Electric Pocket Releases Ringo 3.0 for Handspring Treo.Business Editors & High Tech Writers WYE VALLEY
Ringo 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 now enables Treo users to set pictures for identifying incoming callers Electric Pocket today announces the release of Ringo 3.0, an enhanced version of the popular ringtone manager for Handspring's Treo Communicator. Ringo enables users to compose com·pose v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: and share custom ringtones or download and install new ringtones from the Internet. Adding to Ringo's recent enhancement of establishing customized ringtones for specific callers or groups of callers, Ringo will now enable users to assign photographs or graphical icons for each caller or group. Ringo is a ringtone 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. Ringo is the first ringtone manager to bring caller-specific ringtones and pictures to the Treo, giving users options for customizing their Communicator and methods of easily identifying incoming callers. Rather than straining to read the name on the Treo's Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. feature, users can now simply associate a photograph or other graphic to each individual or to groups of callers who are classified together, such as "business," "family," or "friends." When the Treo user receives a new call, the incoming caller can be identified both by a customized ringtone and their picture or some other icon. "The Treo is a lifestyle device and is the perfect personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. handheld, meeting each user's own specific needs," said Iain Barclay, Electric Pocket's co-founder and chief product officer. "The ability to put faces with the names of incoming callers is a fun and practical addition to Ringo." Ringo enables Treo users to use pictures stored in the popular SplashPhoto format and supports full 16-bit color images A (digital) color image is a digital image that includes color information for each pixel. For visually acceptable results, it is necessary (and almost sufficient) to provide three samples (color channels . Ringo comes complete with 15 cartoon icons, giving users a quick and easy way of adding visual appeal to their Treos. 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, UK. 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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