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	Handspring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The expansion port, called the Springboard Expansion Slot, allowed for addition of modules such as games, ebooks, extra memory, universal television remotes, cellular telephones, modems, MP3 players, digital cameras, and even a device for connecting to an EKG.
		However, due to its size, the standard Springboard Expansion Slot was accessed through a slide on sleeve rather than a built-in slot.
		Handspring stopped producing the Visor line, and replaced it with the Handspring Treo, a more "communication centric" line of handhelds, most of which were integrated with cellular phones and included built-in keyboards for enhanced e-mail and SMS functionality.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Handspring (1105 words)

	VisorCentral.com - Fish or Cut Springboard
		You want Handspring to release new devices with the Springboard expansion slot, but you'll be the first to complain when the device is so large and you have to lug this thing around on a daily basis while your coworker carries around a slim Sony Clie T650 or Palm M505.
		Why would Handspring seek to continue incorporating the dated and way-too-big Springboards slot when its competitors are starting to develop technology that takes up a fraction of the real estate.
		Springboards were, I believe, an important part of the evolution of the PDA.
	discussion.visorcentral.com /vcforum/showthread.php?threadid=23748 (2979 words)

	Handspring Introduces Super-thin Visor With Robust Expansion Capabilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The detachable slot gives people the option to use Springboard expansion products as needed while affording the benefits of a more slim design when modules are not in use.
		Expansion products that fit directly into the Edge connector are expected in the coming months from third party development partners.
		The detachable Springboard slot provides the flexibility and power of Springboard modules without compromising the thin design when modules are not being used.
	www.wirelessdevnet.com /news/2001/71/news9.html (966 words)

	Handspring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Critics of the device note the lack of rubber between the buttons and metal contacts making the buttons harder to press and complain that the screen cover was not connected, making it easy to lose.
		It had 8 MB DRAM, an IrDA-compliant infrared interface, and Handspring's standard Springboard Expansion Slot.
		Weighing 5.7 ounces, the unit came with 16 MB RAM, a built-in microphone, and Handspring's Springboard Expansion Slot.
	www.usedaudiparts.com /search.php?title=Handspring (980 words)

	Business Wire: Handspring Introduces Springboard Platform to Fuel Growth of Handheld Computer Industry; Breakthrough ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Unlike other expansion methods, Springboard technology is intended specifically to augment the capabilities of handheld computers and eliminates the hassles, tools, switches, disks, drivers and time consumption generally associated with hardware expansion.
		The Springboard slot is open-faced, so Springboard modules are not constrained to a particular size or shape.
		Springboard modules can draw power from the Visor itself - even if the Visor is turned off - or if needed can contain their own batteries.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_Sept_14/ai_55740023 (1135 words)

	Handspring scraps Springboard slot \| Tech News on ZDNet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Springboard expansion slot and the modules that were to be used with it were meant to let consumers turn their handhelds into anything from a combination handheld and digital camera to an electronic book reader.
		Specialized uses or not, though, the life of the Springboard slot will be tied to that of the Visor line, according to Sipher--and that means it won't be around for long.
		The only Treo device to use any sort of expansion slot is the recently announced Treo 90, which comes with a Secure Digital slot.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-9584_22-930011.html (831 words)

	TheStreet.com: Doing Handsprings Over a Palm Competitor's IPO
		It also will have to deliver on the promise of the Visor's "Springboard" expansion slot and catch up to Palm, which has the early lead in the sector.
		Handspring promises the slot can be used to plug in MP3 players and digital cameras in the future, but right now it's slim pickings.
		It may be some time before the expansion slot is ready for prime time.
	www.thestreet.com /pf/stocks/ipos/915260.html (810 words)

	Handspring Introduces Visor Pro and Visor Neo for the Professional and Entry Level Markets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Certain Springboard modules may also be recharged by the cradle when inserted into Visor Pro's Springboard expansion slot.
		Two Springboard modules enable Compact Flash and SmartMedia cards to be used in the Springboard slot, and similar modules for Secure Digital and Memory Stick will be introduced later this year.
		A Visor and a few Springboard modules fit into the Mesh module case, which is available in two color choices, gray or gray on the outside and orange on the inside.
	www.wirelessdevnet.com /news/2001/259/news7.html (1040 words)

	PCWorld.com - Handspring Unveils Thin but Still Expandable Visor
		With a metallic case less than a half-inch thick, the newest Visor is Handspring's answer to the Palm V. It comes in a choice of red, silver, and blue, and unlike Palm, the $399 Visor Edge supports the Springboard expansion slot--with a twist.
		With the release of the first Visor 18 months ago, Handspring's Springboard slot has bundled the capability to add functionality with a device run on the simple yet reliable Palm OS.
		Critics of the Springboard expansion slot have long said it is too large for Handspring to ever offer a thin device.
	www.pcworld.com /news/article/0,aid,44182,00.asp (938 words)

