I-mate to release HTC Hermes as Jas Jam?

The HTC Hermes Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC phone -- the HTC Wizard's successor -- has already surfaced a few times, and T-Mobile has made their branded MDA Vario II version no secret, but we're happy to see it in a less carrier-dependant form in this supposed Jas Jam from i-mate. The peeps at i-mate have quite a thing for HTC handsets, so it wouldn't be much of a surprise for them to release a version, and all the specs look just the same (and beautiful) as before. There's Windows Mobile 5.0, the 300MHz processor, 2.1 megapixel camera, 2.8-inch screen, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, and all those sweet GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0 and 802.11b/g radios. The Jas Jam was spotted on the On The Go Solutions online store for the price of $0.00 and with no indication of a release date or even i-mate branding, so we're not sure how indicative this is of when -- or if -- such a product will ship from i-mate, but things are looking good.

[Via Mobility Site]

[DonaldMick Posted May 23rd 2006 8:59PM]

Shame that $0 won't be the final price for the Hermes :P

[(Unverified) Posted May 23rd 2006 9:33PM]

You might want to check out

http://www.coolsmartphone.com//news2399.html
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3062

for news on the O2 version of HTC Hermes (the O2 XDA Trion). It sports a 400 MHz instead of the originally planned 300 MHz - I would assume the other versions of the Hermes is going to get the same (faster) processor onboard.

[(Unverified) Posted May 23rd 2006 9:46PM]

You also might want to check out that this is old news and this post should be updated. The reason this site is posting this information is becasue the CEO of I-mate himself told msmobile.com in an interview that they were releasing this and that it would be called the JASJAM (JAS stands for 3G and JAM is the initials of the CEO)

Here it is
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/4919.html

Also, like #1 said we have updated specs on the O2 version which is showing a faster processor and extra buttons on the front for and

You can aslo find this phone for Pre-Order at many other vendors including Expansys and Smart-Gadgets
http://www.expansys.no/product.asp?code=133782
https://ssl.perfora.net/www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com/product_info.php?products_id=183&osCsid=10616330c329326d03852efa03e81bcf

[(Unverified) Posted May 23rd 2006 10:38PM]

"The peeps at i-mate have quite a thing for HTC handsets..."

Could it be because i-mate just happens to be owned by HTC...as is QTek? Maybe, just maybe, that's why...