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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Think Outside Announces Availability of Stowaway Universal Bluetooth Keyboard
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--June 7, 2004--
Think Outside Inc., creator of the award-winning Stowaway(R) Portable Keyboards for handheld devices, today announced availability of its Stowaway Universal Bluetooth portable keyboard, the world's first portable Bluetooth keyboard, with support for Pocket PC and Symbian-based smart phones and PDAs.
"The Stowaway Universal Bluetooth Keyboard is the hottest keyboard we've ever developed -- it's the Porsche of portable keyboards," said Greg van den Dries, president of Think Outside. "This new Stowaway keyboard represents a real breakthrough in mobile communications, fitting a 100% full-size Bluetooth keyboard with innovative technology into the small, sleek design that has become Think Outside's hallmark. And as a universal keyboard, it is an important milestone in our product development: We can continue to serve the traditional PDA market where we made our name, while also supporting the emerging smart phone market, where the products are evolving rapidly from techie gadgets into indispensable tools for people from all walks of life."
Industry analysts predict that the smart phone market is poised for phenomenal growth. Both IDC and Dataquest project that 2004 smart phone sales will double 2003 sales, and many analysts expect this doubling sales trend to continue until at least 2007.
"Mobile phones today are being used for services that are much more advanced than simple voice communication," said Neil Strother, senior analyst of In-Stat/MDR, a leading technology market research firm. "Think Outside has always been known for offering its customers the latest in technology and we're excited about Think Outside's new Bluetooth Keyboard. Working with the latest smart phones and PDAs, the Think Outside Bluetooth keyboard offers users the ability to easily type emails and memos while they're on-the-go."
The Stowaway Universal Bluetooth Keyboard supports a wide variety of Bluetooth-enabled smart phones from leading companies, including Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Orange, O2, Panasonic, Sendo, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. The keyboard also supports Bluetooth-enabled Pocket PC PDAs from HP, Dell and others, as well as traditional Macintosh and Windows XP-based desktop and notebook computers with integrated Bluetooth technology.
Stowaway Universal Bluetooth Keyboards will be available in English, simplified Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish language versions. The products will be available in mid-June through leading retailers in the US and Europe, and directly from Think Outside at www.thinkoutside.com, with a suggested retail price of $150.
About Think Outside
Think Outside Inc., founded in 1998, invents, engineers and manufactures mobile devices. Its Stowaway Portable Keyboard family represents the first and only 100-percent full-size, collapsible keyboards for handheld devices. The Stowaway keyboards give people on-the-go unrestricted access to e-mail and word processing, without lugging a laptop. The Stowaway keyboard has received numerous awards for its unique design and functionality and is included in the Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. More information on the company and its products can be found at www.thinkoutside.com.
Stowaway is a registered trademark of Think Outside Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Photos available upon request.
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