i-mate Ultimate 8502

Thursday, February 14th 2008 - 17:22 CET - Comments: 0

i -mate, the specialist in Windows Mobile powered devices, unveils the latest devices in its Ultimate range at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. The i-mate Ultimate range devices are available in various forms to suit individual preferences, from classic PDA to a notebook replacement. They are designed to provide the latest and best in phone and PDA technology. Among the newly introduced i-mate devices is the Ultimate 8502 multimedia smartphone. With a wide variety of features ranging from to HSDPA and HUSDPA connectivity to the 262k colour TFT screen, every component of the i-mate ultimate 8502 is specified at a very high level.

 

 

i-mate Ultimate 8502 - GPS navigation

The i-mate Ultimate 8502 delivers a customised out of the box experience in a slim line QWERTY keyboard form factor. With a 2.6 inch touchscreen with 65k colour TFT backlight, it is fully loaded with Microsoft Office Mobile giving users access to popular applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the go. This device also comes with built-in GPS navigation functionality offering users satellite navigation. The i-mate 8502 can play video clips directly and a variety of music file formats on the inbuilt Windows Media Player 10 Mobile media player.

 

 

i-mate 8502 - Design & Technology

"2008 sees i-mate continue to deliver on its iconic devices and sophisticated services," said Jim Morrison, CEO, i-mate. "The Ultimate range has already won plaudits on its design and strong specifications. The Ultimate 8502 will continue to build on i-mate's design and technology. Each of our devices is designed with different users in mind giving our customers real choice."

 

 

iMate I-Q service

As part of i-mate's service proposition, Mobile World Congress will also mark the launch of i-mate's I-Q Services, a portfolio of services that ensure the best wireless experience out of the box. With I-Q, i-mate can immediately customise user devices, fully support devices on a 24/7 basis and fully protect and if necessary, remotely wipe devices that are lost of stolen. Little as 48 hours. Mobile Operators can use imate I-Q to improve their services to the enterprise segment and to accelerate their time-to-market with new mobile devices to address the rapidly expanding mobile workforce. IDC estimates that the worldwide mobile worker population will grow to 878.2 million in 2009 to account for 21.3 percent of the global work force.

 

i-Mate Ultimate 8502 smartphone

Morrison concludes, "The mobile industry is starting to develop an approach where a customer can select a device based on what they want and need, not because they are restricted by available options. With the i-mate Ultimate 8502 device, powered by Windows Mobile and customised for the enterprise, we believe we are delivering what our customers are asking for."

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