I-mate JASJAR

I-mate JASJAR Specification & Features

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Display	Type	TFT-LCD
	Size	640px X 480px
	Colors	65536
	2nd Display
Camera	Type	1.3 MP
	Zoom
	Flash
	Video
Organiser	Alarm
	Calculator
	Calender
	Predictive Text	T9
	PC Sync
	Speaker Phone
	Voice	Notes
Messaging	SMS
	MMS
	EMS
	IM
	Email	POP3, IMAP4, SMTP
Multimedia	Java	MIDP 2.0
	Ringtones	Polyphonic, MIDI, mp3, aac, aac+
	Music Playback
	Video Playback
Connectivity	GPRS	Classs 10
	EDGE
	WAP	2
	Cable	USB 1.1
	Infrared	IrDA FIR
	Bluetooth	1.1
	Wifi	802.11b
Extra	Radio
	Touch Screen
	QWERTY
	Others	Microsoft Pocket Outlook, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Pictures, MSN Messenger, Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer, Pocket Office, Microsoft Activesync

I-mate JASJAR Review

First impressions out of the box is that the thing isn't as big as I was expecting. About the same size as a normal PDA but a bit thicker. Feels very weighty with the top cover being made from brushed metal. Upon opening the device you can feel the quality of the hinge/rotate mechanism. No way this thing is going to break with extended useage. The first thing that you notice when powering it on is how fantastic the screen is. If you've used an HX4700 or X50v you will know what I'm on about. It's a 640x480 VGA display and looks stunning. No cramming websites in to one column mode with this device. First boot takes about a minute as it moves all it's factory data around. If you have never used a PDA/Phone device or discounted them in the past, you will probably hate it. All the same problems still exist such as the difficulty in quickly dialing a number that isn't in the phone book. General size of the device making you look like a fool holding it to your ear. Problems with carrying such a heavy device around in your pocket. etc. If you have used a device like this before, or you are used to carrying a PDA and phone around with you, this is the device for you. You will love it. From a mobile working perspective, this thing is a god-send. A full keyboard means that writing e-mails or documents is a doddle. The board is big enough to 4-finger type on a surface but small enough to work as a thumb board when the device is held in both hands. Very nice. 3G data functionality is excellent with signal strength being way better than my old Z1010. Browsing the web in a 3G area is fast, and I mean FAST. It's not going to compare with broadband in your house but it's ISDN territory easily. Pages load quickly and the VGA screen means that you aren't scrolling the things around all over the place. A really nice feature is that you can make/recieve a voice call while using the 3G data and it won't drop the data connection. Wifi performance is on a par with most devices of this type. Decent signal reception and OK performance. As a phone it works well. The calls are clean and the speaker loud. The in built speakerphone works well too. Very useable especially if the device is sat on a table...however, due to the lack of an external display a bluetooth headset with a caller ID display is essential. The only 2 I know of with this feature are the SE HBH-660 and the Jabra BT-800. I have both of them and the Jabra is the best by far. If you are looking at getting a JASJAR then factor in the cost for one of these. It's a bit of a pain having to open the device to see who's calling.

posted by rilot@modaco.com

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