JAQ and SPL - two new smartphones by i-mate

Yesterday, at the CTIA Wireless IT 2006, i-mate has made an announcement about two new smartphones - the JAQ and the SPL. Both devices are not manufactured by HTC.
Based on Inventec's Mercury, the i-mate JAQ is a quad-band device in candybar design and full QWERTY keyboard. It operates on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and features 2.8 65k color color TFT display, MiniSD cards support and Bluetoott capabilities.
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The i-mate SPL is a tri-band GSM device in stylish candybar design. It runs on Windows Mobile 5 too and has 2.2-inch 65k color TFT display, miniSD cards and Bluetooth support.
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Along with the two devices, the smartphone manufacturer also showcased i-mate Suite and club i-mate. The first is a software solution intended to minimize downtime and make data transfer more secure, while club i-mate is a large Windows Mobile user community providing support and content, including software patches and upgrades, games, ringtones, etc.
Source: MSMobiles
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