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Pocket PC Island, the place for handhelds & PDA's - Pocket PC Articles: "Electric Pocket Wins Acclaim for BugMe! Note-Taking and Reminder Alarm Application for PDA Users

via MobilityNewswire) August, 2003 -- Electric Pocket Limited announces its BugMe! application has won Handango's Champion Award in the category of Best Productivity Application for Symbian OS devices. The company also announces that the BugMe! Comics edition of its Pocket PC version has been nominated in the 'Utilities-Notes' category in Pocket PC Magazine's third annual 'Best Software Awards.'

The Symbian OS version of BugMe! enables users of Sony Ericsson P800 and Nokia Series 60 smartphones to quickly enter notes using digital ink and voice. Users can set a reminder alarm on each note, which will pop-up on the screens of their handsets at the appropriate time.

BugMe! for Pocket PC allows users to jot freehand notes, sketches and diagrams directly on the screens of their handheld devices and even record brief voice recordings that will automatically replay at a time set by the user. Notes can also be in the form of typed text that can be revised by tapping on a special icon and using the on-screen keyboard or the Transcriber handwriting recognition technology built into Pocket PC handhelds.

A new version of BugMe! for Pocket PC will soon be released and a public beta version is currently available at www.electricpocket.com/bugme-ppc. The new version will be Windows Mobile 2003 compatible and include new features such as redesigned icons and user interface, plus integration with the Today screen.

BugMe! retails for $19.95 and a free trial is available from www.electricpocket.com.

About Electric Pocket Limited
Electric Pocket is a privately held company offering leading-edge mobile and wireless computing applications and ssolutions from its base in Wye Valley, UK. The Company's product portfolio includes wireless messaging solutions (MMS and email) and a rich set of OEM and consumer-focused applications for wireless PDAs and smartphones. Electric Pocket provides wireless solutions to global companies including Vodafone, Ericsson, Palm and Handspring. Electric Pocket offers a number of applications for the smartphone and wireless communications segment.

Beyond the launch of Pixer MMS, the company also offers Mailer (wireless email), Ringo (a ringtone manager for the Handspring Treo Communicator series), the TapDial quick-dial program for Palm OS smartphones and, finally, recently released versions of the its enormously popular BugMe! note-taking and reminder system for Nokia Series 60 and Sony Ericsson P800 smartphones.

For more information, visit www.electricpocket.com"

Pocket PC Island, the place for handhelds & PDA's - Pocket PC Articles

Pocket PC Island, the place for handhelds & PDA's - Pocket PC Articles: "POCKET TALK � Voice Playback & Record Software Version 1.0 RELEASED

POCKET TALK � Voice Playback & Record Software Version 1.0 RELEASED


Virginia Beach, Virginia - September 12, 2002 - The Vianix Corporation today released version 1.0 of the POCKET TALK� software application in partnership with Handango (www.handango.com) the world's leading publisher of mobile software. POCKET TALK� gives Pocket PCs extensive recording and storage capabilities, an integrated file system and phone quality playback as well as many other advanced features.

Users of POCKET TALK� can look forward to an intuitive user environment for existing hand-held devices including;
� Amigo 600-C
� Cassiopeia E-200
� HP Jornada 565, 568
� Toshiba e310
� iPaq 3600 series with Pocket PC 2002 upgrade
� iPaq 3700, 3800, 3900 series
� Any other handheld with at least a 200 MHz StrongArm Processor and Pocket PC 2002 OS

'POCKET TALK� is the culmination of a major effort which had the dual objectives of dramatically improving voice file compression and significantly enhancing voice-quality playback,' said Reza Hashampour, President and CEO of the Vianix Corporation. 'The result is a new digital voice, audio management application for individual, corporate and government users worldwide.'

POCKET TALK� is supported by Win CE 3.0 Pocket PC 2002TM and newer operating environments. The enhanced user interface is easy to use and familiar to Pocket PCTM users. POCKET TALK� boasts powerful features such as;
� Enhanced voice recording control for Pocket PCs
� Quality voice at very low data rates
� Files are very small
� Is well suited for the hand held and wireless infrastructures
• Provides advanced editing and usability features
• Enables efficient voice file emailing
• Intuitive Pocket PC interface
• Index points
• Insertion of audio
• Delete portions of audio
• File organization (nearly unlimited folders)
• Adjustable fast forward, rewind and compression
• E-mail capability
• Adjustable MIC volume
• One touch recording with iPAQ

Availability
Developers and users wishing to install POCKET TALK ™ may download the software at www.handango.com. The software includes the POCKET TALK ™ application, ACM Codec for Playback of MASC™ (Managed Audio Sound Compression) compressed files on WindowsTM PCs, as well as installation instructions.

About POCKET TALK™
POCKET TALK™ gives your Pocket PC extensive recording and storage capabilities, an integrated file system and phone quality playback. POCKET TALK™ with the propriety voice compression technology, MASC™ (Managed Audio Sound Compression), allows more voice to be recorded in a given memory while maintaining higher-quality output than other voice recorders.
More information on POCKET TALK™ is available at www.handango.com.

About MASC™ (Managed Audio Sound Compression)
Proprietary voice compression MASC (Managed Audio Sound Compression)
The Benefits of MASC;
• Storage
• Bandwidth
• Audio Quality
• Compatibility
• High Compression Rates
• High Audio Quality
• Implements a fixed or variable rate vocoder. Adjusts data rate every 20ms
• Toll-quality at very low data rates
• Normal conversations coded at under 3.5 kbps
More information on MASC is available at www.vianix.com/main.html.

About Vianix™
Vianix is an emerging technology company with corporate headquarters located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Created in April 2000 by its parent company iMPAQ™ Corporation, one of the region's leading computer network integrators, Vianix has developed MASC™ technology (Managed Audio Sound Compression), a patent-pending audio compression algorithm, which provides users with the most memory-efficient and high-quality voice compression available. Through strategic partnerships with domestic and international designers, manufacturers and distributors, Vianix will supply customers with the most innovative consumer electronic technology available.

Through the visionary leadership of Reza Hashampour, president and chief executive officer, Vianix has created a unique and innovative business model. Hashampour has assembled a team of seasoned industry professionals and has established strong strategic partnerships with many industry leaders. It is through this kind of forward thinking that Vianix is able to focus its attention on developing unique, innovative, consumer electronic technology.
More information on Vianix is available at www.vianix.com/home.html.

POCKET TALK is a trademark of Vianix Corporation. MASC is a registered trademark of Vianix Corporation. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners."

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