PrintBoy is designed to enable users of all Palm OS handhelds to simply beam their data to an infrared-equipped printer to produce hard copies wirelessly. PrintBoy supports the printing of all native Palm Powered applications, including Date Book, Address, Memo Pad, To Do List, email, and clipboard, as well as many word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.

Other applications included in the Mobile Tools bundle include Blue Nomad's Backup Buddy (at http://www.bluenomad.com/bb/prod_backupbuddy_details.html), Handmark's MobileSafe (at http://www.handmark.com/products/mobileam/index.html), SuperUtility (at http://www.handmark.com/products/superutility/index.html), Checklist (at http://www.handmark.com/products/checklist/index.html), and more. It retails for $49, which works out to about 70% below the cost of the standalone components.

Mailer and Pixer from Electric Pocket
Electric Pocket Limited (at http://electricpocket.com) introduced two new wireless messaging applications for Palm OS handhelds. The first, Mailer, is a POP3 email application that offers a multi-account email engine to enable users to receive only the email messages needed. The second, Pixer, enables users to send annotated picture messages and photographs from a Palm OS handheld.

Mailer
Electric Pocket's Mailer was designed to suit the particular needs of mobile users, rather than imitating desktop email systems. It provides users with a unique system configurator designed to simplify the process of setting up email and getting online to begin mobile messaging. Once users are online, they can pick and choose which email accounts to check and how much of each message to download. According to Electric Pocket, the ability to pre-configure Mailer with default email settings makes it an ideal messaging choice for large-scale deployment to an end-user or subscriber community.

Interestingly, Electric Pocket believes that mobile messaging should provide options beyond simply including a "Reply" feature. They say the best way for a mobile device user to respond to an emailed message may sometimes be through a phone call, and Mailer supports this principle through tight integration with the handheld's Address Book and telephony capabilities (if such exists). On handhelds equipped with Bluetooth, IR (infrared), or built-in telephony, Mailer gives users the option of replying to email messages with a phone call, as well as the traditional email reply. The phone call is automatically dialed from within Mailer, simplifying the reply process by offering the option of choosing a phone call versus emailed response.

Pixer
Electric Pocket first introduced picture messaging to Palm OS handhelds with its BugMe! Messenger application. Pixer is the next step, enabling you to send and receive picture messages and handwritten notes directly from a wireless PDA. Pixer is specifically designed for making picture messaging easier, as you can take advantage of the handheld computers' screen and stylus when composing messages.