i-mate's rumored "Hummer" -- for when you absolutely, positively don't care what it looks like

Say, for a moment, that Windows Mobile is Planet Earth; if the Touch Diamond lies somewhere around the North Pole, then we think you'd find this one freezing its ass off down in Antarctica. It's a stretch of an analogy, we know, but it's difficult to express just how different (and by "different" we mean "less attractive") i-mate's rumored "Hummer" is than some of its Windows Mobile 6.1 contemporaries. Granted, it does HSDPA, WiFi, and it's supposed to be ruggedized -- but we're not really convinced that exposed screws were the right way to get that point across. Then again, most of the devices rumored out of the house of i-mate from last year didn't make it to production, and this one may very well not either, so why sweat it?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2008 9:05PM]

I thought that was a skin, looks but ugly to me.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2008 10:56PM]

They used baby blue to express rugged? Well, thats where the problem starts.

[projectdecember Posted Sep 9th 2008 9:14PM]

Is it just me or do all of imate's phones look like shit of the highest order?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 9th 2008 8:32AM]

It's not you. They look like that. It seems HTC and Samsung are the only real WinMo Pro contenders out there. Still, even after years of Inventec trying.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2008 11:59PM]

Maybe the actual appeal of this phone lies in what its name suggests...

[ChrisAre Posted Sep 9th 2008 1:48PM]

That's what I was thinking. To all the jackasses that own Hummers (or H2 or H3s) this is the ultimate accessory. Even though it looks like shit.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 9th 2008 7:19PM]

whoosh... thats the sound of that one going way over chris's head

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 9th 2008 9:13AM]

The phone looks tuff.......if its dimensions are right and the phone is waterproof, nice. I like it!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 9th 2008 2:40PM]

this phone would be awesome looking if it weren't so ugly.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 9th 2008 9:11PM]

It's too bad that all phones aren't rugged, e.g. are waterproof, have a case and screen that can't be easily scratched and can take a drop from ear height and still function. Seems like BS that you pay $300 for an iPhone or $700 for an N96 and you can pretty much brick them by dropping them on the sidewalk or spilling your drink on them. Given that most people take their phones everywhere I would think manufacturers would see ruggedness as a competitive advantage, not a niche market just for construction workers.