CES: i-mate Shows off the Small Yet Rugged 810

During my trek around the floor at ShowStoppers last night, I came across the i-mate booth and had a chance to talk with Jim Morrison about the small, yet rugged 810 mobile device, as well as the health of the company. First off, we put the rumors to rest – i-mate is alive and kicking. [...]

The end of the Road for i-mate

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Earlier this year, i-mate laid off all of their US staff, and as of a couple days ago they have notified the remaining staff that they would be taking an indefinite unpaid leave. That can’t be a good sign. i-mate busted onto the scene in early 2003 with a rebranded version of HTC’s Tanager.  They [...]