<s>
PocketMail	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
and	O
inexpensive	O
mobile	O
computer	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
acoustic	B-Device
coupler	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
PocketScience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PocketMail	B-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
PocketScience	O
and	O
used	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
NASA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
company	O
made	O
a	O
reference	O
hardware	O
design	O
,	O
leading	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
manufacturers	O
Audioxo	O
,	O
Sharp	O
,	O
JVC	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
made	O
their	O
own	O
PocketMail	B-Protocol
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
a	O
PocketMail	B-Protocol
dongle	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
PalmPilot	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PocketMail	B-Protocol
users	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
custom	O
email	O
address	O
or	O
able	O
to	O
synch	O
up	O
PocketMail	B-Protocol
with	O
their	O
existing	O
email	O
account	O
(	O
including	O
AOL	O
accounts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
low-cost	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
(	O
PDA	B-Application
)	O
with	O
an	O
inbuilt	O
acoustic	B-Device
coupler	I-Device
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
email	O
while	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
normal	O
telephone	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
use	O
outside	O
of	O
mobile	O
phone	O
range	O
,	O
or	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
signed	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
mobile	O
telephone	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popularity	O
of	O
the	O
PocketMail	B-Protocol
peaked	O
around	O
2000	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
stopped	O
investing	O
in	O
new	O
technology	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
known	O
as	O
PocketMail	B-Protocol
in	O
2007	O
stopped	O
marketing	O
the	O
PocketMail	B-Protocol
service	O
,	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Adavale	O
Resources	O
Limited	O
and	O
now	O
owns	O
uranium	O
mining	O
prospects	O
in	O
Queensland	O
and	O
South	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
