Ed Colligan, Handspring's chief operating officer, admitted that leaving color out of the Visor Edge was a mistake, according to an article published this weekend by The San Francisco Chronicle. The Edge was intended to be Handspring's answer to the m500. However, sales of the Edge have been extremely disappointing for the company. In May, it accounted for less than 1% of the PDA market, according to NPD Intelect. The company has not yet said whether it plans to make a color version of the Edge.

The big noise last week was all about new wireless hardware. Sprint PCS is going to release a Springboard that is both a wireless phone and modem while Motient is close to releasing a wireless modem and ISP for the Vx that it hopes will compete with OmniSky. The trickle of Bluetooth devices continues with the Red-M Blade for the Vx. And finally, a cordless phone Springboard is available.

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all purchasers of Handspring common stock from June 21 through December 6 of last year against the underwriters of Handspring's initial public offering. Handspring itself is not a defendant. The suit alleges that the underwriters made agreements with certain investors that artificially drove up the stock. This suit is actually quite similar to one filed last month against Palm and the underwriters of its IPO.

Reports are coming in that the Sony PEG-N610C is appearing in stores. -Ed

In this month's Palm Tipsheet, they share ideas and solutions for using a Palm handheld as a mobile CD database tool. In the Tipsheet Interview, they chat with Indian Palm user Sandeep Shah about his own Palm handheld experience and the general state of Palm handhelds in India. -Mike Rohde

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Samsung and Sony have announced that Samsung will begin adding Memory Stick slots to its future products. A formal agreement hasn't yet been made but they have signed a memorandum of understanding.

While its almost certainly too late to see a MemStick slot on the SPH-I300 Palm-based smartphone, which is expected out in September, the companies did say Samsung would be adding Memory Stick slots to future handhelds.

The Parafone Cordless Telephone Springboard is now available. Operating on the unlicensed 900MHz ISM band, it allows users to make wireless telephone calls as long as they are within range of a basestation. It can not function as a wireless modem for the Visor. It sells for $120.

Blue Nomad recently released a new version of its word processor, WordSmith. This new version stands head and shoulders above its rivals, thanks to its excellent new FineType fonts and good support for Microsoft Word. Full-time News Editor and part-time reviewer Ed Hardy takes a look at this new app.

Ludigames is releasing a pack of five games which offers a wide variety of styles including Saturn Strike, Toxic Boxing, Weecky Weecky Dance, Atomino, and Summer Volley. These games all boast detailed graphics, smooth animation, great life span, and user friendly controls. All five games are being offered for $15. Demos are also available.

Sprint PCS and AirPrime will unveil today the Digital Link, a Visor Springboard that functions as both a wireless modem and cellphone, according to Reuters. It provides 7 hours of talk time and 300 hours of standby time and weighs 3.4 ounces. It will be available at the Sprint PCS webstore and in Sprint's retail stores in September for $250.

Naturally, this product immediately invites comparison with HandSpring's VisorPhone, which has similar functions and was recently dropped to just $50 with a service activation.

Motient is close to releasing a new 'always on' wireless modem for the Palm V series, along with a companion wireless Internet service. It allows both wireless Web browsing and sending and receiving e-mail. The modem can receive messages even when not connected to the Palm and can wake the Palm up when an e-mail is coming in.

Pricing and availability have not yet been determined but according to Mike Dawes from Motient, the modem should cost around $400 and monthly charges for unlimited access should be around $40.