Pocket Tunes is an advanced MP3 player for Palm OS 5 devices.  Aside from playing MP3 files, Pocket Tunes will also play Ogg Vorbis and WAV files.  Pocket Tunes includes many other features as well.  For instance, it will continue playing music while using other applications and can display its popup console to easily pause, change the volume, or switch songs.  Pocket Tunes also includes a 10-band graphic equalizer to adjust the audio as well as full-color skin support and many other features that make it the preferred player for the Treo 600.

"Pocket Tunes is a natural choice for Handspring’s new smartphone," said Tim Norman, President of NormSoft.  "Our software turns the Treo 600 into a portable music player, further adding to the impressive capabilities of this all-in-one device."

In addition, Pocket Tunes has been specially optimized for the Treo 600's unique feature set.  Pocket Tunes takes full advantage of the Treo 600's Five-way navigation control to make one-handed use possible.  Pocket Tunes will also turn off the Treo 600's screen to conserve battery power while playing and will pause audio playback when the phone rings to allow the phone to be answered.  Finally, Treo 600 users will benefit from the included skin that has been specially optimized for the Treo 600’s display.

"Treo 600 is a powerful smartphone that is further enhanced by applications like Pocket Tunes, which brings a great audio experience to an already feature-packed voice and wireless data device," said Calin Pacurariu, director of developer solutions for Handspring. "We are pleased to be working with NormSoft to deliver this application free of charge to our Treo 600 customers."

Customers using the free copy of Pocket Tunes Basic will receive free updates to all future 2.X versions, when available.  Power users will also have the option of upgrading to Pocket Tunes Deluxe. The deluxe version offers crossfading, gapless playback, and bookmarking capabilities. Crossfading seamlessly fades from one song to the next, while gapless playback eliminates the annoying skip between songs recorded from a live album. Bookmarking allows listeners to keep track of where they left off when listening to audio books or recorded radio broadcasts.

Pocket Tunes works with many other Palm handhelds as well.  A free trial is available from www.pocket-tunes.com

About NormSoft
Founded in 1999, NormSoft has been a leading provider of quality Palm software applications, ranging from secure information storage to handheld games. NormSoft's most recent offering, Pocket Tunes, has caused a stir amongst Palm owners, who are eager to play compressed audio on their devices. For more information, visit www.normsoft.com or contact press@normsoft.com

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