Electric Pocket Launches BugMe! Notepad for Palm Powered Handhelds.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WYE VALLEY
New Version of Legendary BugMe! "Sticky Note" Application Offers Media-Rich Notepad The text editor that comes with Windows. It is a very elementary utility, but gets the job done most of the time. See text editor and WordPad. (text, tool) Notepad - The very basic text editor supplied with Microsoft Windows. with Scrollable Notes, Bundled Clip-Art And Connectivity Electric Pocket's BugMe! has long been one of the most popular applications for handhelds and smartphones and has been heralded as a "timeless classic." BugMe! for Palm OS(R), which has prompted millions of people to draw sketches and jot quick reminders on their handheld screens, has been completely redesigned and is today being re-launched as BugMe! Notepad. This latest version includes a host of new features such as scrollable notes, bundled clip-art and distinctive alarm sounds. BugMe! Notepad also enables users to share notes by email, MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. or Bluetooth or save them to memory cards for use in documents and email messages. "BugMe! Notepad builds on the solid foundation of the original application to take advantage of the advanced wireless capabilities of the latest Palm Powered(TM) handhelds and smartphones," said Larry Berkin, director of developer marketing, for PalmSource, Inc. "BugMe! Notepad is an applications that is a great tool to manage information and personal data and improve productivity for Palm Powered users." BugMe! has always been known as the premier "Sticky Note" application for jotting handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. notes, creating sketches and setting reminder alarms. BugMe! Notepad retains the original's simple premise, but has refined it significantly to take advantage of the media rich capabilities of today's handhelds and greatly increase the note-taking options available to users. It also delivers on the promise of scrollable notes, the feature that has been most requested by BugMe! users, enabling the creation of notes that are larger than the screens of the devices. BugMe! Notepad offers users a number of exciting ways to augment the information already on their handhelds, by annotating an·no·tate v. an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing, an·no·tates v.tr. To furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes; gloss. v.intr. To gloss a text. it with digital ink or using it as the basis of a timed reminder. BugMe! Notepad can take a screenshot See screen shot. from any Palm OS application, which can be annotated and set as an alarm. For example, users checking voicemail can take a "snapshot" of their contact's Address Book record, handwrite hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Verb 1. a note about the message that was left and set a timed reminder to place a return call. BugMe! Notepad will enable users to capture all the relevant information from such voicemail messages on a single BugMe! note. BugMe! Notepad enables users to import pictures and other graphics from memory cards which can form the basis of doodles Doodles can mean the following:
BugMe! Notepad comes complete with a collection of clip-art images that can be placed anywhere on a BugMe! note. Bundled clip-art, which includes arrows, business symbols and smiley faces, allows users to personalize their notes. Many report that their children love to doodle on BugMe! notes, and clip art will make their artistic experience even more enjoyable. Further, an assortment of 'wav' alarm sounds is included with BugMe! Notepad, enabling users to set distinctive BugMe! alarms for each of their notes. BugMe! Notepad is an excellent add-on for smartphones or other wireless devices, as phone numbers, email addresses and Web site URLs are recognized as such within BugMe! notes and will initiate the appropriate action when tapped (dialing numbers, opening Web browsers or launching email programs). This new capability is sure to inspire a number of imaginative uses; for example, a user can enter the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. of an eBay auction into a BugMe! note with a reminder set just prior to the end of the auction enabling him to place his winning bid as the auction expires. "The emphasis in designing BugMe! Notepad was on productivity and personalization -- while ensuring that it continued to be fun to use," says Iain Barclay, Electric Pocket's co-founder and chief product officer. "We think we've got the blend right, and are excited to present it to BugMe! devotees and those looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. something new on their handheld or smartphone." BugMe! Notepad requires Palm OS 5 and retails for US$19.95. A 50% discount is available to previous BugMe! customers. For more information, visit www.electricpocket.com. About Electric Pocket Limited Electric Pocket is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. offering leading-edge mobile and wireless computing applications and solutions from its base in Wye Valley, UK. The company's product portfolio includes wireless messaging solutions (MMS and email) and a rich set of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and consumer-focused applications for wireless PDAs and smartphones. Electric Pocket provides wireless solutions to global companies including Vodafone, Ericsson, and PalmOne. For more information, visit www.electricpocket.com. Palm, Palm OS and PalmSource are registered trademarks of, and palmOne and Palm Powered are trademarks of Palm Trademark Holding Company, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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