Handshake Gives Your iPhone Palm Capabilities
Long ago, Palm devices were able to share data. You could beam over your business card, other contact information, or appointments from one Palm device to another using the IR ports. It’s a feature that Mike and I used quite regularly. I would set an appointment on my Treo and I’d immediately beam it over to Mike’s Treo so we would both remember the event. We also used it for contacts, but not nearly as often as for appointments.
It was something I REALLY missed when we upgraded to the iPhone.
Now, Skorpiostech has brought some of that capability back. With Handshake, I can share a photo or contact information with another iPhone. Here is a video explaining how it works:
You have a choice between the free and premium versions. The free version has an advertisement at the top and the premium version has no advertising for a one-time fee of three bucks. Here are the iTunes links to each of them.
- Handshake: Free Cost is free, but advertising at the top of the screen every time you use it.
- Handshake Premium: Cost is $2.99 with no advertising.
Now all they have to do is add a feature to share appointments and I will have one more feature in my iPhone that I missed when I switched from my Treo.
Via: First Look: Handshake for iPhone – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)