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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                              INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

         This Indemnity Agreement (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of _________,
____, is made by and between Handspring, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY"), and _________________________, a director and/or officer of the
Company (the "INDEMNITEE").

                                    RECITALS

         A. The Company is aware that competent and experienced persons are
increasingly reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations unless
they are protected by comprehensive liability insurance and/or indemnification,
due to increased exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their
service to such corporations, and due to the fact that the exposure frequently
bears no reasonable relationship to the compensation of such directors and
officers;

         B. Based on their experience as business managers, the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "BOARD OF DIRECTORS") has concluded that, to
retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as officers and
directors of the Company, and to encourage such individuals to take the business
risks necessary for the success of the Company, it is necessary for the Company
contractually to indemnify officers and directors and to assume for itself
maximum liability for expenses and damages in connection with claims against
such officers and directors in connection with their service to the Company;

         C. Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, under which
the Company is organized (the "DELAWARE LAW"), empowers the Company to indemnify
by agreement its officers, directors, employees, agents and persons who serve,
at the request of the Company, as directors, officers, employees or agents of
other corporations or enterprises, and expressly provides that the
indemnification provided by the Law is not exclusive; and

         D. The Company desires and has requested the Indemnitee to serve or
continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company free from undue
concern for claims for damages arising out of or related to such services to the
Company.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:

         1. DEFINITIONS.

                  1.1 Agent. For the purposes of this Agreement, "AGENT" of the
Company means any person who (a) is or was a director or officer of the Company
or a subsidiary of the Company, (b) is or was serving at the request of, for the
convenience of, or to represent the interest of the Company or a subsidiary of
the Company as a director or officer of another foreign or domestic corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or an affiliate of the
Company; or (c) was a director or officer of a foreign or domestic corporation
which was a predecessor corporation of the Company, including, without
limitation, Handspring, Inc., a California corporation, or was a director or
officer of another enterprise or affiliate of the Company at the request of, for
the convenience of, or to represent the interests of such


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predecessor corporation. The term "ENTERPRISE" includes any employee benefit
plan of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates and predecessor corporations.

                  1.2 Expenses. For purposes of this Agreement, "EXPENSES"
includes all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever,
including, without limitation, all attorneys' fees and related disbursements and
other out-of-pocket costs actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in
connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of a proceeding or
establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses
under this Agreement, Section 145 or otherwise; provided, however, that expenses
shall not include any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties or
amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding.

                  1.3 Proceeding. For the purposes of this Agreement,
"PROCEEDING" means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or other
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or any other
type whatsoever arising on or after the date of this Agreement, regardless of
when the act of Indemnities or failure to act occurred.

                  1.4 Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, "SUBSIDIARY"
means any corporation of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding
voting securities is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, by the Company
and one or more of its subsidiaries or by one or more subsidiaries of the
Company.

         2. AGREEMENT TO SERVE. The Indemnitee agrees to serve and/or continue
to serve as an agent of the Company, at the will of the Company, or under
separate agreement, if such agreement exists, in the capacity the Indemnitee
currently serves as an agent of the Company, faithfully and to the best of his
ability, so long as he is duly appointed or elected and qualified in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the charter documents of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company; provided, however, that the Indemnitee may at any
time and for any reason resign from such position, subject to any contractual
obligation that the Indemnitee may have assumed apart from this Agreement, and
the Company or any subsidiary shall have no obligation under this Agreement to
continue the Indemnitee in any such position.

         3. DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' INSURANCE. The Company shall, to the extent
that the Board of Directors determines it to be economically reasonable,
maintain a policy of directors' and officers' liability insurance ("DIRECTOR AND
OFFICER INSURANCE"), on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the
Board of Directors, BUT IN NO EVENT LESS THAN $[ ].

         4. MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION. Subject to Section 9 below, the Company
shall indemnify the Indemnitee as provided in this Agreement, and to the fullest
extent permitted by law.

                  4.1 Third Party Actions. If the Indemnitee is a person who was
or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding other than
an action by or in the right of the Company, by reason of the fact that he is or
was an agent of the Company, or by reason of anything done or not done by him in
any such capacity, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all
expenses and liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in
settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such proceeding if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to


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be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding the preceding, it is the intention of the
parties hereto that Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the full extent
authorized or permitted by Delaware Law and, therefore, to the extent Delaware
Law shall permit broader contractual indemnification, this contract shall be
deemed amended to incorporate such broader indemnification.

