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Handspring Press Release Archive
HANDSPRING TREO 600 SERIES NAMED "BEST OF SHOW" AT CEBIT AMERICA
Innovative smartphone design recognized for combining voice and data in smaller phone-like form factor
Mountain View, Calif. and New York, NY (June 20, 2003) - Handspring Inc., (Nasdaq:HAND) today announced that its just-released Treo 600 smartphone was named "Best of Show" in the mobile and wireless services category at the CeBit America trade fair in New York, NY. Recognized for its fully integrated QWERTY keyboard and bar phone design, Treo 600 was selected for its sleek form factor and advanced feature set.
"We are thrilled to be recognized by CeBit America for achieving new levels of performance and simplicity in smartphone design," said Joe Sipher, vice president of worldwide marketing for Handspring. "We are encouraged by the incredibly positive response to Treo 600 and are delighted that it has been recognized at its first-ever public showing."
The Handspring Treo 600 combines a world-class phone, a Palm OS 5-based organizer, messaging, email, and web-browsing capabilities into a bar phone form factor. Treo 600's keyboard design makes dialing the phone and sending messages and email easier than before while the five-way navigation system makes it easy for one-handed use.
Treo 600 supports two different radio architectures; a dual-band CDMA radio and a quad-band GSM/GPRS radio that will power respective versions of the product expected to be available worldwide this fall. Additional features include the new Blazer Web Browser that includes support for JavaScript and frames, an expansion slot for third-party secure digital and MMC solutions and a built-in VGA camera for taking and sending pictures and setting up picture caller ID. To sign up to receive more information about the Treo 600 series, visit www.handspring.com/treo600.
About Handspring
Handspring is a leading innovator in personal communications and handheld computing. The company's products include the award-winning Treo family of smartphones, and client and server software for fast Web access from handheld devices and mobile phones. Today Handspring sells its products and accessories at www.handspring.com and through select Internet, retail and carrier partners in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Middle East, and Mexico/Latin America. For further information, please visit www.handspring.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including those relating to: the commercial availability of Treo 600 ; the degree to which new Treo 600 offers new levels of performance and simplicity in smartphone design; the type and location of the distribution channels where Treo 600 will be available; and Handspring's relationships with wireless carriers and their interest in testing and promoting Treo 600. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors including, among others: Handspring's ability to develop and deliver future innovative wireless communicator products; the timing of the build-out of advanced wireless networks and the quality and scope of voice and data service coverage offered by wireless carriers; the degree to which wireless carriers will facilitate the successful introduction of Handspring's wireless products and the pricing and terms of rate plans that they will offer for use with such products; customer acceptance of and demand for Handspring's products with wireless functionality; and the rapid pace of technological change and competitive developments in the handheld computer and wireless communications industries. The matters discussed in this correspondence also involve risks and uncertainties described in Handspring's Form10-Q. Handspring assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this correspondence.
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