I-Mate JAQ4 Tries To Suck Less With GPS, Wi-Fi

The best part about the upcoming I-Mate JAQ4 is that it includes a built-in GPS receiver. I say that because there's pretty much nothing here—in the rumored specs, at least—that current smartphones don't already do. You'll find all the staples of smartphones like Wi-Fi, spacious screen (2.8 inches, to be exact) and Windows Mobile. What isn't known is how fast the CPU is, which is a shame because then we've no idea if the smartphone will run swimmingly or dreadfully. More »

I-Mate JAQ Reviewed (Verdict: Should Have Stuck With HTC)

CNET calls I-Mate's latest Motorola Q-like device a dud. Why? Because it's pretty ugly, fairly bukly, has no WiFi, and lacks a camera. It does have some redeeming qualities, however, as the keyboard is spacious and easy to use, and the OS is Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC edition. This means you get a touch screen and Pocket Office, which doesn't come with the Motorola Q's Smartphone Edition. More »

i-Mate JAQ in the Wild

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i-Mate Announces Four Windows Mobile Phones at CTIA

Targeted at all segments of the smartphone loving community, these four phones come in three different form-factors and all feature Windows Mobile 5 as their operating system. First, their i-Mate JAQ, which is not a rebadged HTC Excalibur like we first thought. It has a Motorola Q-like shape, a QWERTY keyboard, 64MB of internal usable storage, 2.8-inch color LCD, miniSD for expanded memory, and Bluetooth. It runs Windows Mobile Pocket PC edition, and not the Smartphone edition, like the Motorola Q. More »

I-Mate JAQ Glamour Shots Reveal Oversized Bottom

I'd always thought of I-Mate and HTC Smartphones as highly-functional Windows Mobile kit that looks too ugly to pull out at a bar. Then we caught a glimpse at the JAQ a few weeks ago, and daaaaaaaamn did that phone look fine. Today, a Mobility Today photo gallery dropped JAQ beauty shots on us ultimately revealing the phone's fat booty. The spec sheet quotes a thickness of 22mm, and we're thinking that has to be the battery pack. That might lend itself to better handling, but it's not going to slip into my pocket like a Motorola Q, is it? Stat-smather after the jump.–Brian Lam More »

i-Mate JAQ Windows Mobile Smartphone - Rebadged HTC Excalibur?

Those familiar with i-Mate know that they re-badge and re-brand HTC phones into i-Mate ones. Despite naming them horrible names like the i-Mate JAM, i-Mate KJAM, and now the i-Mate JAQ, their phones actually sell fairly decently to Americans who can't wait to get the latest Windows Mobile 5 technology. Now, i-Mate has the JAQ, which looks to us to be a re-branded HTC Excalibur, but the specs don't match quite up. More »