i-mate Ultimate 6150 catches FCC on a good day
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Jul 14th 2007 4:08PM
posted Jul 14th 2007 4:08PM
posted Jul 14th 2007 4:08PM
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Is there some informal rule that all Windows Mobile Pro (Pocket PC) devices must look ass-ugly, be built like bricks? Seriously, you ODMs are killing me here.
All of the innovative designs and aesthetics are happening on the Smartphone edition side of the fence (like the Moto Q and Q9). The HTC Touch is a joke - it's a puny, lethargic perfoming iPhone wannabe. When will we see a landscape QWERTY form factor device with a large VGA screen, slim/sleek design, running WinMob Pro? If someone could take the Nokia E61i, flash Windows Mobile Pro on it, add a VGA touch screen, that would make a killer Smartphone.
And I speak as a raving iPhone fanboy. I love my iPhone, but I love competition and choices more. And right now, for me, there's iPhone and....nothing else.
I don't agree with your statement on HTC Touch. In my opinion, it has a clean and elegant design. And it is small and very functional.
Have you checked out the HTC Advantage? IMO, that's a pretty slick looking phone.
@BrianC,
Yes, the Touch is small. TOO small. The display is only 2.8" and Windows Mobile doesn't scale well to such a small display. Apple hit the sweet spot for a touchscreen experience - 3.5". As I said, if someone would build a similar device with a 3.5" VGA display, it would be worth owning. As it stands now Windows Mobile devices don't offer a credible experience, OS issues aside.
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That is exactly my first thought when I saw this. iMate quite possibly makes the ugliest devices...maybe they think the 80's are coming back!
yep, ugly.
I revile Imate. Purchased a JasJar (stupid name) here in the Middle East 18 months ago. While the unit itself which was designed by HTC isn't too bad, the support offered by Imate is appallingly bad. Whether it's their online "support", repair centres or try downloading one of the ROM updates...exceedingly slow servers.
If given the chance to buy an Imate product, just walk away. If you don't believe me, you can peruse the xda-developers website.
Imate sucks. Stay away! Bad online "support", customer service centres bite and you can forget downloading their latest ROM updates...slow servers.
Bought a Jasjar (ridiculous name) here in the Middle East and while the unit which is made by HTC isn't too bad, the support is brutal.
One more thing. It seems all other, most anyway, are offering free upgrades to the Universal (jasjar) but not imate.
First and last Imate product. Based in the Middle East. Middle East and customer service seems to be an oxymoron.
you iPhone suckers are hilarious.... yeah, it looks butt-ugly to YOU, but surprise! its a Windows platform and to the small fraction of Americans that actually ENJOY using CRApple products (what's that, the same amount of people who are left-handed?), its always going to look ugly to you! too bad those of us who will enjoy this phone will be laughing all the while with any 3rd party app we want since its an OPEN phone, enjoy waiting for all the garbage apps to arrive for those sorry oversized credit cards you wasted mommy and daddy's money on....
ohh, forgot to mention the removeable battery and memory card you'll never see on an iPhone - 8GB internal on that junk, you say? enjoy it for music and pictures, i'll enjoy my card for spreadsheets and PDFs like a real smartphone user would!