The Dubai-based manufacturer of Windows Mobile devices i-mate
announced their
latest two PocketPC based on the Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 3.2. The i-mate JAQ3 is
a
communicator with a QWERTY keyboard while the i-mate PDAL has a classic PDA
form factor with stylus-based
navigation. Both devices have quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
support along with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.
i-mate PDAL & i-mate JAQ3
The i-mate JAQ3 offers side scroll wheel and
a 39-key full QWERTY keyboard
suitable for single-handed use, while the i-mate PDAL relies on a stylus
and
a 4-way D-pad for navigation. The user interface of the PDAL can easily be used
in portrait or
landscape mode as needed.
Both the devices are equipped with a large 2.4" touchscreen 65K
colors
TFT display with a QVGA resolution and are powered by the same TI OMAP 850 200MHz
processor.
Connectivity features include Bluetooth 1.2 with A2DP profile support and a
miniUSB
jack. The integrated memory of 128MB ROM and 64MB RAM can be expanded
by the microSD memory card slot
which currently allows for up to 2GB of additional
storage.
Both the i-mate JAQ3 and the
i-mate PDAL sport a 2 megapixel camera and feature
some standard preinstalled office applications as
well as the trial i-mate Suite
software package.
It has got be noted that although the JAQ3 is
a bit on the heavy side with
its 160 g, it is among the slimmest PocketPC devices with its 14.5 mm
thickness.
In the same time, the i-mate PDAL scores great in the weight contest since it
weighs
only 116 g which is a nice achievement for a Windows Mobile PocketPC.
