PDA maker Handspring, Inc. has announced that its Treo device is now available for sale in the U.S., thanks to partnership deals the company has struck with Cingular Wireless and VoiceStream.
Handspring began selling its Treo handheld-cell phone combo device via its Web site Sunday, marking the gadget's U.S. arrival.
Handspring recently introduced the PDA-cum-cellphone Treo communicator in Singapore and Hong Kong. CNETAsia caught up with William Holtzman, Handspring vice president (International), during the Singapore launch and chatted with him on the Treo and the future of Handspring handhelds.
Singapore, Jan. 31, 2002 -- (MobileVillage) -- Handspring, Inc. (Nasdaq:HAND) has announced retail availability of the company's new integrated wireless devices, the Treo 180 and 180g, to customers in Singapore and Hong Kong. Treo is a compact device that combines the functions of a mobile phone and a handheld computer with Web browsing and text messaging.
SAN FRANCISCO--Handspring started selling its Treo handheld-cell phone combination device in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the company's chief executive said the component shortage that has slowed the product's U.S. launch is easing.
NEW YORK - Whether Handspring likes it or not, its Treo Communicator device is going to be compared to the Blackberry e-mail pager.
In the rapidly evolving world of PDA phones, the much-awaited Handspring Treo 180 lives up to the hype that surrounded its announcement last fall: It delivers the slickest combination of function and ease of use we've seen to date.
Handspring insists that it will become profitable by 2nd Quarter 2002, relying on buzz and potential strong sales of the upcoming Treo 180 device.
LAS VEGAS--Those waiting to get their hands on Handspring's Treo phone-handheld combo shouldn't have to wait past January.
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