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Handspring Press Release Archive
HANDSPRING AND PALMGEAR OPEN WEB STORE FOR SPRINGBOARD™ EXPANSION MODULES AND VISOR™ ACCESSORIES
Modules and accessories for the Handspring™ Visor™ including the eyemodule™ digital camera, Intelligolf™, a physician's desk reference, Star Trek® BookPak and keyboards now available
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. (May 22, 2000) - Handspring, Inc., a leading handheld computing innovator, and PalmGear H.Q., the leader in Palm OS™ software sales and services, announced today they have opened a web store for Springboard™ modules at PalmGear H.Q., the web's premier destination for handheld computing software. Handspring™ Visor™ customers can now easily purchase a variety of Springboard expansion modules and Visor accessories at http://hs.palmgear.com or by linking through the Handspring web store at http://www.handspring.com. Several modules and accessories are available today and many more solutions ranging from content modules to communications solutions will be added in the coming months.
Springboard modules currently available for purchase include the Blocks™ Products eyemodule, the Franklin Electronics PDR 2000 (a physician's desk reference sold as a bundle with Visor or as a stand-alone module), the InnoPak 2V from Innogear, a combination two megabyte Flash memory and a silent, pager-like vibrating alarm module, the Intelligolf™ module from Karrier Communications, the OmniRemote™ Universal Remote Control module from Pacific Neo-Tek and the Star Trek BookPak module from Peanut Press. In addition, customers can purchase portable keyboards like the Landware GoType! keyboard or the Targus StowAway keyboard and a variety of styli and cases.
Handspring has worked closely with PalmGear H.Q. since the fall of 1998 when PalmGear H.Q. brought premium Palm OS software sales and services to the Handspring web store. Handspring chose to work with Palm Gear H.Q. as a key web partner to deliver Springboard modules to Visor customers because of the company's proven market experience, reliable sales channel and quality support services catered to the handheld computing customer.
"PalmGear H.Q. has been in the handheld market from the beginning and is a recognized leader in customer service and partner satisfaction," said Ed Colligan, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Handspring. "By working closely with PalmGear H.Q. to develop this store, we're giving our customers a fast, easy and cost-effective way to purchase Springboard modules so they can continue to add new functionality to their Visor."
"We are really excited about this new opportunity to serve the growing Handspring user community. Handspring products represent the cutting edge of Palm OS technology and extend the power of the platform into areas not thought of only a year ago," said Kenny West, President and Co-Founder of PalmGear H.Q. "It is great working with Handspring because they have the vision to keep the Palm OS handheld market well ahead of the competition. We see our goal as supporting their efforts and providing their users with a convenient, one-stop source for Visor software, accessories and Springboard modules."
About PalmGear H.Q.
PalmGear H.Q., a privately owned company, is the leading Internet source for Palm OS software, hardware, accessories, news, and information. PalmGear H.Q. is an award winning web portal and e-commerce site, having collected awards from or been featured in PC Magazine (www.pcmagazine.com), ZDNet (www.zdnet.com), Netscape (www.netscape.com), Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com), Wired Magazine (www.wired.com) and many others. PalmGear H.Q. provides the web's most successful portal for bringing shareware developers and users together to promote the Palm OS community. For more information visit PalmGear H.Q. at http://www.palmgear.com.
About Handspring, Inc.
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 by the original creators of the world-leading Palm Computing platform, 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 handhelds at handspring.com and in select retail partners in the U.S. and Europe, along with a line of Springboard expansion modules and accessories. For more information, visit
http://www.handspring.com.
Handspring, the Handspring logo, Visor and Springboard are trademarks of Handspring, Inc. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated.
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