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Crystal-clad Canadian Smartphone Created for Online Charity Auction



One-of-a-kind Treo 650 smartphone will be awarded to the highest bidder via an online charity auction for Autism Society Canada

TORONTO – March 16, 2005 – palmOne Canada today announced an online auction for the Ultimate Canada Smartphone, a one-of-a-kind Treo 650 smartphone bejeweled with over 2,000 Swarovski crystals illustrating a wrap-around Canadian flag.

Interested parties can bid for the Ultimate Canada Smartphone at www.canadasmartphone.com from today until 12 p.m. EST on Thursday, April 14. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to Autism Society Canada.

In addition to its inspiring design, the Ultimate Canada Smartphone sings, reads, and plays red and white through a collection of pre-loaded Canadian applications and downloads, including:
• Music by Arcade Fire, k-os, Oscar Peterson and Neil Young
• e-book "The Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood
• Audio books "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel and "A History of Ice Hockey" by Greg Proops
• Ringtone "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams
• Mobile game Air Hockey
• Text to "O Canada"
• Canadian Donuts, an application that locates the nearest donut shop for road-weary warriors.

Launched in Canada on Monday, March 14, the new Treo 650 smartphone is the first all-in-one, quad-band smartphone to utilize the EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) network from Rogers Wireless. The Treo 650 combines a compact, full-featured worldphone with out-of-the-box email, a Palm OS organizer, messaging, web access, video capture, digital camera and MP3 player, enabling users to organize and simplify their business and personal lives.

"This all-in-one device packs and shines Canadiana cool," said Michael Moskowitz, president and CEO, palmOne Canada. "In addition to its winning design, incredible Canadian applications and the standard all-world capabilities of the Treo 650 smartphone, the Ultimate Canada Smartphone will also be a terrific vehicle for raising funds and awareness for Autism Society Canada."

Artist Debi Kisluk of Eclectic ArtWare implemented the design of the Ultimate Canada Smartphone through her customization service Glitz2Go.

More information about palmOne, Inc. is available at http://www.palmOne.com.




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