Handspring, in partnership with CEC Telecom Co., Ltd., (CECT) and GrandTech, is making available the Treo 270 communicator in China.

According to the companies, CECT will be responsible for final assembly and manufacturing in China and GrandTech, as Handspring's sole distributor in Asia, will be responsible for marketing and distribution. The Treo will be sold as the CECT Treo 270 and is anticipated to be available in business channels and mobile phone and IT stores within the next 30 days.

Handspring said the CECT Treo 270 will come with a CJKOS Chinese overlay and HanWan handwriting input software, as well a a newly designed box specific to the Chinese market and will include a special software package of Palm OS applications.

The CECT Treo 270 is a smartphone that combines a GSM/GPRS mobile phone, a Palm OS organizer, wireless email, SMS text messaging and Internet access in a device that measures 11 x 6.9 x 1.8 centimeters and weighs 147 grams. The metallic silver colored CECT Treo 270 features a rocker switch for one-handed navigation, speakerphone capability and GPRS compatibility. Treo users can access the Internet through Handspring's Blazer web browser.