.5 charge in a month or so.

Leaked stats include the following…

• AMOLED 2.43-inch QVGA display
• 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7200A processor
• Windows Mobile 6.5
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band (850/1900/2100MHz) UMTS/HSDPA connectivity
• 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM
• GPS
• 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• 3.2MP Camera

While the look of the phone is a bit last year, it is always nice to see more phones set to run Windows Mobile 6.5 plus I am thrilled that HP is committed to keeping the iPaq brand alive. I for one would LOVE to see an iPaq Smartbook (or whatever they end up being called when the German trademark smoke clears).