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Handspring Visor Prism
Handspring may refer to: *Handspring (company), a company that made personal digital assistants *Handspring (gymnastics) A handspring (also ''flic-flac'' or ''flip-flop'') is an acrobatic move in which a person executes a complete revolution of the body by lunging headfirst from an upright position into an inverted vertical position and then pushing off (i.e., "spri ..., a gymnastics move involving forward or backward rotation of the body *Rising handspring or nip-up, an acrobatic transition from supine to squatting position {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handspring (company)
Handspring, Inc., was an American electronics company founded in 1998 by the founders of Palm, Inc., after they became dissatisfied with the company's direction under the new owner 3Com. The company developed Palm OS–based Visor- and Treo-branded personal digital assistants. In 2003, the company merged with Palm, Inc.'s hardware division. History The company was founded in June 1998 by Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Ed Colligan, the original inventors of the PalmPilot and founders of Palm, Inc., after they became unhappy with the direction of the company after its acquisition by 3Com. Their Visor line of PDAs synced by USB, which was significantly faster than Palm's RS232 serial sync. The Springboard expansion slot provided GPS navigation, cameras, music players, cell phone service, and most of the functions of a "smart phone". In June 2000, during the dot-com bubble, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. The company's shares, which were li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handspring (gymnastics)
A handspring (also ''flic-flac'' or ''flip-flop'') is an acrobatic move in which a person executes a complete revolution of the body by lunging headfirst from an upright position into an inverted vertical position and then pushing off (i.e., "springing") from the floor with the hands so as to leap back to an upright position. The direction of body rotation in a handspring may be either forward or backward, and either kind may be performed from a stationary standing position or while in motion. Handsprings are performed in various physical activities, including acro dance, cheerleading and gymnastics. In competitive activities, handsprings may be judged on a number of criteria. Description Types The direction of body rotation in a handspring may be either forward or backward, resulting in a front handspring or back handspring, respectively. In a back handspring, the performer does not see where the hands will land until after the move has begun. A ''standing'' handspring is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
