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        EDGE-enabled flip phone pushes email

        Doug | Date: Jun 28, 2006 | Comments: 1



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        i-mate has released an EDGE-enabled clamshell-style smartphone that runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and supports Microsoft's direct push technology. The thin, lightweight, quad-band Smartflip boasts built-in Bluetooth, 64MB of RAM and flash, a micro SD expansion slot, and a 1.3 Mpixel camera with secondary screen for self-portraits.




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        The Smartflip is similar in design and functionality to the StrTrk from Dopod, the company recently acquired by HTC. Like the StrTrk, the Smartflip is based on a 195 MHz TI OMAP processor equipped with 64 MB each of RAM and flash memory.

        i-mate lists the following key features and specifications for the Smartflip:
        • Processor -- TI OMAP 850 at 195 MHz
        • Memory -- 64 MB RAM, 64 MB Flash
        • Display:
          • Main screen -- 2.2-inch QVGA, 16-bit color
          • Second screen -- 1.2 inch, 128 x 128, 16-bit color
        • Audio:
          • 16-bit sampling from 8 KHz to 44.1 KHz
          • built-in speaker and microphone
          • headset jack for wired headset
        • Expansion -- micro SD slot
        • Wireless:
          • Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900
          • GPRS/EDGE
          • Bluetooth 1.2 -- supported profiles:
            • Generic access
            • Serial port
            • Headset
            • Object push
            • DUN
            • Hands-free
            • Generic object exchange
            • HID
        • Camera -- 1.3 Mpixel, supports "self-portrait" with secondary screen
        • Dimensions -- 3.88 x 2.02 x 0.62 inches (98.5 x 51.4 x 15.8 mm)
        • Weight with battery pack -- 3.5 ounces (99 gm)
        "The i-mate Smartflip combines elegant good looks, with great style and unmatched functionality -- making it perfect for the urban professional on the go," said i-mate global director of sales, Jack Craine.

        The Smartflip is currently available "across the Middle East," according to i-mate.



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