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Thursday, September 28th, 2006

i-mate to launch 15 Windows Mobile devices within the next 12 months

Can we believe it? Well, we have to (or not) since it comes from Jim Morrison himself - founder and CEO of Dubai based i-mate - who recently held a presentation during the 2006 Möbius conference in Boston and according to him, the i-mate JAQ isn’t accidentally that ugly but “by design”. According to Mr. […]

Mobile, i-Mate

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

i-mate JAQ First Thoughts Review

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 […]

Mobile, i-Mate

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

i-Mate JAQ Windows Mobile PocketPC Phone: Photos

Currently blossoming on the Ugly Tree and ripe for plucking is the new i-mate JAQ PocketPC phone.

The press launch photos looked ugly enough, but it looks like it doesn’t get any prettier close up, as hands-on photos released on Mobility Today reveal.

Looking like a Treo built by Cybermen, the i-Mate JAQ Windows Mobile PocketPC Phone […]

Mobile, i-Mate

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

i-mate Smartflip

Design
The line between regular mobile phones and smartphones has well and truly blurred. Dopod’s 595, O2’s Xda Stealth and now i-mate’s Smartflip all offer full Windows Mobile 5.0 functionality, but come in packages as small as many phones that aren’t as feature-rich.

The phone’s basic measurements are 98.5mm by 51.4mm by 15.8mm, and this coupled […]