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28th April 2005 - More than 129 years after the first
telephone call was made, technology has revolutionised
the way we communicate with one another, from the telephone
to email and SMS. To celebrate the UK launch of the
Treo™ 650 smartphone from palmOne, Inc., former
World Text Champion Arttu Harkki has exchanged his mobile
phone for a palmOne™ smartphone, to type the fastest-ever
email on the move using a QWERTY keyboard.
Arttu Harkki of Finland set the Guinness World Record
for texting in 2001. Today, he used the Treo 650’s
full QWERTY keypad to complete the message in just 2
minutes 22.9 seconds. In keeping with the theme of communications,
Arttu typed a fitting email:
“The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham
Bell (UK), who filed his patent for the telephone on
14 February 1876 at the New York Patent Office, USA.
The first intelligible call occurred in March 1876 in
Boston, Massachusetts, when Bell phoned his assistant
in a nearby room and said 'Come here Watson, I want
you.'”
Hein Le Roux, official adjudicator from Guinness World
Records, said, “There are a lot of phones that
incorporate QWERTY keyboards, and we need to make sure
that the record is standard across all models. For this
reason, we asked Arttu Harkki to type using just the
thumb of one hand.”
Leading telecoms analysts forecast that 40% of people
with a business mobile phone will use mobile email by
2008 (source: Analysys Research, 2003). The Treo 650
makes this forecast a reality, by making mobile email
a simple solution for everyone, from large corporations
to those with individual POP3 accounts. In addition
to this, the Treo 650 incorporates a quad band phone
with full SMS capabilities, web access and enough memory
to host a wealth of applications from GPS to multilingual
dictionaries.(1)
François Bornibus, vice president for palmOne
EMEA, said, “The new Treo 650 allows users to quickly
and easily set up their email. Many ISP settings are
pre-programmed on the phone – which means you can
be up and running in minutes, making mobile email easily
accessible.”
Treo 650 smartphone expanded features/benefits
The latest member of the Treo family builds on the
award-winning design of the Treo 600 with various improved
features:
- • New vibrant, easy-to-read 320 x 320 display;
- • New non-volatile memory keeps information
safely intact, even if the device loses its charge;
- • New removable battery for the times when
you need to carry extra power;
- • New integrated Bluetooth(R) technology for
communicating with compatible headsets, car kits,
computers and printers equipped with Bluetooth technology;
- • New improved camera for better low-light
shots, with video-capture capabilities;
- • New improved QWERTY backlit keyboard and
new design for easier typing;
- • For GSM, capability to access EDGE based
networks, which deliver incredibly fast data speeds(2);
- • Support for direct corporate email access
to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 using palmOne’s
VersaMail(R) email software;
- • MP3 player(3); and
- • Single inbox for text and picture messaging.
More information on the Treo 650 smartphone can be
found at www.palmOne.com/Treo650.
About palmOne, Inc.
palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO) -- a leader in handheld
computing and communications solutions -- strives to
put the power of computing in people’s hands so
they can access and share their most important information.
The company’s products include Zire(TM) and Tungsten(TM)
handhelds and Treo(TM) smartphones, software and accessories.
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