	LLRX.com - Brett Burney's Legal Tech Reviews: Helpful Handsprings and Agile Acrobats
		I consider the Visor Pro to be lightweight and easy to hold although the casing just seems to be a little “clunky” and squarish to me. The only component on the left side of the unit is an IR port.
		The Springboard expansion slot is a proprietary invention of Handspring.
		The slot sort of looks like a PC card slot that you would find on laptops but PCMCIA cards are not compatible with Springboard slots.
	www.llrx.com /columns/legaltech3.htm (2243 words)

	PoGo with your Visor - infoSync World
		Handspring's Springboard expansion format has yet to be adapted by any other manufacturers, but that hasn't stopped an amazing number of various modules of appearing, adding all sorts of functions to handhelds in Handspring's Visor series.
		In the new Treo line of palm-sized communicators from the company, the Springboard expansion slot is gone due to space constraints, but that doesn't mean that the Springboard format is old news in any way.
		Products' new DataQuake Springboard module is available in 8MB and 16MB versions, and provides memory expansion for Visor handhelds as well as silent alarm functionality, the latter of which is a feature until recently only found in Handspring's Visor Edge model.
	www.infosyncworld.com /news/n/1137.html (511 words)

	A message to our new members: Communications Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Springboard modules are self-installing and self-de-installing and can run in place so there is no need to transfer software between Visor and the module.
		VisorPhone operates on the GSM standard, the most widely used digital phone standard in the world, and is designed to function exclusively with the Springboard expansion slot.
		Handspring, the Handspring logo, Visor, VisorPhone and Springboard are trademarks of Handspring, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
	www.imakenews.com /thomasb69/e_article000011744.cfm (773 words)

	focus: PDAs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Springboard expansion slot provides for an incredible degree of expandability.
		Plus, the Springboard expansion slot allows users to add on a great deal of functionality as they go along.
		Expansion packs allow users to attach a modem, a PC Card slot, additional memory and more.
	www.thejournal.com /magazine/vault/A3486.cfm (1847 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is an expansion slot on the back of the Visor that lets you plug in modules quickly and easily without having to load any drivers or software onto your Visor.
		And with the Springboard expansion slot the possibilities are endless.
		The expansion slot is one of the reasons Visor could be one of the best PDA’s out there right now.
	komar.cs.stthomas.edu /qm425/99f/Sauro2.htm (953 words)

	PalmInfocenter.com: Handspring Gets FCC Approval for Two Wireless Handhelds
		This is a huge departure for Handspring, as the Springboard expansion slot has always been what they used to differentiate themselves from other PalmOS handhelds.
		Perhaps all this expansion is geek-oriented but doesn't appeal to the average user.
		Springboard is NOT dying; it's simply not on this particular Handspring unit.
	www.palminfocenter.com /view_Story.asp?ID=2295 (3316 words)

	Wired News: Handspring Launching New Visor?
		Standard Springboard modules will be too big to slot inside the unit, and so the Visor Edge will come with an adapter to allow Springboard modules to piggyback onto the rear of the unit.
		Ray Creech, president of the SD Association said the new Springboard slot is definitely not an SD card slot.
		And he doesn't think a new Springboard form factor, which brings the number of different expansion formats for the Palm OS to six, would be a problem.
	www.wired.com /news/business/0,1367,42344,00.html (739 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Handspring Visor Edge - Metallic Blue: Electronics & Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The springboard expansion system is implemented on the Edge via a slide on interface unit.
		The only downside is the springboard expansion slot that Handspring made their name with.
		There is one drawback to the Edge, if you would need to use the springboard expansion packs alot then the edge loses it usability, it becomes bulky, and you are better of going for a handheld like the Visor Neo.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005AUFI (2405 words)

	Pen Computing Magazine: Handspring Visor
		To enable faster and easier acceptance of Springboard, it was designed using the same 68 pin header of the PC Card (though the pinout is different).
		Because the connection gives the Springboard module direct access to the processor, speed goes from the 57.6K maximum through the serial port to around 290 times that speed through the Springboard connection, according to Haitani.
		It is clear that the Springboard expansion slot gives peripheral designers just the gateway they've been looking for into the Palm OS marketplace.
	www.pencomputing.com /palm/Reviews/visor1.html (3442 words)

