Electric Pocket Releases First Ringtone-Manager for Handspring Treo; Free Ringo Application Enables the Creation and Downloading of Custom Ringtones to Treo Communicators.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers WYE VALLEY
Electric Pocket today announces the availability of Ringo, a free application that enables owners of Handspring's new Treo Communicator to compose and share custom ringtones or download and install new ringtones from the Internet. Ringo is a ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. manager and composer application specifically designed for the Handspring hand·spring n. A gymnastic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward from an upright position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet. Treo Communicator, an integrated Palm OS wireless communicator product. With seamlessly integrated phone, organizer, web and messaging applications in a small, lightweight and elegant device, Treo provides the best-combined voice and data experience available. The Treo Communicator is also being released today by Handspring. A special feature of Ringo is its unique "onboard Refers to a chip or other hardware component that is directly attached to the printed circuit board (motherboard). Contrast with offboard. See inboard. " registration scheme, where users can instantly register their application and receive an unlock code by Short Messaging See SMS. Service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ), totally eliminating the requirement to visit a website to register the product. "As we continue to focus more on delivering innovative communicator products like Treo, partnerships with mobile application developers like Electric Pocket become more important for our success," said Roy Bedlow, Handspring International's marketing director. "Customizable and downloadable ringtones have become an important part of today's mobile phone experience. Additional features, such as the innovative SMS registering procedure, round out a 'must have' software for every ringtone enthusiast." Ringo enables Treo users to use any Palm OS alarm tune or database as a Treo ringtone. Hundreds of such alarm sounds are available to be downloaded from the Internet. Ringo also includes an on-screen keyboard An on-screen keyboard, or virtual keyboard, is a graphical computer keyboard that enables people with physical disabilities to use a computer. If a person is not able to push the keys on an ordinary keyboard, he or she can push the keys on a virtual keyboard (picture) shown that allows users to compose custom ringtones to fit their individual personalities. Treo users will be able to manage their device's ringtones directly on the device by viewing and selecting the ringtones they have created or installed onto their devices. They can also share their favorite ringtones with their friends by beaming the ringtone files through the Treo's infrared port A transmitter/receiver for infrared signals. See IrDA and IR remote control. . "Ringo is a great example of Electric Pocket's handheld and wireless development capabilities," said Iain Barclay, Electric Pocket's co-founder and chief product officer. "We are very excited to have been asked by Handspring to develop Ringo and look forward to extending the onboard SMS registration technology to provide mobile commerce and other over-the-air services for Treo users in the near future." 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 solutions and services from its base in Wye Valley, U.K. The Company's product portfolio includes a rich set of wireless messaging solutions, mobile commerce and configuration toolkits. Electric Pocket's consulting group has provided solutions to global companies such as Ericsson, Palm, Handspring, Gap and Ubinetics. For more information, visit www.electricpocket.com |
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