Concept Kitchen Announces Support for Handspring Visor Platform With New Software Content Products

Business Wire, Oct 5, 1999

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1999--

Concept Kitchen to Develop a Series of Lonely Planet(TM)

Travel-Related Software Titles on Springboard(TM) Expansion Modules

Concept Kitchen(R), the leading provider of innovative software, services and accessories for mobile computing and a premier third-party developer for Handspring(TM), the leading innovator in handheld computing, today announced plans to develop Lonely Planet CitySync Travel Guides for Handspring's Springboard Expansion platform. With CitySync, Concept Kitchen will provide Lonely Planet's robust, comprehensive travel content from a variety of world famous city destinations, in an easy-to-use application for handheld devices.

The first peek of this exciting software line will be showcased at the debut of the Visor(TM) series of expandable handheld organizers in the Handspring booth No. 1457 at Internet World in New York Oct. 6-8, 1999, and is scheduled for launch in fall of 1999.

"Handspring's innovative design brings us one step closer to the dream of a digital wallet," said K. Dale McAdams, CEO Concept Kitchen, "Through Springboard, we now have an ideal platform to effectively deliver content rich products like digital travel guides in a convenient and affordable manner."

The Concept Kitchen and Handspring relationship will bring unprecedented travel information to Visor users by marrying Concept Kitchen's handheld development expertise, Lonely Planet's comprehensive up-to-date travel content, and the Springboard platform's simple and elegant method for adding plug-and-play capabilities. Both business and personal travelers will be able to tap into the many resources of CitySync including restaurant, hotel and entertainment reviews, and recommended attractions and activities for a host of popular cities. CitySync will prove to be the definitive digital guide to exploring the world.

"We hear from a lot of people who want to better use their handhelds as travel tools, and Concept Kitchen has a great way of making our Visor products an ideal solution for these customers," said Ed Colligan, Vice President for Sales and Marketing for Handspring, Inc." "The CitySync line of Springboard modules will be a great way for Visor customers to carry a large amount of important, trusted and readily-available travel information in their pocket."

Concept Kitchen's announcement to support Handspring's Springboard Platform follows key announced alliances in a number of business sectors, including channel distribution, industrial design, and lifestyle content partnerships. Comprehensively, these alliances clearly position Concept Kitchen as the leader in providing users of devices a full range of mobile solutions.

About Concept Kitchen

Founded in 1994, Concept Kitchen is a recognized leader in the handheld/PDA industry providing a broad line of accessories, software and online services that help bridge the gap between personal and business use of these devices. With three market-leading business units each concentrating on key segments of the handheld industry, Concept Kitchen represents the first and only handheld company that is both consumer-lifestyle focused and comprehensive in scope. Concept Kitchen can be reached at (415) 348-9999 or at http://www.conceptkitchen.com. The company also hosts PDA Dash, a handheld/PDA Portal on the web providing daily news and information central to the industry at http://www.pdadash.com.