	Handspring -
		But what makes it really special is its unique Springboard expansion slot, which lets you snap in a wide range of hardware and software modules and turn your Visor into whatever you want it to be.
		Plus, it features the amazing Springboard expansion slot, so you can snap in a wide range of hardware and software modules and turn your Visor into whatever you want it to be.
		And because the Visor Edge has a unique detachable Springboard expansion slot, it's completely expandable when you need it, and incredibly thin when you don't.
	www.intermediahaiti.com /ixp/c262.html (796 words)

	Portable Innovation Technology Ltd. - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The MemPlug CF is a Springboard module for the Handspring Visor that provides up to 256Mbyte storage using a Type I Compact Flash memory card.
		MemPlug CF and MemPlug SM work with the Handspring Springboard expansion slot so that the module applications automatically self-install once inserted.
		"We designed the Springboard expansion slot to accommodate other expansion technologies, and we're delighted that Portable Innovation has introduced two MemPlug adaptors that take advantage of this capability and offer our customers the options of utilizing SmartMedia and now Compact Flash on their Handspring Visors," said Lee Epting, director of developer relations for Handspring.
	www.pitech.com /news/PressRelease/pressrelease2.htm (533 words)

	laptop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The main difference is that the Visors have an expansion slot known as a Springboard slot.
		This Springboard expansion slot provides almost endless expansion capabilities making the Visor perhaps the best choice for students.
		With the right Springboard modules, the unit can also serve as a digital camera, global positioning locator or provide wireless Internet access.
	www.ssacad.com /visor.htm (199 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Handspring Visor Edge - Metallic Silver: Electronics & Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The most noteworthy Visor feature is the Springboard expansion slot, which on the Edge turns out to be both an advantage and a detractor.
		To achieve the Edge's thin profile, the Springboard slot is no longer a part of the handheld itself.
		On the plus side, you can use any Springboard module you like just as you would with any other Visor; the downside is that it ruins the thinness factor of the Edge.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005AUFG (1768 words)

	FlashAdapter How-To (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Springboard expansion slot is one of the features that differentiates Handspring's PDA products from those of its competitors.
		And while the Springboard slot is a great idea, it suffers from the fact that it's new, and not yet a widely adopted standard.
		It turns out that CF storage cards can interfaced to the Springboard slot using nothing more that a PCMCIA to CF adapter with only a few wiring modifications.
	www.kopsisengineering.com /flashadapter.html (631 words)

	The Tech Report - Comments on Handspring grows bored with Springboard
		With the introduction of the Visor Edge, it became clear that the Springboard form factor was holding Handspring back from making smaller devices.
		However, according to the article, the lack of a Springboard slot doesn't mean that the Treo line won't be expandable.
		Well, considering how frikkin' expensive the Springboard modules were, it was only a matter of time until they were dropped.
	techreport.com /news_reply.x/3664 (456 words)

	eyemodule.com press release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The "plug and play" eyemodule digital camera snaps easily into the Visor via its Springboard™ expansion slot to enable easy capture and viewing of digital images.
		When the eyemodule digital camera is snapped into the Springboard expansion slot, the product adds only 15 mm to the total length of the Visor and no increase in thickness or width.
		In our contribution to the industrial design and mechanical design of the Handspring Visor, IDEO gained insights that enabled us to bring a fun and exciting new Springboard expansion module to the market very quickly.
	www.eyemodule.com /news/press1.asp (522 words)

	Gear: InnoGear MiniJam Review
		Modules for the Handspring Visor have been eagerly awaited since the unit was released, probably even since it was announced.
		After all, the Springboard expansion slot was one of the most appealing features of the Visor.
		The MiniJam has seven buttons on the top of the player and an MMC slot on each side.
	gear.ign.com /articles/306573p1.html (769 words)

	Bulk up your handheld - Printer friendly - ZDNet UK Comment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Add-ons for the Springboard expansion slot are still more promise than reality, but there's reality enough to give Visor, which uses the Palm OS, a good look.
		The Springboard slot also allows the Visor to be turned into an MP3 player, a universal remote and more, including some things that the more expensive PDAs already have.
		The newest of the newcomers is the much-hyped Compaq iPaq, notable for a lot of good things, but also its lack of an expansion slot.
	www.zdnet.co.uk /print?TYPE=story&AT=2114983-39020682t-21000005c (627 words)

	Pocket Express Entertainment Pack Springboard Module by Pocket Express (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With this much variety, boredom simply isn't an option, but the Springboard format is a mixed blessing.
		On the plus side, it offers a convenient way to store several games that would take up more than 500 KB of memory on your Visor if they were installed via a HotSync--a fact that users of the standard Visor with its 2 MB of memory will appreciate.
		Simply slide the module into your Springboard expansion slot and let the games begin.
	www.electronicsjunction.biz /t/Travel_Software/Pocket_Express_Entertainment_Pack_Springboard_Module_B000050G08.htm (504 words)

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