i-mate working on a Foleo-like "shell" for the Ultimate line?
by Nilay Patel 
posted Oct 23rd 2007 at 11:35AM
The last we heard about i-mate's Ultimate line, the company was allegedly planning on "staggering" the release of the WM 6 Pro handsets, but it's been over two months without any news to report -- and now suddenly the tubes are alive with i-mate news: not only did the company announce the Ultimate 9502 and 8502 handsets today, UberGizmo is reporting that i-mate is working on a Foleo-esque "shell" for the line, with 1024 x 768 display, larger keyboard, and 80-hour battery. Unlike Palm's charming folly, however, the i-mate shell won't contain any processing power of its own, instead serving more as an extended dock for the Ultimate devices themselves. It's a pretty sketchy rumor, to be sure, but given the i-mate's topsy-turvy handling of the Ultimates, it's as likely as anything else.[Thanks, webon]
Filed under: Handsets, Peripherals, Others, Windows Mobile
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Donald @ Oct 23rd 2007 12:20PM
80 hours?
You sure that's not a typo?
bocardo @ Oct 23rd 2007 2:34PM
Makes sence when you take into account that some PocketPC devices (those with some of the more powerful/advanced graphics chipsets) have vga outputs in the docking connector, for example my dell axim x51 with the intel 2700g chip. This will probably be a screen-keyboard-pointing device in one which, when properly designed, could have a ridiculous battery time. But most likely it's just a typo;)
bocardo @ Oct 23rd 2007 2:37PM
x51g, sorry for the mistake. By the way, anyone knows a seller for the vga cable in Chile or Argentina?