Palm computing applications incorporating PowerInk technology will first
appear in the Zoomer PDAs being introduced this week at the Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) by Casio Inc. and Tandy Corp.
The new technology, dubbed PowerInk, allows users to enter electronic ink or
text interchangeably everywhere within an application. PowerInk technology
allows the user to choose at any time whether they want the convenience,
flexibility and speed of unrecognized ink or the compactness of recognized
handwriting. The technological breakthrough is that ink and text are handled
identically, giving ink entries all the advantages of computer text.
According to Donna Dubinsky, chief executive officer of Palm Computing,
"PowerInk technology permits ink entries to be indexed, moved and acted upon
just like text. For example, a calendar entry written in ink can be moved to
another day, alarmed, or made into a repeating event. The steps a user takes
to perform these actions are identical regardless of whether the user
scribbled the entry in ink or entered it in text."
Headquartered in Los Altos, Calif., Palm Computing is the leading independent
software vendor in the growing field of PDAs and palmtops. Its products
include personal information management applications, reference and
calculations programs, and the PalmPrint handwriting recognizer which are
included in ROM in the Zoomer PDAs. Palm is also developing a range of
applications software and services for PDAs and palmtops.
CONTACT: Palm Computing, Los Altos; Kate Purmal, 415/949-9563
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