Day: December 9, 2006

“In the Internet emerged the info on two new models by i-mate – i-mate SP JAM communicator and i-mate SPW smartphone.Under the preliminary info, i-mate SP JAM is equipped with a hybrid keyboard (digital and QWERTY). I’d note larger flash ROM size and GPS-functionality. The specs known at the moment:
Operating system – Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Edition
GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and EDGE
CPU – Freescale i.MX21 350 MHz or i.MX31 535 MHz
2.8” touchscreen LCD, QVGA (240×320 pixels) and 262K colors
64 MB RAM and 256 MB flash ROM
Slot for miniSD cards
2-megapixel camera
12-channel GPS-module
Li-Pol 1300 mAh
Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
miniUSB, IrDA, TV-out

i-mate SPW smartphone is simple, it doesn’t even have a QVGA screen like many new models, but a 176×220 pixels display. However it features good connectivity specs, it is claimed to support UMA technology.The specs of i-mate SPW:
Operating system – Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and EDGE
CPU – TI OMAP 850 200 MHz
2” display, 176×220 pixels
64 MB RAM and 128 MB flash ROM
microSD slot
1.3-megapixel camera
Bluetooth 1.1 and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
miniUSB”

“SJ-5289, also known as NavMonster is manufactured by Sheng Jay Automation Tech in Taiwan. It runs Windows CE Net 4.2 on an Intel PXA255 processor at 400Mhz. It has a nice 7″ screen, a size usually not found on handheld devices such as this. The screen supports 16:9 wide screen format and 262K colors and the 4600mAh rechargeable battery gives you 5 hours of uninterrupted viewing time. The supported file formats are MP3, MP4, WAV, MIDI, 3GP, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A. The basic model comes with CF, SD/MMC and SIM card slots. To make use of the SIM card slot you’re gonna have to buy the advanced version which turns the SJ-5289 into a Personal Tracking and Fleet Management tool. Another optional feature is Microsoft Viewer which supports viewing of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files.On the left side of the device you also get an ethernet port for connecting to the internet. Or if you choose you can buy the optional CF Wi-Fi card. Microsoft IE comes standard too. GPS receiver chipset is SiRF Star III and for the touch screen you get a stylus located on the back of SJ-5289. It measures 26cm x 13cm x 3cm and weighs 835 grams.” via navigadget.com