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Handspring Set to Launch New Handhelds

Visor Neo and Visor Pro, starting at less than $200, will replace older models on store shelves by next week.

Laura Rohde, IDG News Service

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Handspring is expanding its handheld options. On Monday, the company will launch two new products in its Visor line of handheld personal digital assistants, a spokesperson confirms Friday.

The new devices, called the Visor Neo and Visor Pro, will replace the older Visor and Visor Deluxe models, and will be available from Handspring's Web site on Monday. The devices could hit the shelves of retail stores as soon as Friday, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal newspaper.

The Visor Neo, priced at $199, will come with 8MB of memory and will be available in red or blue color casings, while the Visor Pro, priced at $299, will feature 16MB of memory, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and a silver casing, the report says.

The devices will be officially announced by the Mountain View, California-based company on Monday, in time for the crucial holiday season, the spokesperson says.

Price Wars

Last month, Handspring lowered its suggested retail prices for its Visor line of handheld PDAs, in an attempt to make its products more competitive in a handheld computer market that is becoming increasingly crowded.

The MB Visor became $20 cheaper to retail at $129, while $30 was knocked off of the Visor Deluxe to retail at $169. The Visor Platinum became $50 cheaper at $199 and $10 was taken off of the Visor Edge to retail at $299.

Handspring and market leader Palm are facing stiff competition from relative newcomers Compaq Computer, Sharp, and Sony. Furthermore, Toshiba and NEC both have plans to debut on the Japanese PDA market with their own devices by the end of the year.

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