It seems to be official now. The first ads on newspaper for a new Mobilise campaign from Vodafone New Zealand include the i-mate Smartphone2. The advert says “Work smarter with the new i-mate Smartphone2. It’s the latest in a new generation of feature-rich devices that integrate mobile, PDA and PC technologies into very small, very clever handheld offices”.

Initial cost is NZ$1149 (US$730) or on a 36 months contract is NZ$479 (US$305), prices excl. GST.

I was informed today that a TV series of adverts showing the new Windows Mobile Smartphone is set to start soon.

Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003 Software

TI OMAP 710 processor

GSM / GPRS

900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz

32MB RAM

64MB ROM

Bluetooth Compatible

SDIO/MMC Memory Expansion

64k Colour Transflective LCD 2.2" 176 x 220 dots resolution

Built in Camera

Integrated Antenna

120.4mm (L) x 50.1mm (W) x 24.4mm (T)

Weigth 130g

Bluetooth (Serial port profile, Dial-up networking profile, Headset profile and Generic object exchange)

Infrared IrDA

USB 1.1

3.3V SIM card

Digital camera (VGA/QVGA/CIF/QQVGA)

Standby: 60-90 hours

Talk time: 2.5 - 3.5 hours