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NEWS
Issue #2001 - 08 (Feb. 2001)

(Updated on Feb. 21, 2001)

PRODUCTS, SERVICES &  APPLICATIONS

Handspring Unveils Two New Springboard Modules

At the Demo 2001 annual conference, Handspring, Inc. showcased two of the latest Springboard expansion modules from MARGI Systems, Inc. and IDEO’s Blocks Products Division.

MARGI’s Presenter-to-Go allows the mobile professional to transfer PowerPoint presentations so that they can be projected via a Handspring Visor handheld computer. IDEO’s eyemodule2 is a full-color, full-VGA digital camera for the Handspring Visor.

Handspring’s chairman and chief product officer, Jeff Hawkins, said, "The eyemodule2 and Presenter-to-Go both highlight the possibilities of the Springboard platform." Both modules will be valuable tools for those professionals who are making formal or informal presentations on the road, he added.

MARGI’s Presenter-to-Go

  • Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and HTML documents can be transferred from a PC to a Visor handheld using the HotSync process.
  • Handspring Visor is then connected directly to a digital projector or other VGA display.
  • By tapping the Present-to-Go icon on the Visor handheld, users can begin their presentation in living color.
  • A remote control allows the user to operate the presentation without the Visor.
  • Slides can be rearranged and hidden, slide notes reviewed, and manual, automatic, or continuous looping modes may be selected.

IDEO’s eyemodule2 digital camera

  • Captures and views full color, full VGA resolution digital images and short video clips on the Handhspring Visor in color or black and white.
  • The Eyedrop feature allows the user to upload images stored on a PC to the Visor handheld.
  • The Eyecontact address book software attaches images to address book entries.
  • Viewing and editing features include
  • A timer
  • Thumbnail views
  • Sorting
  • Batch editing
  • Slideshows
  • Sizing in capture modes

The eyemodule2 is already on the market and the Present-to-Go is soon to follow.

For more information: www.handspring.com/company/

Mobileinfo Comments and Advisory: We like this spring module. We think that this does make Visor a presentable (pun intended) device!.

Note: This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology architectures.

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