Pocket PC Phones: The New i-mate PDA L

i-mate exhibited today, at Microsoft Tech-Ed Barcelona, a new windows mobile device: the i-mate PDA-L. The device is running Windows Mobile 5.0 and has a 2.4” inch screen. The processor is OMAP 800 at 200 MHz and in terms of memory it has 64MB RAM and 128 MB ROM. The i-mate PDAL also has Bluetooth, WI-FI and a 2.0 mega-pixel camera. In terms of size the device is thinner, much lighter but taller than i-mate JAMin. This is one of the devices distributed by i-mate and not manufactured by HTC. The i-mate PDA-L is to be released to general public very soon at a very attractive price.

i-mate officially released the i-mate PDAL pocket pc mobile. It is a very good choice for those who want a compact pocket pc mobile at a good price. The specifications of the i-mate PDAL are the minimum you can expect today from a descent pocket pc phone.

i-mate PDAL Technical Details
• Platform
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC , AKU 3.0
• Dimension
- 112mm(L) x 56mm(W) x 17mm(T)
- Extended storage : Micro SD
• Processor/ Chipset
- CPU: TI OMAP 850, 200MHz
• Memory
- ROM: 128 MB
- RAM: 64MB
• LCD Module
- 2.4” 240x320 dots resolution
- 65K Colors, QVGA TFT display with touch panel,back light
• GSM/EDGE Function
- - GSM/GPRS/EDGE
- GPRS class 10
- GSM 850/1800/1900
- - GSM services
- Speech services with EFR/FR/AMR codec
- Emergency call
- DTMF tone generation
- Call holding, waiting, forwarding, bar- ing
- SMS text mode, PDU mode
- - GPRS functionality
- GPRS class 10
- GPRS CS 1 to 4 coding scheme sup- ported
- - SIM function
- 3V/1.8V SIM operation
- SIM application toolkit
- Over the air provisioning
- - Internal Antenna
- - Talk time: up to 4 hours
- - Standby: 150 hours
• Keyboard / Buttons
- - Power button
- - Reset button
- - Send and End phone buttons
- - Left and right soft key buttons
- - Side buttons
- Volume up, Volume down and Camera
- - 5-way navigation buttons
- - Start & ok button
- - Messaging button that flashes to indicate new mail
• Notification
- - Indicator
- Three-color LED (RED/GREEN/YELLOW)
• Audio
- - Handsfree
- - Stereo Bluetooth support
- - Ring tone
- Support 64-chord MIDI, MP3, WMA, WAV,AMR
- - Playback
- Support MIDI, MP3, WMA, WAV, AMR
- - Video
- Support MP3,AVI,WAV,MIDI,ASF,WMV,A MR,MPEG4
• Power
- Battery
- - Removable and chargeable Li-Ion
- - Capacity: 1100 mAh
• Camera
- Pixel 2 Mega pixel
- Digital zoom
- Supports still image and video capture
• Connectivity & Interface
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth
- - V 1.2 Class
- - 2 transmit power
- - Supported profiles
› Generic Access profile
› Serial Port profile
› Headset profile
› Object Push profile
› DUN (dial-up networking profile)
› Hands-free profile
› Generic Object Exchange profile
› A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution profile)
› AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote control Profile)
› HID (Human interface device profile)
› SAP
› BIP
› ActiveSync Profile
- 11-pin mini-USB / audio jack in one
- MicroSD card slot
• Interface
- USB1.1 connection and power charging
- SIM card slot
- Audio Jack
- MicroSD slot
• Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Applications
- Pocket Outlook: Calendar, Contacts, Messaging,Tasks, & Voice Notes
- Push Mail (When used in conjunction with Exchange Server 2003, SP2)
- Internet Explorer Mobile
- Windows Media Player 10 Mobile
- Picture & Video Viewer
- ActiveSync Client
- Pocket MSN
- Calculator
- File Explorer
• Value Added Applications
- MMS Client: MMS 1.2 supported
- Java virtual machine (J2ME, CLDC 1.1, MIDP 2.0)
- i-mate Suite 30 day trial
- CA eTrust® Antivirus
- SIM Manager
- Status Controller
- Windows Media Player Control Panel
- GPRS Settings Configurator

New touch-screen phones on the march

Starting with the Apple iPhone, we've seen a parade of cool handsets with big, roomy touch screens and groundbreaking interfaces. Check out LG's upcoming KE850 Prada phone, the just-announced Ultra Smart F700 from Samsung and more.

Looks like Apple doesn't exactly have a corner on the touch-screen market. When the iPhone was first introduced last month during CES 2007, we all "oohed" and "ahhed" over the 3.5-inch screen and the innovative, all-touch user interface (and even the single "Home" button just beneath the main screen is touch-sensitive). But in the past few weeks, we've been seeing more and more manufacturers going the touch-screen way.

LG made a splash last month with its Prada-designed KE850, a stylish (one would hope so) handset with a jumbo-sized touch screen and a Flash-powered interface, which promises at least some of the snazzy graphics we saw during the iPhone keynote.

QSound Labs' Platform Strategy Gains Momentum

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 08, 2007 -- QSound Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSND), a leading technology developer of audio and voice software solutions, today announced that its strategy of focusing on the industry leading platform providers for delivering its audio technology is now gaining significant momentum. This is clearly evident by the launch of an increasing number of new devices hitting markets around the globe, and through the demonstration and exhibition of QSound's latest technologies with key mobile industry partners at the 3GSM World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain February 12-15th, 2007.

QSound's leading microQ mobile audio technology will be demonstrated at the ARM and Trolltech exhibition stands 1C01 and 2C72 respectively at 3GSM.

QSound's activity with major platform providers includes:

- Completion of the engineering optimization phase with ARM for delivery of QSound's microQ technology for mobile phones.