palmOne Introduces Two Colour Zire Handhelds 

Building on the success of the best-selling Zire(TM) handhelds, palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO), the world’s leading maker of handheld computers and maker of highly acclaimed smartphones, recently announced two colour Zire handhelds.

·    The Zire 72 handheld with a built-in digital camera, audio/video capture and playback ability, and Bluetooth(R) wireless technology offers affordable multimedia capability at an estimated street price of RM 1,128.·   

·    Adding colour and expansion to the record-breaking Zire handheld, the Zire 31 handheld is designed for students, super-parents and seniors. It has an estimated street price of RM 588.

“The Zire 72 handheld works as hard as it plays. Now you can shoot photos, capture and watch video clips or create and edit Word- and Excel-compatible files,” said Paul Blinkhorn, vice president for Asia Pacific, palmOne Inc. The Zire 31 handheld, with its bright, colourful screen, is the first colour handheld launched at under RM 590.”

The Zire 72 handheld, with a built-in 1.2-megapixel camera and MP3 player, includes what users need for work and play. In addition to capturing photos, the Zire 72 handheld is the first PDA from palmOne to enable video capture. Users can watch video clips on a brilliant 320 x 320 colour screen and then email them to a friend. The MP3 player allows users to carry the tunes they enjoy and listen in stereo. The Zire 72 handheld enables users to create and edit Word- and Excel-compatible files, as well as synchronize with Microsoft Outlook (Windows only). With the Zire 72 handheld, users can even share files, and get wireless email and Internet access with built-in Bluetooth technology.

 

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