ubergizmo
 Ubergizmo en Francais
Talk Prev Home Next

i-mate to Introduce a “Foleo” for The Ultimate Series

Posted on: October 23, 2007

i-mate to Introduce a “Foleo” for The Ultimate Series

i-mate plans to create a “shell” that would feature a 1024x768 display (7 inch?), a keyboard and a battery that can last (up to) 80 hours, turning the Ultimate smart phones into a comfortably sized PDA powerful enough to do serious productivity work, yet much smaller and lighter than a laptop. If you need to, you can also remote control your home/office PC with Remote Desktop.

However, there’s a price to this. Expect the “shell” to cost around $300 in addition to the $600-$800 of the Smartphone itself. It’s a little expensive, but for someone who mainly does email and who really cares about portability, that might sound pretty good.

In short, that’s the Foleo done right. Unlike the Foleo, the i-mate “shell” doesn’t contain any processing units or memory – that’s why it will be much cheaper. (Related: Foleo cancelled)

Update 1/2/08: Take a look at the REDFLY, it's a mobile companion that works exactly like this.

     Comment   Join on Facebook




Reader Comments

By john andrews , 17/03/08 10:01 AM (CommentID #563296)


IMATE SUCKS!!!!

LET IT GO DOWN THE DRAIN!!!!!

IT HAS FAILED TO RELEASE ULTIMATE SERIES PHONES :
IMATE SIMPLY CANNOT DELIVER.... LET IT CLOSE DOWN FOR GOOD!!!!!

Reply | Direct Link | Report Abuse

By anonymous , 30/01/08 12:41 AM (CommentID #453420)


I wonder if they'll be showing it at 3GSM.

Reply | Direct Link | Report Abuse

By Paul , 17/12/07 1:09 AM (CommentID #395986)


Similar question. But then we will already be happy when iMate actually releases the phone itself as the product has until now been more a proto-type for exhibitions then a real product that people can buy.

Reply | Direct Link | Report Abuse

By rgraham , 02/11/07 1:34 PM (CommentID #351370)


What is the source of this information? I don't see anything about it in any i-mate press releases or other reports.

Reply | Direct Link | Report Abuse


Leave a Comment

You are welcome to share your ideas, experiences and leave questions in this post, but please be respectful of others when commenting. Insulting, self-promotional, SMS-style and off-topic comments will be deleted. Thank you. If you use Firefox, a dictionary add-on can come in handy.

Name (required)

Comment

*Please click only once. Comments are moderated and will not appear immediately.

Recent Reviews

Email a Friend
To:


Your email (no spam):


Message (optional):



Comment - Report an abuse

Are you sure that you want to report this comment as an abuse?

Report only if you can identify the comment as:

  • SPAM/self promotional
  • Off-topic and unrelated to the current thread
  • Vulgar/offensive/insulting language

Please do not flag a comment as abusive, because you disagree with its content.

Thank you!

Comment - Abuse reported

We will moderate this comment ASAP.

Thank you!

 

  • ZOTAC GeForce 8500GT 256MB DDR2 PCI-Express DVI/TVO (Retail)
  • RealTek RTL8185L 802.11g Internal Desktop PCI Wireless Network Card (RETAIL)
  • Lite-On 16x SATA DVD-ROM Drive - Serial ATA - SHD-16S1S (BLACK)
  • SMK-LINK VP6494 Nano Bluetooth Class 2 Dongle 2.0+EDR
  • Black Sony 2X Blu-ray Disc Reader, 8X DVD-ROM, 24X CD-ROM, Serial ATA Interface, BR-5100S. OEM
  • [Cisco Live '08] CEO Denies Channel Misconduct. Points to Highest Industry Satisfaction (video)
  • [Cisco Live '08] Chambers Second Life "Crash" Course (video)
  • Cisco Live '08: From the Server Room to the Board Room. Over 11,000 Attendees. Up from Last Year Inspite Down Economy (video)
  • [Cisco Live '08] Cisco is Cool Again! Push For Visualisation Networking, Collaboration and Web 2.0 (video)
  • [Churchill Club] Serena Software Swaps Corporate Intranet for Facebook. Unveils Facebook Fridays! (video)
  • The Basic Tab Looks Like An iPhone Designed For The Fashion Conscious
  • UTStarcom Sells Off Its Personal Communications Division
  • Specs For Telus' HTC Touch Diamond Revealed
  • China's XPERIA X1 And TyTN II Fusion
  • Samsung B2700 Aims To Be Rugged