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Socket Launches Bluetooth Connection Kit
URL(s): www.socketcom.com
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2001--Socket Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SCKT,
PSE:SOK), the leading provider of connection products for handheld computers and other devices, today
announced the U.S. availability of its Bluetooth Connection Kit. Wireless data customers can now check
email, browse the web or access their company networks on a Pocket PC while their mobile phone remains
in a purse, pocket or briefcase.
The Bluetooth Connection Kit contains Socket's Bluetooth CompactFlash (CF) Card, software drivers,
and Get Connected! Wizard -- everything customers need to make a cable-less connection between a
Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone and a Pocket PC.
Director of Product Marketing, Peter Phillips, comments, "Anticipation for Bluetooth has been incredibly
high. Socket has responded with a product designed to give consumers a rich, easy-to-use experience
connecting their Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to a Pocket PC. As other Bluetooth devices enter into the
market, Socket's Bluetooth Connection Kit will help consumers experience the power of Bluetooth."
Socket's Bluetooth CompactFlash Card was designed to be compatible with Microsoft Windows CE
Powered devices and is one of the most energy efficient CF cards on the market today. The card has a
unique design, with a fully integrated antenna, offering two major benefits -- it won't change the size or look
of your Pocket PC, and it reduces the risk of damage to the card or Pocket PC when in use.
"Hewlett-Packard Company has been working with Socket to ensure compatibility of Socket's products
with the latest HP Jornada PDAs," said Kok-Khoon Lim, general manager, HP's Jornada organization. "We
are excited about Socket's Bluetooth Connection Kit because it has been tailored to make it easy to add
Bluetooth functionality to a Pocket PC -- giving customers a new way to access the information they need."
The Bluetooth Connection Kit is available in the U.S. immediately through Socket's web site, as well as
through normal distribution channels for a suggested retail price of $179. Visit www.socketcom.com for
product and purchase details.
About Socket
Socket Communications, Inc., offers the world's largest selection of plug-in products to expand the
functionality of handheld devices and other mobile computers, including mobile data, local area networking,
bar code scanning and serial connectivity. Socket's products incorporate the company's energy-efficient chip
technology and utilize custom drivers, making our products ideal for battery-operated mobile computers. In
addition, Socket offers Bluetooth modules, design services and several software developer kits (SDKs) to
help developers incorporate Bluetooth into future devices and applications. Socket is committed to form
factor standardization and plays a key role in such standards-defining bodies as the CompactFlash (CF)
Association, SD I/O Association and Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). For more information about
Socket and its complete range of products, visit www.socketcom.com.
Socket and Battery Friendly are registered trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. Bluetooth is a
trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and licensed to Socket Communications, Inc. All other
product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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