Solution Allows Mobile Users to Present PowerPoint-based Presentations
Using Palm Handhelds Instead of Laptops
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Mobility Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBE), a leading provider of innovative
portable computing solutions for the mobile computer user, announced that it
is demonstrating "Pitch for Palm" at PC Expo this week in New York City.
Pitch for Palm, the first Palm(TM) handheld-based solution that allows users
to present dynamic presentations using Palm handhelds, is being showcased at
PC Expo's ShowStoppers event and can also be seen in the iGo product area in
the Palm Solutions Pavilion on the show floor.
Pitch for Palm enables mobile users for the first time to leave their
bulky laptops behind in favor of their Palm handhelds, giving road warriors
the only tool they need for fast, easy and reliable presentations.
After creating a slideshow at the office and synchronizing the show to
their Palm handheld or SD Expansion Card, users simply clip Pitch for Palm to
the back of any Palm m125, m130, m500, m505, m515 or i705 handheld and attach
the handheld to a video projector or video monitor. In seconds, the
presentation is ready for viewing -- no laptop re-booting, reconfiguring
external video ports or re-setting laptop video driver settings required.
Users can view slides and notes on their Palm handheld while presenting, and
because the solution offers simultaneous charging, the handheld will remain
fully charged even after a lengthy presentation. In addition, the product is
bundled with a travel kit, which safely and compactly carries the Palm
handheld, the presentation solution and travel charger.
"The feedback we're getting from beta users of this product is
phenomenal," said Jeff Doss, executive vice president of Mobility Electronics.
"Users from major national and international corporations are praising us for
developing such a powerful, innovative solution. They're pleased with the
easy-to-use features and simultaneous charging capability Pitch for Palm
provides, and thrilled that it offers a solution for lugging around their
heavy laptops."
"We strive to provide innovative handheld computing solutions that give
our customers access to the information they need when they need it," said
Paul Leeper, director of Market Development, Solutions Marketing, at Palm,
Inc. "Relationships with market leaders like Mobility Electronics allow us to
offer products like Pitch for Palm that allow our customers to carry one
device -- their Palm -- for all their mobile needs."
"Handheld solutions represent a key element of Mobility Electronics'
growth and strength as a company," said Don Johnson, COO of Mobility
Electronics. "Developing innovative products like Pitch for Palm is vital in
helping us reach a central goal of ours -- to be the leader in providing
solutions to the handheld market."
Pitch for Palm will be available beginning this summer through Ingram
Micro and iGo; pricing will begin at $279. For more information on the
product, please visit http://www.igo.com/pitch or contact Alan Work at Mobility
Electronics at (480) 596-0061, ext. 233.
About Mobility Electronics, Inc.
Mobility Electronics, Inc., based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is a leading
designer, developer and marketer of innovative products and solutions for the
mobile computing user. The company's unique product portfolio includes widely
compatible docking stations for portable computers; connectivity and video
products for handheld computing devices; expansion products for desktop,
server and portable computers; and power products and accessories for portable
computing devices of all types. The company's technology base includes its
award-winning Split Bridge(R) technology and multi-function Card Bus, high-
speed bus expansion and portable computing device power technologies.
Mobility Electronics possesses a broad range of internally developed
intellectual property with numerous patents, patents pending, license
agreements and/or strategic relationships with industry leaders such as
Avocent, LSI Logic, Molex Corporation, National Instruments, 2C Computing and
Philips Semiconductors. The company's subsidiaries include MAGMA, which
focuses on expansion products and Portsmith, Inc., which focuses on the
handheld market. Mobility Electronics markets its products through a
worldwide network of OEMs, distributors, resellers, retail channels and direct
catalog and e-commerce channels.
For information on Mobility Electronics' products and services, call
480-596-0061, or visit its Web site at http://www.mobilityelectronics.com .
This release may contain forward-looking statements as defined by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and
uncertainties. Among the important factors which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are
economic, competitive and technological factors effecting the company's
operations, markets, products, services and prices, as well as other factors
detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc.
SOURCE Mobility Electronics, Inc.
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http://www.mobilityelectronics.com
CONTACT:
Rich Miller, rich@metzger.com, or Amy
McDowell, amy@metzger.com, both of Metzger Associates,
+1-303-786-7000, for Mobility Electronics, Inc.; or Alan Work of
Mobility Electronics, Inc., +1-480-596-0061, ext. 233,
awork@mobl.com
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