[General Topics] famewolf:
*update* Item appears to now be sold out.

Ok...first thing you should know....the phone is pink....that's right PINK....so I purchased a black phone skin from boxwave for $5.50 shipped. The phone can also be upgraded to windows mobile 6.0 and 6.1 via unofficial rom upgrades from xda-developer.com which I'll also link to. They've already sold out in the UK where they were £35.00.

Links:

Phone: http://www.expansys-usa.com/p.aspx?i=136572 $67.95 + shipping (which was $9 for me in USA)

Phone Skin: http://www.boxwave.com/products/flexiskin/flexiskin-qtek-8500_2134.htm $0.99 + shipping

XDA Forum: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=302

Wiki and specs: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Startrek

Pictures from every angle: http://www.expansys-usa.com/zoompic.aspx?type=item&i=136572

Phone Aliases: HTC S410 / HTC S411 / Qtek 8500 / Dopod S300 / Dopod S301 / Dopod 710 / Orange SPV F600 / i-mate SmartFlip / Cingular 3125

Specifications (quoted from i-mate web site)

* Windows Mobile 5.0 (for Smartphone)

* Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900, Edge, GPRS

* Internal screen: 2.2' 240 by 320 - 65K colors TFT LCD with LED backlight

* External screen: 1.2' 128 by 128 - 65K colors TFT LCD

* Bluetooth v1.2

* 1.3 Megapixels Camera & CIF Video Cam (front)

* TI OMAP 850 @ 195 Mhz

* 64MB ROM (Cingular 3125 has 128MB), 64MB RAM, Micro SD (& Transflash) slot

* Dimensions: 98.5 x 51.4 x 15.8 mm

Plus Points

* One of only 2 Windows Mobile 5 clamshell phones on the market (the Pantech PN-820 for Verizon is the other)

* Dead slim & sexy

Negative Points/Missing Features

* Not 3G

* Uses non standard connectivity port (not the usual mini usb)

* No Wifi

* No Infrared port

* Micro SD storage so you can only store up to 2GB

Detailed Tech Specs:

Technical Details

• Platform

- Stylish Thin Clamshell Smartphone

- OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone

• Dimension

- 98.5mm x 51,4mm x 15,8mm

- Weight: 99 g with battery pack

• Processor/Chipset

- TI OMAP 850, 200MHz

• Memory

- ROM: 64 MB

- RAM: 64 MB

• Main LCD Module

- 2.2" 240x320 dots resolution

- 65k colors TFT LCD with white LED backlight

• Second LCD Module

- 1.2" 128x128 dots resolution

- 65k colors TFT LCD

- Display time/date (Digital and Analogue Clock)

- MP3 player

- Notification (Battery status, Profile, Message idicator, Missed call, Incoming call, Incoming message, Alarm, Caller ID, Bluetooth, Volume Up/Down and GSM Radio status)

• GSM/GPRS/EDGE Function

- Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900

- Internal antenna

- Auto Band Switching

- SMS (MO, MT), concatenation SMS (640 characters)

- EDGE Class B

- Multi-slot standard class 10

- 3V SIM operation

- SIM application toolkit

• Notification

- Notification by LED, Sound, Message, Vibration Motor

• Audio

- Receiver

- Loud Speaker

- Microphone

- Earphone/ microphone 12 pin port with stereo sound

• Digital Camera

- 1.3 Mega Pixels CMOS

- Support sub-display self-capturing

• Interface

- 3V SIM card

- One micro-SD Card slot 3V SIM card

- One micro-SD Card slot

• Power

- Removable and chargeable Lithium ion polymer

- Typical capacity: 750 mAh

- Standby: 100 - 150 hours

- Talk: 2,5 - 5 hours

• Device-to-Device Connectivity

- Bluetooth

- ActiveSync

- HTC specific connector (12 pins, Slave USB, Power IN, Audio)

• Accessories

- Bundle

- AC adapter w/ DC_IN via 12 pins plug

- USB Sync. Cable (12 pins connector-USB)

- Stereo HTC specific 12 pins wired headset with - microphone

- Standard Battery

- English User Manual, Quick Start Guide, & Software CD

• Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Applications

- Pocket Outlook: Messaging, Tasks & Voice Notes

- Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Mobile

- Pocket MSN

- Internet Explorer Mobile

- ActiveSync Client

- Games

- Calculator

- Modem Link

- Pictures & VIdeos

- Midlet Manager (MIDP 2.0)

• Value Added Applications

- Camera capture utility

- Camcorder utility

- Ringtone format

- MIDI, MPEG4 or H.263 with AAC and AMR-NB audio codec

- WAV, MP3, WMV by WMP

- Audio Playback format: AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV, AMRNB/ WB

- Video Playback format: H.263, MPEG4, WMV

- File/Task Manager and Space Maker

- Comm. Manager

More info at the wiki site. This is a WHOLE lot of phone for the price....unlocked and no contract..especially since it can be upgraded to the latest windows mobile (unofficially) and there is so much software available for windows mobile phones. Hope someone finds the post useful.