[Darius Wey]

http://www.clubimate.com/t-DETAILS_JASJAM.aspx

The shiny JASJAM (HTC Hermes) is here. Within the elegantly curved shell, you'll find quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band 3G connectivity, a Samsung 400MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM, integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 1.2, a 2.0-megapixel camera and secondary camera for video calling, a 2.8" QVGA display, a microSD slot, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and Windows Mobile 5.0. You could say this is everything the K-JAM should have been, and more. Well, aside from the meagre memory configuration, of course.



So, who's getting one? Or rather, who already has one?

[Darius Wey]

http://www.clubimate.com/t-DETAILS_JASJAM.aspx

The shiny JASJAM (HTC Hermes) is here. Within the elegantly curved shell, you'll find quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band 3G connectivity, a Samsung 400MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM, integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 1.2, a 2.0-megapixel camera and secondary camera for video calling, a 2.8" QVGA display, a microSD slot, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and Windows Mobile 5.0. You could say this is everything the K-JAM should have been, and more. Well, aside from the meagre memory configuration, of course.



So, who's getting one? Or rather, who already has one?

[MitchellO]

I will in a few months when my M600i has lost its appeal, and I have some money

[martin_ayton]

I took delivery of mine this morning 8) and it's charging up as I write. It's branded as a T-Mobile MDA Vario II, but it's still a Hermes. I'm going to keep my Blue Angel going for a while whilst I set the Hermes up and get used to it. There are a bunch of accessories that I want, but very few seem to be available just yet:

- Decent case (PDAir seem to be the only ones who make one and I can't say I'm very impressed with the pictures of it)
- Good screen protector (I'll be talking to PPCTechs later today)
- Headphone adaptor (Nothing on the PPCTechs website yet)
- Memory upgrade (puh-lease PPCTechs... uppydogeyes: )
- 2Gb MicroSD card :evil: I hated having to do it but I ordered one of those yesterday and it's now sat in the side of the Hermes.

I have a question for those of you who are familiar with WM5 - which of my key apps for the Blue Angel am I going to have to redownload / repurchase because the version (I have the most up-to-date releases) I have will not be compatible with the Hermes?

- Laridian Pocket Bible
- Tom Tom Navigator
- SBP Pocket Plus
- SBP Weather
- Skype
- eReader
- Pocket Informant
- Card export
- SKTools
- Eval Calculator
- MagicSS
- Conduits PocketPlayer
- 4Pockets PocketRTA
- TCPMP
- Total Commander
- Fitaly

And finally, is there now a consensus as to which is the best of the 2 major WM5 backup solutions (Sprite or SPB Backup)?

[MitchellO]

A screen protector for any of the other 2.8" Pocket PC Phones will do. Ones for the HTC Magician should be very easy to find.

I can confirm from when I had my KJAM that TCPMP, Total Commander and Pocket Informant work fine on WM5.

[Foo Fighter]

What's the pricing, and where do you buy i-Mate phones? Oddly not on clubimate, apparently. :?

[SHC]

"And finally, is there now a consensus as to which is the best of the 2 major WM5 backup solutions (Sprite or SPB Backup)?"

I don't know what the concensus is but I've got both and prefer Spb.
Theyve' both got plusses and minuses but on balance - Spb.

[efjay]

Originally Posted by martin_ayton

And finally, is there now a consensus as to which is the best of the 2 major WM5 backup solutions (Sprite or SPB Backup)?

SK Tools (currently $9) also has a backup option. The latest beta 3 has full support for WM5, maybe worth checking out for backup and its other features as well.

[MitchellO]

Who was the dumb ass who came up with the name? It would be great when someone asks you:

"Hey whats that phone?"

"Its a JASJAM!!"

"Lol"

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Foo Fighter

What's the pricing, and where do you buy i-Mate phones? Oddly not on clubimate, apparently. :?

Usually, random stores online (too many to list), or local carriers. For example, Telstra, the main carrier here in Australia, sells i-mate devices outright or through a plan. They don't stock the JASJAM yet, but they most likely will soon.

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by MitchellO

Who was the dumb ass who came up with the name? It would be great when someone asks you:

"Hey whats that phone?"

"Its a JASJAM!!"

"Lol"

Look on the bright side. At least it's not a JARJAR.