MILPITAS, Calif., April 19, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Celebrating more than 1 million Treo(TM) 600 smartphones sold worldwide, palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO) today is giving away a Treo smartphone every 5 minutes for 12 hours, from 9 a.m. PDT until 9 p.m. PDT.

Anyone in the United States can register for a chance to win a Treo smartphone (no purchase necessary) by visiting www.seeTreo.com, and everyone who registers (excluding winners) will receive a coupon code for up to 50 percent off Treo products purchased through a special URL, which will be provided in a confirmation email to registrants within 72 hours.(1)

"Since the Treo 180 began shipping in 2002, we've sold more than 1.7 million Treo devices, and customers continue to regard the Treo as one of the best smartphones on the market," said Page Murray, palmOne vice president of marketing. "This 'Thanks a Million' promotion is our way of saying thank you."

The Treo 600 and Treo 650 continue to be an essential tool for a growing range of mobile professionals. In a world where everyone is mobile and everything is digital, people demand more mobile access to the information they care about most. The Treo family delivers this by offering mobile workers a great phone first, combined with great data applications, such as email, Palm OS(R) organizer, web connectivity and other specialized applications -- all in a single, sleek device.(2)

The Treo 600 smartphone can be purchased through the top U.S. carriers -- Cingular Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless -- and is available on almost 40 international carrier networks in more than 25 countries, such as Bell Mobility and Rogers Wireless in Canada, Orange and Vodafone in Europe, Singtel in Singapore, and America Movil and Telefonica in Latin America.

The Treo 650, announced last October, builds on the groundbreaking Treo 600 design, making it easier than ever for mobile professionals to stay connected. The expanded capabilities of the Treo 650 include integrated Bluetooth(R) wireless technology, a higher-resolution screen, more advanced multimedia capabilities, a removable battery, non-volatile memory, an improved QWERTY backlit keyboard, and support for direct corporate email access to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 using VersaMail(R) email software.(3)

The popularity of the Treo 650 smartphone continues to grow worldwide as more carriers sign on to offer the newest member of the Treo family, which operates on GSM/GPRS/EDGE and CDMA/1xRTT networks. Treo 650 carriers worldwide now total 19, including Cingular Wireless and Sprint in the United States.

More information about Treo smartphones can be found at www.palmOne.com/Treo.

About palmOne, Inc.

palmOne, Inc. -- a leader in handheld computing and communications solutions -- strives to put the power of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company's products include Treo(TM) smartphones, Zire(TM) and Tungsten(TM) handhelds, and software and accessories.

palmOne products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at palmOne Retail Stores and palmOne online stores ( http://www.palmOne.com/stores ).

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

(1) Promotion is subject to certain terms and conditions and is void where prohibited. See www.seeTreo.com for details.

(2) An Internet service provider account, data service and carrier subscription may be required for Internet and email access. These services may need to be purchased separately.

(3) Requires Exchange Server 2003 and access enabled by IT administrator.

NOTE: palmOne, Palm OS, Zire, Tungsten, Treo and VersaMail are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to palmOne, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

SOURCE palmOne, Inc.

Jimmy Johnson of palmOne, Inc., +1-408-503-2771, or jimmy.johnson@palmOne.com; or Kristine Boyden of A&R Partners, +1-650-762-2837, or kboyden@arpartners.com for palmOne