There’s a possible new, as yet unconfirmed, i-mate model, the i-mate Jaq. Engadget reports that the i-mate Jaq has been sported at a Hungarian site, PDA Mania. The Pocket PC appears to sport the following features:

* Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition OS
* QVGA screen
* quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE
* 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM
* miniSD memory expansion slot
* IrDA
* Bluetooth 1.2
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* QWERTY keyboard

Update: i-mate has announced the release of the i-mate JAQ.

Excerpt from i-mate press release:

The i-mate™ JAQ has everything the busy professional needs to do business on the move in a Windows Mobile® powered heavy-duty device. The i-mate™ JAQ is a quad-band device that operates on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0. The device features a full QWERTY keyboard, 128 MB ROM/64MB RAM, 64k 2.8” color LCD screen, MiniSD memory card expansion, integrated antenna, Bluetooth® compatibility.

i-mate Jaq Reviews

CNET has a review up of the i-mate Jaq and writes, “At 4.8 by 2.7 by 0.8 inches and 5.6 ounces, the I-mate Jaq is neither sexy nor sleek. In fact, it’s downright clunky and unattractive. … The I-mate Jaq’s feature set is solid but doesn’t offer anything exceptional to give it an edge over the competition or to make up for its poor design. … We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; EDGE) I-mate Jaq in San Francisco using Cingular service, and call quality was poor. As we noted in the Design section, it was hard to find the sweet spot on the phone’s earpiece where we could hear our callers plainly, but even when we did, the audio was horrible. … Plagued by a bulky design and poor call quality, the I-mate Jaq can’t stand up to the competition of other Windows Mobile smart phones.” Link.

MobileBurn has a review up of the i-mate JAQ and concludes, “The i-mate JAQ is a device that holds so much promise to be a great handheld, but unfortunately is fatally flawed. Even its best feature, the excellent QWERTY keypad, is marred by a backlight that makes it very difficult to use in normal lighting conditions. The fact that the JAQ does not notify you of new messages when the screen is off is unforgivable, and the poor ringtone and speakerphone performance does not do anything to help its cause. On top of all this, the terribly inaccurate touchscreen renders that feature almost useless. The Profile application that doesn’t work at all another added frustration.” Link.

PCMag reviews the i-mate JAQ and writes, “The i-mate JAQ lasted 9 hours 9 minutes on my continuous-talk-time run-down test. This is a solid result, but not especially impressive, given the phone’s huge size. Lacking HSDPA support, built-in Wi-Fi, and a fast processor, the i-mate JAQ is a decidedly last-generation product, and it should have been priced as such. For consumers looking for a do-it-all smartphone, there are numerous other devices with better sound quality and performance, not to mention smaller and slimmer designs.” Link.