The non-touchscreen variety of Windows Mobile may be dead going forward for Windows Mobile 6.5, but until then, there seems to be some continued love for the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard-loving crowd from i-mate.

the::unwired is showing a peak at a device from i-mate expected to ship in the second half of this year. The device, which is the result of a design study, is technically a prototype and doesn’t yet have a name. It has a very petite size, and looks to be a great choice for a simple messaging phone (perhaps a good successor to the Moto Q9h fanatics among us). Other than that, specs are unknown at this time.