I-mate Unveils Two New Devices

At the just concluded Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, i-mate, a Smartphone maker revealed that it is ready to launch two new products that the company believed is going to sweep the GPS and mobile telephony market.

The number one product is the Ultimate 9502 which happened to be the new flagship model in the Ultimate range. Being a 3.5G, it boasts faster-than-3G internet connectivity (HSDPA/HSUPA), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, built-in GPS capabilities and a color VGA display.

I-mate revealed that the 9502 runs Windows Mobile and offers integrated support for Direct Video Out, should you want to connect it to a monitor or projector to watch videos on a larger screen. Being able to run video conferencing calls and display presentations straight off the phone makes the Ultimate 9502 "a viable alternative to a notebook".

The other product is the slimline i-mateUltimate 8502 handsets which sports a full QWERTY keyboard, a magnificent 2.6 inch touchscreen and built-in GPS with Microsoft Office Mobile.

However it seems the company is not too in a hurry to make the devices for commercial consumption since pricing and availability has not yet been revealed but it is expected that these will be made available by next month.