Saturday, December 18, 2004
I had a few times in the past month or so where I missed meetings I should have gone to. I used to carry a Palm Tungsten T3 around with me, but it turned out to be a pain to have to remember to take that and my cellphone. I wanted a single device, but most cellphones were not good at PDA stuff, and with PDA phones being so big it felt like you were holding a piece of toast up to your head.
I finally found a solution in the iMate Jam. Its a phone that runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition... and its tiny! To put it in perspective, this phone is exactly the same size (to within a millimeter each side) of my iPod Photo. In fact, I found the carrying case that came with the iPod to be a much better case for this phone than the one it came with!
First impressions have been really good. The small size fits well in your palm when talking on the phone. The phone itself is finished in what appears to be aluminum, so it should be tough enough. The screen is small, but works well enough at 240x320 resolution. One of the nice things about MS's 2003 Second Edition is the ability to set the screen into landscape mode, which is good when you're looking through your inbox.
Some reviewers have complained about the lack of 802.11 support, but this doesn't bother me too much. If its too much of a hardship I can always get an SDIO 802.11 card. One side benefit of that approach is that I can upgrade that SDIO card as speeds and standards improve.
If like me you're looking for a fully featured PDA that is also a decent phone in a phone form factor, you could do far worse.
I got mine at Expansys, though no doubt other companies will be carrying it soon. T-Mobile sells its in the UK and may bring it to the US too.
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I finally found a solution in the iMate Jam. Its a phone that runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition... and its tiny! To put it in perspective, this phone is exactly the same size (to within a millimeter each side) of my iPod Photo. In fact, I found the carrying case that came with the iPod to be a much better case for this phone than the one it came with!First impressions have been really good. The small size fits well in your palm when talking on the phone. The phone itself is finished in what appears to be aluminum, so it should be tough enough. The screen is small, but works well enough at 240x320 resolution. One of the nice things about MS's 2003 Second Edition is the ability to set the screen into landscape mode, which is good when you're looking through your inbox.
Some reviewers have complained about the lack of 802.11 support, but this doesn't bother me too much. If its too much of a hardship I can always get an SDIO 802.11 card. One side benefit of that approach is that I can upgrade that SDIO card as speeds and standards improve.
If like me you're looking for a fully featured PDA that is also a decent phone in a phone form factor, you could do far worse.
I got mine at Expansys, though no doubt other companies will be carrying it soon. T-Mobile sells its in the UK and may bring it to the US too.
