iMate announced that they will be selling the JAQ3 phone in the US, which will be equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard and Windows Mobile, making it a true Pocket PC phone.
The i-mate JAQ3 is an improvement of the original JAQ, which was only on the market for a short time before the JAQ3 was announced.

Features of the phone include 802.11b/g WiFi, Windows Mobile, QWERTY keyboard, microSD slot, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, Bluetooth, and a 2.4" touchscreen.

The i-mate JAQ3 will be available for purchase by the end of January. Pricing has not been revealed.

Some of the other features are listed below, including a 2.8 inch touchscreen display with QVGA (320 x 240 pixels), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a Slot for a miniSD cards.

So far, there is no word on the price, but it is expected to hit the general market by February of 2007.

The i-mate PDAL has been officially announced by i-mate and now graces the website of i-mate with its presence! This smartphone promises to be an one stop solution to all your business and multimedia needs . Measuring 112mm x 56mm x 17mm, the phone claims to be one of the smallest PDA in the market! Hey slim is in remember?The compact PDAL uses Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 as its operating system and also features a 5-way navigation pad.

The i-mate PDAL is equipped with a 2.4” colored touch screen and comes bundled with a stylus too. Users will dig the fact that one can view content in both portrait or landscape orientation. Housed in a black and silver casing, the PDAL may not exactly appeal to all the fashionistas and is targeted at those who need a complete communication device at their disposable.

Connectivity options include; GPRS, EDGE , high-speed Wi-fi connectivity and there is the now mandatory Bluetooth too! The handset is not all work and one also comes across 'fun' features like a 2 MP camera, Music and Video Player which supports WMA, WMV, MP3, MIDI, WAV, ,MP4, ASF etc and the generous folks at i-mate has also thrown in around 3 Java Games!

The PDAL carry forwards the legacy of i-mate and includes all those features one generally associates with this particular brand. Thus there is Windows Mobile Direct Push Email for instant access to emails including attachments, MSN Mobile including Hotmail and MSN Messenger access, Microsoft Office Mobile, Windows Media Player Mobile 10 and Internet Explorer Mobile. For more information visit the Product Page here

The much-awaited i-mate JAQ3 is all set to scorch the mobile world. Featuring a rather nice QWERTY keypad and the smug little 5-way joystiq, the i-mate JAQ3 runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and comes with a host of communication options.

The JAQ3 is equipped with a 2.4" touch screen, allowing you to write your email and text messages with a stylus. This phone is a quad-band GSM world phone and supports EDGE networks as well. It doesn't support UMTS, but at its price point, EDGE support is appreciated.

The i-mate JAQ3 also includes a 2-megapixel camera, so this one's not just for business types. The USP, however, has to be support for Wi-Fi, with 802.11 b/g standards. For convenience when reading long emails (you know how it is!), the device features a scroll wheel.

But don't go to your nearest gizmo store and ask for it: the i-mate JAQ3 is making its debut in the Middle East, but hopefully it will hit the other markets soon. We had covered the i-mate JAQ3 Windows Mobile Pocket PC a couple of months ago, and it's good it see the device getting launched finally.

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i-mate's latest contribution to the world of Pocket PC phones is the new i-mate K-JAR. Manufactured in association with China's TechFaith, the K-JAR's design is interesting to say the least: the display can be twisted to any comfortable viewing angle.

The K-JAR is equipped with a large 2.8" QVGA resolution display. At the heart is a Texas Instruments OMAP750 processor running Windows Mobile 5.0, and bundled with 64 megs of RAM and 128MB ROM.

Apart from Bluetooth, it's nice to see Wi-Fi's presence on this baby. No word on pricing or availability yet, so check back with us for more later.

(Via mobilemag)

i-mate, in association with TechFaith Wireless, is all set to release the TechFaith UBiQUiO rechristened as the JAQ3. The JAQ3 cell phone runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and is compatible with GSM 900/1800/1900MHz networks. EDGE support is, however, missing from the phone.

The JAQ3 also features a usable QWERTY keyboard, as well as support for wireless 802.11 b/g. A 2 megapixel camera has been outfitted as well. Bluetooth 1.2 with advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP) makes an appearance. Expand on the 64MB internal storage with miniSD cards.

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Remember the i-Mate JAQ? Well sometimes ago it was leaked on an Hungarian website and now has been officially announced by i-Mate. This smart phone weighs around 160 grams and measures 122 x 71 x 22 mm. It would support networks like GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 and also has connectivity options like EDGE, GPRS, Infar-Red, Bluetooth and of course USB.

