For the first time, consumers can capture, edit and send photographs wirelessly from a single handheld device. People can capture digital photographs directly on a Handspring(TM) Visor(TM) handheld computer with an IDEO eyemodule-series camera module that snaps into the Handspring Visor's Springboard(TM) expansion slot.
Now, with Electric Pocket's BugMe! Messenger application, people can write captions directly on their digital photographs and email them wirelessly to their friends, family or co-workers using any Springboard module that is a modem, such as VisorPhone(TM), OmniSky, and GoAmerica. This capability opens up an exciting new range of personal and professional uses for Palm Powered(TM) computers.
BugMe! Messenger is a wireless email application that enables users to send handwritten, text or graphic notes to and from any wireless Palm compatible handheld. By adding an IDEO eyemodule-series digital camera and BugMe! Messenger to a Handspring Visor handheld computer, users can capture a digital photograph, handwrite a caption directly on the image, and wirelessly e-mail it to friends, family or colleagues. The photographs can be taken directly within the BugMe! Messenger application, or the image files can be imported from the eyemodule camera's database. By simply interchanging the eyemodule camera for a VisorPhone module, the photo can be instantly emailed directly from the device.
The ability to handwrite notes directly on the images enables users to personalize their photographs for each recipient. Users of Electric Pocket's BugMe! application have long enjoyed the ability to scribble notes to themselves directly on the screens of their Palm compatible devices. Now these users can write notes directly on their digital photographs and, in effect, create and send electronic post cards to friends and family.
"The integration of BugMe! Messenger, the eyemodule camera and Handspring Visor handheld is a true reflection of the convergence we are seeing between handheld computing devices and wireless technologies," said Iain Barclay, chief product officer and co-founder of Electric Pocket, Ltd. "Imagine the ability to immediately send pictures of your newborn's first moments to all of your family and friends, or college students on a field assignment that can document their excursions and instantly email the photographs to their professors, or even a grandmother and grandfather that can now create instant postcards of their trip to Disney Land to send to their grandchildren. The possibilities that BugMe! Messenger now offers to Visor users are endless."
"Writing and sending notes using BugMe! Messenger on a photo taken with an eyemodule digital camera gives Visor users a full 'Short Image Service(TM)' for their handheld computers," said Dennis Boyle, leader of the IDEO team who designed the eyemodule. "Electric Pocket's development of BugMe! Messenger is a perfect example of how developers can enhance the value of our eyemodule products for consumers."
BugMe! Messenger requires a Visor Prism, Platinum or Edge handheld equipped with wireless data capabilities, such as the VisorPhone Springboard module and data service. The application retails for US$39.95 and includes a free bugme.net email address. For more information, visit www.bugme.net.
[ Home | Contact | MobiChat | Experts database | Let's do it ]
Comments to the content of this page can be posted on the MobiChat discussion group