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i-mate’s Ultimate 8502 successfully passed through the FCC’s grueling approval process recently, paving the way for the QWERTY-equipped smartphone to be sold in the U.S. market. Powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the Ultimate 8502 features a large 2.6″ QVGA touchscreen display in a candybar form factor.
The i-mate Ultimate 8502 also features a 2 megapixel camera with video capture and a microSD card slot for expanded storage. This smartphone is well connected, with quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and tri-band WCDMA (850/1900/2100MHz), alongside built-in WiFi for speedy data connections. A built-in GPS receiver also helps to keep you from getting lost.
You can browse the FCC documents here.
From www.mobileburn.com 
i-mate’s Ultimate 9502 was announced recently, and comes to the scene looking very much like a T-Mobile Sidekick. However, looks is where the similarities end. The 9502 sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional, with a large 2.8" VGA resolution touchscreen that slides up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard.
The Ultimate 9502 has multimedia covered with a 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and video capture. There is also a front-facing VGA camera for video calling. Connectivity is present with quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and tri-band WCDMA (850/900/2100MHz) support.
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This phone with VGA display supports all American bands, both in GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA ranges, so it can take full advantage of AT&T and T-Mobile networks in USA. Interestingly the FCC documentation includes (an early version of) user manual that states the exact specifications:
- Processor: Intel PXA 270 520MHz
- Memory: ROM: 256MB, RAM: 128MB
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 for Packet PC Display
- LCD: type 2.6” transmissive TFT-LCD with back-light LEDs, touch-sensitive screen, Resolution: 480 x 640 with 262k colour, Alignment support: Landscape and Portrait
Smartphone specialist i-mate has announced two new JAMA devices, the 101 and the 201. The former is the more advanced of the two, if only because it uses Windows Mobile 6 Professional. It also has a 2.4-inch touchscreen however, and features Bluetooth and a two-megapixel autofocus camera with flash. 128MB of ROM can be supplemented by microSD cards. Limitations comes mainly in the form of a 300MHz Samsung processor, and the lack of Wi-Fi or UMTS, instead having just tri-band GSM/EDGE. Talk time is four hours with a standby of slightly more than six days.
The JAMA 201 is essentially identical to the 101 in terms of most specifications, but WM6 Professional is replaced with Standard, and the touchscreen is replaced with a linear 2.5-inch LCD. Control is handled through a QWERTY keyboard. Prices and regions have yet to be published for either JAMA.
Source electronista
i-kill presented the all new Ultimate 8150 3G phone
Ultimate 8150 Specifications :
* Dimensions: 94 xs 50 xs 11
* Technology 3G
* 3,6 HSDPA Mbps
* EDGE/GPRS Class 10
* UMTS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900
* Processor Intel Buiverde 520MHz
* UNDER: Windows Mobile 6,0 Pro
* Touch screen TFT of 2,6” with up to 262 thousand colors and resolution of 480 xs 640px
* Camera CMOS of 2.0MP, recording of video
* Internal memory of 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM
* Reproducer of Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV
* Reproducer of Video: MPEG4, 3GPP, WMV
* Bluetooth 2,0 A2DP
* USB
* WiFi 802,11 b/g/e/i
* slot microSD
Price and release date of this phone is not yet announced
Source : Mobilecatcher
i-Mate Ultimate 6150 is a HSDPA/UMTS/Qudband Smartphone powered by an Intel Bulverde (520MHz) processor and the new Windows Mobile 6 operating system. i-Mate 6150 features a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen display with direct video out in XGA resolution, an integrated 2.0 megapixel camera, a microSD memory card slot, miniUSB port, and both WiFI and bluetooth connectivity.
From the 520MHz Intel processor, to direct video out, from HSDPA connectivity to the 262k colour VGA LCD touch screen, every component of every device provides the latest and best in mobile phone technology.
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For Your Connected Home Life the X-Stream 37″ Digital Media Hub (DMH) allows you to view streaming media, surf the web, share data files, watch television, play games and get live updates to the screen, whether it’s on the x-stream DMH itself, on a peripheral device within your home (e.g. another television, Microsoft X-Box etc), or of course pushed to your i-mate Ultimate device when you are out and about. For Your Connected Life at work, at home, or out and about, you are truly connected real time, all the time. Wirelessly. Effortlessly. Seamlessly.
Features
Bluetooth® v2.0 + EDR - up t 1.3 Mbps
Mini USB high speed - 480 Mbps
The JAQ3 is a Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Phone Edition device running AKU 3.2. It’s got a quad band GSM world phone inside that will work anywhere GSM service is available and it has EDGE (but no 3G) for data. US carriers don’t offer i-mate branded products, rather they’re sold unlocked for use with any GSM carrier via importers and online specialty retailers. The JAQ3 was just released so online pricing is a bit variable but we expect it to average $550 to $599 in the US after initial demand decreases.
The JAQ3 is finished in black and made of plastic with a non-slip surface. Indeed it looks much more like the Samsung BlackJack than the ugly duckling i-mate JAQ (no word on why there was no JAQ2, perhaps to denote even further separation from the original JAQ). The JAQ3 will suit large-handed folks best since it’s both wide and tall. Thin is in though, and the 14.5mm JAQ3 is currently the thinnest Pocket PC phone, dethroning the 15.5mm E-TEN Glofiish X500. The JAQ3’s sides have more curves and taper, making the otherwise angular device feel better in hand than the edgy BlackJack, though the JAQ3’s greater size may negate that improvement for those with smaller hands.