The new the i-Mate JAQ draws it power from TI OMAP850 200Mhz processor and includes 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM. Some other features found on the SmartPhone include; 320x240 (QVGA) TFT LCD 64K color screen, 1.3 mega pixel camera, miniSD card slot, IrDA, a 2.5mm headphone jack, Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC, MP3/AAC player and Pocket Office(Word, Excel, Outlook). The battery is capable of Talk Time of 4 hours and Stand By Time of 150 hours. No word on pricing or availability.

No that is not the Motorola SLVR in a new avatar. But we forgive you for this blunder as the new I-Mate SPL bears an uncanny resemblance to the Moto family. Intentional or accidental we don’t know. But we do know its specs, so here it goes:

The I-Mate SPL is a slim smart phone (yes they do exist) and runs on the Windows Mobile 5.0 Operating System. It’s perfect for those who want Smartphone functionality without carrying paperweight equivalent handsets! This tri-band GSM handset is outfitted with a 2.2" 65k color display and has the all important Bluetooth. Other features include; 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM and a miniSD memory card slot. No word on pricing or availability.

Via Gizmodo

Okay this hasn’t been confirmed but looks like there is i-mate Jaq in the pipeline according to the Hungarian site PDAMania.hu. The smart phone measures 122mm x 71mm x 22mm and weighs around 160g. It can operate on networks like Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 GSM, GPRS and EDGE and will use the Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition as its O.S. Touted as the Moto Q killer, the phone does have some decent specs on it like 320x240 (QVGA) TFT LCD 64K color screen, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM, 1.3 mega pixel camera, miniSD card slot, IrDA, Bluetooth 1.2 and a 2.5mm headphone jack. We shall keep you updated on the i-mate Jaq.

Via Engadget

Looks like i-mate has also succumbed to the very popular flip design. Be geared up for the i-mate Smartflip which incorporates the functionality of a Windows Mobile Device into a think clamshell design. In fact this baby also carries the tag of the ‘Thinnest Windows Mobile Smartphone to date’ with dimensions of 98.5 mm x 51.4 mm x 15.8 mm. This phone also has a record number of pseudonyms and is also known as the Qtek 8500, and the Dopod S300 andHTC Str Trk. This Quad-band GSM has TI 850 200 MHz OMAP CPU with 64 MB of RAM and 64 MB of ROM.

The Smartflip has a host of connectivity options including Bluetooth, GPRS/EDGE, and USB 1.1 and also has a microSD memory slot so that you never run out of storage space. The 1.3 CMOS camera and the onboard MP3 player will no doubt be appreciated by one and all. The phone has a dedicated set of menu for the MP3 player and the handset also has MMS capabilities, a JAVA profile and a number of games. However the fact that this handset sports a Flat USB, which means its not compatible with any of your current miniUSB cables and power accessories ,wont go down very well with some users.

The SmartFlip has a 65 K colors TFT LCD with a 128x128 dot resolution. The phone includes a microphone, a loudspeaker and the Document Viewer can support Word/Excel/PowerPoint and PDF files. The handset is going to be available very soon for about US 517$. For more info visit the product page here.

Via Smartphonethoughts

To achieve AR traditionally huge costs and high tech equipment were associated but Daniel Wagner and his team concentrates on low cost multimedia devices like PDAs, mobile phones etc to make AR universally accepted. Also AR naturally compliments mobile computing because it provides a sensitive interface .You can further read about Wagner and his projects on his webpage.

Via Mobilitysite

It's a stylus-only, so don't expect a QWERTY keyboard on this one. A 5-way navigation pad is available along with call answer/end buttons. The screen is a 2.8" 240x320 pixel (QVGA) resolution 64k transflective touch screen LCD (phew, now that seems amazing but it's not).

One of the USPs of the i-mate JAMin is the availability of Bluetoth and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) network capability. Of course, it's also compatible with GPRS/EDGE networks for high speed mobile access to the Internet which is great. All this is powered by a Texas Instruments OMAP 850 200MHz processor.

It's also your mobile media player, with support for MP3/WMA/AAC and a host of other audio formats. The included 2 megapixel camera is nice for better-looking photographs and, possibly, videos.

i-mate JAMin pricing and availability are not yet available, but they should be announced soon - we'll update you on that one. For now, head to i-mate's website for more details.

(Via pocketnow.com)

The SP5m is i-mate's version of the HTC Tornado - Noble reference design and includes features specifically designed for music playback. With the SP5m, you get a 2.2 inch 240 x 320 color screen, quad band GSM support, EDGE support and WiFi 802.11b wireless support. The phone is powered by a Texas Instruments OMAP 850 running at 195MHz and runs the latest OS from Microsoft - Windows Mobile 5.

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