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The Imagio’s multimedia strengths continue with a 3.5-mm headphone jack, a 5-megapixel camera, a microSD card slot, a beautiful touch screen, and even a kickstand for watching videos. We’re also glad to see Wi-Fi on here in addition to EV-DO Rev. A. If you’re a globetrotting executive, you’ll revel in the Imagio’s quad-band GSM capabilities as well. Thankfully, you won’t have to pay a premium for all this; the Imagio is quite reasonable at $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and a $100 mail-in rebate.

Features
In both multimedia and business features, the HTC Imagio brings the goods. Not only does it have a great camera and access to V Cast services, it is also Verizon’s first phone to come with Windows Mobile 6.5 built right in. You get all the standard personal information management and productivity tools of course, like Microsoft Office Mobile Suite, Adobe Reader LE, a calendar, a task list, a voice recorder, and more. You also get Microsoft Direct Push technology that lets you sync your e-mail, calendar, tasks, and contacts via your company’s Exchange server. Verizon offers Mobile Email for your POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts as well.

Windows Mobile 6.5 brings with it new features, like Microsoft’s My Phone backup service, an enhanced Internet Explorer Mobile browser, and the much-awaited Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Though the Marketplace isn’t live yet as we’re writing this review, the application shortcut is already installed on the phone, raring to go.

Via: cnet.com

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Verizon Wireless premiered the HTC Imagio, the carrier’s first Windows Mobile 6.5 device and the first smartphone to support its V Cast Mobile TV service.

Known in inner circles by its codename, the HTC Whitestone, the Imagio is being billed as a multimedia smartphone and also works with V Cast Video on Demand and V Cast Music. Verizon typically has not made these services available on its other smartphones, such as the HTC Touch Pro2, in order to focus on the business benefits of smartphones, so the Imagio is a nice change of pace.

To make watching video worthwhile, the HTC Imagio features a 3.6-inch WVGA touch screen and an antenna on the back that doubles as a kickstand so you can place the device on a flat surface for hands-free viewing. Unlike some of the streaming video services, V Cast Mobile TV provides live TV programming from a number of broadcast and cable channels, such as Bravo, CBS, Comedy Central, ESPN, MTV, NBC, and Nickelodeon. The service is provided by Flo TV, but be aware that Mobile TV costs $15 per month and it’s not widely available.

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