i-mate has now launched its new rugged smartphone, the i-mate 810-F. This smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and yet, can stand some truly hostile weather and terrain conditions. Built to the MIL-STD-810F standards, the i-mate 810-F can tolerate a good deal of heat, humidity, pressure, shock and water. It is completely submersible and water-resistant.
The i-mate has all that one expects from a smartphone – a QWERTY keyboard, QVGA (240×320 pixels) touchscreen display, quad-band GSM support, tri-band UMTS, and HSDPA for high speed data connections, Wi-Fi, GPS receiver with digital compass for navigation, 2.2GB of internal storage. There is also a built-in 2MP camera that supports video recording.
Information on the pricing and availability of the i-mate 810-F is not available right now, but is expected to reach us very soon.
i-mate and Japan Communications Inc. recently announced their plans to release the i-mate Ultimate 8502 smartphone, for the first ever time in Japan. i-mate has now received the JATE/TELEC certifications necessary to launch its product in the world’s most advanced cellular market. JCI has been actively supporting i-mate for a long time and will now be the pioneer company to introduce the Ultimate 8502 smartphone in this country. It will also offer users unlocked-SIM facilities.
JCI, known to develop the world’s most flexible environment for developing on Windows Mobile, is just the right company to open up i-mate’s market potential in Japan. The i-mate Ultimate 8502 touch screen device offers Windows Mobile 6.1, QWERTY-type keyboard, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, clear audio and video recording and playback, Microsoft Office Mobile, PC Sync and many more facilities.
i-mate’s Japanese customers will also receive exclusive access to its i-Q solutions suite. This enables the user to lock, alarm and protect their device in case of thefts. i-mate collaborating with JCI is expected to create a major boom for i-mate in Japan, while also offers citizens of that nation with a much wider choice of smart, cutting-edge cell phones.
Founded in the year 2001, i-mate is the world’s premier developer of Microsoft Windows Mobile powered mobile devices. i-mate has today launched Go, a novel user interface for all i-mate handsets. This fabulous mobile phone cleverly combines i-mate’s high quality and advanced technology to provide users with a simple one-touch, icon-based access to their favorite functions. Users can also customize the interface to their liking.
Features of the i-mate Go include accessing and sending emails, text messages, pictures, music files, browsing the Internet, IM, Bluetooth and so on. Because of the tremendous ease of use that i-mate Go offers, it is expected to make a huge foray in the mobile market.
i-mate has also introduced Windows Mobile 6.1 on its Ultimate range of mobile phones, starting off with the Ultimate 9502 and Ultimate 8502. Right now, the i-mate Go, powered by VITO Winterface, is available for free download for the JAMA 101, Ultimate 9502, Ultimate 8502, Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150.
The Ultimate 8502 and 9502 from i-mate are devices from the Ultimate range which were designed to provide the latest and best in phone and PDA technology. With a wide variety of features ranging from to HSDPA and HUSDPA connectivity to the 262k colour TFT screen, every component of the device is specified at a very high level.
