HP Palm PC to incorporate MP3

Hewlett Packard has opted to mix business with pleasure in its latest palm-size PC.

The 133MHz HP Jornada 430se fits a built-in MP3 player, a 65,536 pixel colour display and digital imaging software into a neat 8.8 ounce gadget.

Its Compactflash Card Type II slot enables the addition of storage cards, modems and even a bar-code scanner, to scan in business cards for example.

As well as providing access to email, personal information and business data, the user can also play their favourite music tracks on their MP3 player.

Software titles bundled with the Jornada include Utopiasoft Hum MP3 player and Audibleplayer.