Features
The i-mate JAQ is the first device from i-mate that is not a rebranded OEM product from HTC. Moving away from the successful partnership that has worked so well in the past was a bold move. The i-mate JAQ was designed and is built by Inventec, and it is obvious upon first inspection that it was not made with beauty in mind. Great looks is not what the JAQ is all about though. CEO of i-mate Jim Morrison even tells a story of the birth of the JAQ that involved an exec from a large company asking for an “ugly” QWERTY device that his employees wouldn’t be likely to take with them outside of business hours, and as such would be less likely to lose the device. With that story in mind, you can see that i-mate targeting the device at business users exclusively, and it is with that in mind that we undertake this review.
The i-mate JAQ is a PDA phone, not a smartphone, and as such runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Edition (with AKU 2.5) and has a touchscreen. Do not expect to use the touchscreen as an input method though, as the focus is clearly on the QWERTY keypad. Thankfully, most of the device is usable without reaching for the stylus.
Specifications
* Measuring 4.8 by 2.8 by 0.9 inches; 5.6 ounces
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
2.8-inch, 65,000-color TFT LCD screen
* miniSD card slot
* Bluetooth 1.2
* 200MHz TI OMAP850 processor
* 128MB ROM / 64MB RAM
* Speakerphone
Review By Mobileburn
The i-mate JAQ is the first device from i-mate that is not a rebranded OEM product from HTC. Moving away from the successful partnership that has worked so well in the past was a bold move. The i-mate JAQ was designed and is built by Inventec, and it is obvious upon first inspection that it was not made with beauty in mind. Great looks is not what the JAQ is all about though. CEO of i-mate Jim Morrison even tells a story of the birth of the JAQ that involved an exec from a large company asking for an “ugly” QWERTY device that his employees wouldn’t be likely to take with them outside of business hours, and as such would be less likely to lose the device.
Review By Reviews.Cnet
The I-mate Jaq is a quad-band phone, so globetrotting execs will be able to use the mobile overseas. The address book is limited only by the available memory (the SIM card holds an additional 250 contacts) and is quite robust. You can store up to 11 numbers for a single entry as well as home and work addresses, e-mail, IM screen name, birthday, spouse’s name, and more. You can organize contacts into groups, and for caller ID purposes, you can pair them with a photo and one of eight polyphonic ring tones. The Jaq is not equipped with a camera, however, so you’ll have to get images onto the phone another way. You also get a vibrate mode, a speakerphone, conference calling, and a Blacklist app to block numbers.
Review By Brighthand
i-mate’s new JAQ Pocket PC phone is less a phone than a dedicated email system running on Windows Mobile 5.
The JAQ, unlike most of i-mate’s older devices, comes from a company called Inventec Appliance, instead of High Tech Computer of Taiwan. HTC is now selling under its own brand, and resellers like i-mate are sourcing their devices elsewhere. The JAQ is also sold under the Inventec brand as the Mercury.
(view large image)The JAQ doesn’t make a stellar first impression, with a chunky build and an odd visual style that seems to unbalance the device.
Running the smartphone version of Windows Mobile 5.0, the slinky SPL looks like the SLVR of business handsets (in fact, it’s the phone that we wish the disappointing, SLVR-like Motorola L2 had been). Measuring 4.5 by 1.9 by 0.47 inches and weighing 3.6 ounces, the SPL is a bit thicker than the L2, but trumps that handset’s so-so feature set with Bluetooth, a miniSD card slot, and 128MB of ROM and 64MB of RAM.
Specifications
* Measuring 4.8 by 2.8 by 0.9 inches; 5.6 ounces
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
* 2.8-inch, 65,000-color TFT LCD screen
* miniSD card slot
* Bluetooth 1.2
* 200MHz TI OMAP850 processor
* 128MB ROM / 64MB RAM
* Speakerphone
Review By Mobileburn
The triband GSM SPL will be available in two versions, one that supports 850/1800/1900MHz for the Americas, and another that supports 900/1800/1900MHz for Europe and the rest of the world. The WM5 OS runs on a 200MHz TI OMAP processor, and is backed up by 128MB of ROM and 64MB of on-board RAM. Data connectivity appears to be limited to GPRS and Bluetooth v1.2. Bluetooth profile support appears to be quite good, though, and includes the Personal Area Network (PAN) and stereo (A2DP) profiles in addition to the normal headset and OBEX profiles.
Review By Modaco
That’s not to say that the Windows Mobile market has been completely left out! Motorola have shipped the Q on CDMA networks in the USA, Samsung have shipped the i320 / i320N in Europe / Asia and there is a 3G variant of the same device waiting in the wings on major European and American networks - the i60x. If you believe the rumour-mill, a show-stopping 3G Q will hit the streets in Q1 2007 too.
While all of the above devices feature QWERTY thumboards, HTC have also got in on the act with their Clamshell StrTrk design, an unsubtle nod to the diminuitive dimensions of the RAZR. Strangely, the StrTrk hasn’t been picked up generally by networks in Europe, and it remains something of a rarity. In the US, it has recently launched on Cingular.
Review By Mobile88
The i-mate™ SPL is a great-looking device that will attract professionals that want a stylish device plus the benefits of the Windows Mobile® platform. For business or pleasure, it’s got what it takes for users who want the functionality and features of an affordable Windows Mobile powered device. The i-mate™ SPL is a GSM/GPRS tri-band device featuring 128MB ROM/64MB RAM, 65k 2.2” color LCD screen, MiniSD memory card expansion, integrated antenna and Bluetooth® compatibility.
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