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SplashData Announces
SplashPhoto™ 3.0 for Palm OS Handhelds
Major Upgrade of Leading
Image Viewer Available For a Limited Time at Half-Price
Seattle, WA - Aug.
28, 2002 - SplashData, Inc., the leading developer of virtual wallet
applications for Palm OS handhelds, today announced a significant upgrade
to SplashPhoto, its best-selling image viewer for Palm OS handhelds.
SplashPhoto 3.0 now includes support for high resolution displays (such
as the Sony Clie), 12-bit displays (such as the Handspring Treo) and
viewing of JPEG images stored on external memory cards. The new version
is available at an introductory price of $9.95 - 50% off the normal
price of $19.95.
SplashPhoto displays
digital images on a handheld as thumbnails, full screen images or in
a slide show. Images may be cropped, enhanced and installed on the handheld
using SplashPhoto Desktop, a desktop image editor for Windows and Mac
OS. JPEG images may also be viewed directly from external memory cards,
such as the Palm SD/MMC expansion card or Sony Clie Memory Stick. SplashPhoto
supports virtually all black/white and color Palm OS handhelds from
Palm, Handspring, Sony, Kyocera, Samsung and others. Images may be displayed
on Low Res (160x160), High Res (320x320) and High Res + (320x480) devices
in 16-bit color, 12-bit color, 8-bit color or 4-bit grayscale.
Key Features in
SplashPhoto 3.0
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Support for Sony
Clie Hi Res (320x320) and Hi Res + (320x480) displays; and Palm/Handspring
Low Res (160x160) displays.
- Support for 16-bit color, 12-bit color
(Handspring Treo 90, 270 and 300; and Palm m130), 8-bit color and
4-bit grayscale.
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Support for future
Palm OS 5.0 ARM-based handhelds and Hi Res (320x320) displays.
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View JPEG images
stored on external memory cards.
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Support for hardware
JPEG acceleration (Sony Clie NR70).
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Display images
as thumbnails, full screen or in a slide show.
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Auto-run slideshow
when handheld is charging.
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Customizable
List View.
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Conduit installs
images directly to external memory.
- Beam images between handhelds.
- Desktop image editor (for Windows
and Mac OS 9 & X) for cropping, rotating and enhancing images
prior to installation on the handheld for viewing with SplashPhoto.
- Simple, intuitive interface and speedy
performance.
"The proliferation
of color handhelds available on the market today has made image viewing
a 'must-have' application,Ó said John Chaffee, President of SplashData.
"SplashPhoto's support for virtually all Palm OS handheld models,
high resolution displays, JPEG viewing, and VFS external memory cards,
make it the natural choice for any handheld user who is looking for
a fast, easy to use, high quality image viewer at an affordable price.Ó
SplashWallet Suite
SplashPhoto may be purchased separately or as part of a bundle in
the SplashWallet Suite - SplashDataÁs best selling integrated suite
of virtual wallet applications. The SplashWallet Suite includes SplashID
for securely storing personal identification information, SplashMoney
for managing checking and credit card expenses, SplashShopper for managing
shopping lists, and SplashPhoto for viewing wallet-sized photos of friends
and family.
Pricing and Availability
SplashPhoto is normally priced at $19.95, but is available now at
a half price introductory offer of $9.95 through Sept. 15, 2002. SplashPhoto
may also be purchased in a bundle as part of the SplashWallet Suite,
which includes SplashID, SplashMoney, SplashPhoto and SplashShopper
for $39.95 (a 50% discount). The products may be purchased direct from
SplashData at http://www.splashdata.com. Free 30-day trial versions
are also available for download.
System Requirements
SplashPhoto supports all handheld models running Palm OS 3.1 or
later including Palm, Handspring, Sony, HandEra, Kyocera, Samsung and
Symbol. SplashPhoto Desktop, the desktop software that enhances and
installs images to the handheld, supports Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000
and XP; or Mac OS 9 and X.
About
SplashData
SplashData is the leading developer of virtual wallet applications
for Palm OS handhelds. SplashDataÁs applications provide all the functions
of a traditional wallet in digital form, enabling a truly mobile digital
lifestyle. SplashData's top quality products and experienced management
team are playing a leadership role in the emerging mobile applications
market. Founded in 2000, SplashData is privately held and based in Seattle,
WA. For more information please visit http://www.splashdata.com, or
call SplashData at (206) 780-9184.
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Copyright 2002 SplashData, Inc. All rights reserved. SplashPhoto is
a trademark of SplashData, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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