The SMS Text Messaging application lets you send short email messages directly to other GSM phones or to any email address. And the VisorPhone doubles as a wireless modem for data, letting you access email or browse the Web at 14.4 Kbps. You'll need to install third-party applications to use these features, though.
In our testing, all of the VisorPhone's features worked flawlessly. We also discovered that a lot of thought has been given to making the VisorPhone as easy to use as possible. When you turn on the phone, it automatically activates your Visor. You can easily answer calls (or hang up) just by pressing the Phone App button, even if your Visor is off. While you're on a call, you can perform any other task on the PDA, such as check your calendar, look up an address, or use the calculator. Finally, the Visor itself makes it significantly easier to use advanced phone features -- speed dial buttons, hold, and three-way conferencing -- than with a traditional wireless handset.
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If you're one of those people with a cell phone permanently attached to your ear, you'll probably still be better off with a separate, smaller headset. But for heavy Visor users, who'd like to add voice or data communications, the VisorPhone is a ringer.
Currently the VisorPhone is only available in the US where it is sold for US$299 when purchased with a mobile service plan (or US$499 when purchased as a standalone item. Handspring Australia expects that the VisorPhone will be available locally later in the second quarter of this year, but they were unable to confirm its price, nor whether it would be delivered to the as a stand alone unit or re-sold by mobile service providers.
Handspring VisorPhone
Company:Handspring Australia
Price:Not available
Phone:(02) 9425 8073
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