Jeff Hawkins left Palm after the PalmV and started Handspring to make PDAs with expansion ports to add hw features like memory, camera, GPS and wireless data. IDEO was their design partner from their beginning through the Treo.
The Handspring Visor Edge was my first project at IDEO after doing mobile phones in-house at Motorola and Sony. I led mechanical design of all the device components, accessories and the dock. We worked with CM, Fishertech, in Singapore including precision stamped aluminum, stainless steel MIM, translucent plastics, cosmetic die-casts and custom EE interconnects.