The new HP iPAQ Glisten, previously known as the K3 or Obsidian, is a QWERTY candybar device with a 2.5 inch AMOLED QVGA touchscreen. While we thought that this device would sport Windows Mobile 7 when we first saw it, it’s landing with the Windows Mobile 6.5.

Highlights include:

- An AMOLED touchscreen display (as mentioned), which provides much increased color depth, plus improved power consumption

- A large, 1590mAh battery

- Thickness of 13.5mm (the BlackJack II was about 12.4mm thick)

- 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM with microSD expansion

- Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi (b/g)

To see a closer run down of specs, check out the data sheet.

Overall, we’re pretty excited about the Glisten. We know from the Samsung Omnia II that AMOLED displays make a HUGE difference in screen clarity and power consumption. Also, it’s nice to see another Windows Mobile-powered QWERTY candybar device. There aren’t enough of them around! It would have been nice for the display to be higher resolution, perhaps at VGA, but usually device with screen sizes of this size don’t need more pixels because they already have a high pixel density.

The device is aimed squarely at businesses. You won’t even find one in an AT&T store, but only through the AT&T website. The device will sell for around $180 witha two year and $299 with no contract, and will be on sale within the next few weeks.