i-mate announces PDAL Phone

It’s a phone, it’s a PDA, and it’s also your pal. May I introduce the all-new PDAL Phone from i-mate. They’re calling this fairly compact (112 x 56 x 17mm) device a “one stop solution to all your business and multimedia needs.” In fact, they’re saying that the PDAL is the smallest PDA on the market.

The 2.4-inch color display — which works both in portrait and widescreen mode — is a touchscreen, but you’ll also be able to fumble your way through the Windows Mobile 5.0 menus using the five way joystick. Other key features include WiFi, GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera, multimedia player, a trio of Java games, Direct Push Email, MSN Mobile, and so on. In other words, the spec sheet is quite similar to the Gigabyte g-smart i120 we heard about earlier today. And just like that handset, there hasn’t been any official word regarding price or availability at this point.