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Handspring Press Release Archive
HANDSPRING DEBUTS NEW SPRINGBOARD MODULES FROM MARGI SYSTEMS AND IDEO AT DEMO 2001
MARGI's Presenter-to-Go and IDEO's eyemodule2
bring PowerPoint presentation and high resolution digital imaging capabilities to Handspring Visor
PHOENIX, ARIZ., (February 12, 2001) - Today at Demo 2001, Handspring, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAND) showcased the newest Springboard modules from developers MARGI Systems, Inc. and IDEO's Blocks Products Division. MARGI, a leading provider of multimedia products for mobile computing, introduced Presenter-to-Go, which allows people to transfer PowerPoint presentations so that they can be projected through the use of a Handspring Visor handheld computer. IDEO unveiled the eyemodule2, a full-color, full-VGA digital camera for the Handspring Visor. Handspring founder, chairman, and chief product officer, Jeff Hawkins will demonstrate both products tomorrow at Demo 2001, an annual conference that is one of the industry's most important venues for showcasing new technology. The eyemodule2 is available immediately for $199.95, and Presenter-to-Go is scheduled to ship later this quarter for $299. Consumers will be able to purchase both products through www.palmgear.com.
"The eyemodule2 and Presenter-to-Go are both great innovations that really highlight the possibilities of the Springboard platform," said Hawkins. "The eyemodule2 gives people a fun and easy way to capture high-quality images and even movies. Presenter-to-Go will be a valuable business tool for professionals that make frequent presentations who can now leave their laptops back at the office when they're on the road."
"Each year at Demo, we're proud to introduce ground-breaking technologies that impact consumers' lives and the ways that people conduct business," said Jim Forbes, senior analyst with IDG Executive Forums and the co-producer of Demo 2001. "Handspring's Springboard expansion slot has changed people's expectations of handheld computers, as Handspring Visors are highly customizable and uniquely expandable to meet people's particular needs. The newest Springboard modules, Presenter-to-Go and the eyemodule2, bring new possibilities and will serve immediate and practical needs in the business and consumer market places."
About Presenter-to-Go
MARGI's Presenter-to-Go Springboard module brings PowerPoint presentation capabilities to the Handspring Visor. Presenter-to-Go with a Handspring Visor connect directly to a digital projector or other VGA display to transfer and present Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word and HTML documents in color. Users transfer presentations from a PC to a Visor handheld via the simple HotSync process. After connecting the Visor to a projector, users simply tap on the Presenter-to-Go icon on the Visor handheld and begin. A remote control is included, so that presenters can operate Presenter-to-Go without holding the Visor itself. Slides can be rearranged and hidden, slide notes reviewed, and manual, automatic, or continuous looping modes may be selected.
About eyemodule2
The new eyemodule2 digital camera offers full color and full VGA resolution of digital images and short video clips that are easily captured and viewed with the Handspring Visor in color or black and white. The new "eyedrop" feature provides the capability to upload images stored on a PC to the Visor handheld. Included with the eyemodule2 are the eyecontact address book software that attaches images to address book entries, a high-quality image browser from ACD Systems, and ClubPhoto's album making and Internet sharing software. The viewing and editing features of the eyemodule2 include a timer, thumbnail views, sorting, batch editing, slideshows, and sizing in capture modes. The eyemodule2 requires no batteries.
About Handspring
Handspring is a leading innovator in the handheld computing industry. The company develops, manufactures and markets a family of expandable handheld computers for a broad range of markets and customers. Founded in 1998, Handspring's flagship technology is the Springboard platform that provides a simple and easy method for hardware and software expansion. Today Handspring sells its Visor line of handheld computers, along with a line of Springboard expansion modules and accessories, at Handspring.com and through select Internet and retail partners in Asia, Canada, Europe, Japan, the Middle East and the United States.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including those relating to: the availability of Presenter-to Go; the future possibilities of the Springboard platform and the extent to which additional modules will be introduced to meet particular needs; the popularity of Presenter-to Go for professionals that make frequent presentations; and whether Presenter-to Go and the eyemodule2 will bring new possibilities and will serve immediate and practical needs in the business and consumer market places. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors including, among others: MARGI's and IDEO's ability to successfully manufacture, market and distribute their respective modules; PalmGear's willingness to carry Presenter-to Go; consumer acceptance of, and demand for, these new modules; the manner in which consumers use these new modules; the challenge of attracting and retaining Springboard developers given their need for a large base of Visor users and the distribution channels to reach them; consumer acceptance of, and demand for handheld expansion products in general and Springboard modules in particular; and the rapid pace of technological change and competitive developments in the handheld computer industry. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties described in Handspring's most recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Handspring assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
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