                  4.2 Derivative Actions. If the Indemnitee is a person who was
or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by or in the
right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact
that he is or was an agent of the Company, or by reason of anything done or not
done by him in any such capacity, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee
against any amounts paid in settlement of any such proceeding and all expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the investigation,
defense, settlement or appeal of such proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Company; provided, however, that no indemnification under this
subsection shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which
such person shall have been finally adjudged to be liable to the Company by a
court of competent jurisdiction due to willful misconduct of a culpable nature
in the performance of his duty to the Company, unless and only to the extent
that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such proceeding was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such amounts which the Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper. Notwithstanding the preceding, it is the
intention of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the full
extent authorized or permitted by Delaware Law and, therefore, to the extent
Delaware Law shall permit broader contractual indemnification, this contract
shall be deemed amended to incorporate such broader indemnification.

                  4.3 Exception for Amounts Covered by Insurance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify
the Indemnitee for expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever, including,
but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and
amounts paid in settlement, to the extent such have been paid directly to the
Indemnitee by Director and Officer Insurance.

         5. PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.

                  5.1 Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled
under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some
or a portion of any expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever (including,
but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and
amounts paid in settlement) incurred by him in the investigation, defense,
settlement or appeal of a proceeding but is not entitled, however, to
indemnification for all of the total amount thereof, then the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for such total amount except as to the
portion thereof to which the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.

                  5.2 Contribution. If the Indemnitee is not entitled to the
indemnification provided in Section 4 for any reason other than the statutory
limitations set forth in the Delaware Law, then in respect of any threatened,
pending or completed proceeding in which the Company


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is jointly liable with the Indemnitee, or would be if joined in such proceeding,
the Company shall contribute to the amount of expenses, including attorneys'
fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred and paid or payable by the Indemnitee in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company on the
one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand from the transaction from which
such proceeding arose and (ii) the relative fault of the Company on the one hand
and of the Indemnitee on the other hand in connection with the events which
resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company
on the one hand and of the Indemnitee on the other hand shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances
resulting in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts. The Company
agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the foregoing equitable
considerations.

         6. MANDATORY ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES.

                  6.1 Advancement. Subject to Section 9 below, the Company shall
advance all expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the
investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding to which the
Indemnitee is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact
that the Indemnitee is or was an agent of the Company or by reason of anything
done or not done by him in any such capacity. The Indemnitee hereby undertakes
to promptly repay such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it
shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Company under the provisions of this Agreement, the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, the Delaware Law or
otherwise. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to the
Indemnitee within thirty (30) days following delivery of a written request
therefor by the Indemnitee to the Company.

                  6.2 Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
this Section 6, the Company shall not be obligated to advance any expenses to
the Indemnitee arising from a lawsuit filed directly by the Company against the
Indemnitee if an absolute majority of the members of the Board reasonably
determines in good faith, within thirty (30) days of the Indemnitee's request to
be advanced expenses, that the facts known to them at the time such
determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that the Indemnitee
acted in bad faith. If such a determination is made, the Indemnitee may have
such decision reviewed by another forum, in the manner set forth in Sections
8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 hereof, with all references therein to "indemnification" being
deemed to refer to "advancement of expenses," and the burden of proof shall be
on the Company to demonstrate clearly and convincingly that, based on the facts
known at the time, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith. The Company may not avail
itself of this Section 6.2 as to a given lawsuit if, at any time after the
occurrence of the activities or omissions that are the primary focus of the
lawsuit, the Company has undergone a change in control. For this purpose, a
change in control shall mean a given person or group of affiliated persons or
groups increasing their beneficial ownership interest in the Company by at least
twenty (20) percentage points without advance approval by the Board of
Directors.


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         7. NOTICE AND OTHER INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES.

                  7.1 Promptly after receipt by the Indemnitee of notice of the
commencement of or the threat of commencement of any proceeding, the Indemnitee
shall, if the Indemnitee believes that indemnification with respect thereto may
be sought from the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the
commencement or threat of commencement thereof.

                  7.2 If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of the
commencement of a proceeding pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, the Company has
Director and Officer Insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice
of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter
take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf
of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in
accordance with the terms of such D&O Insurance policies.

                  7.3 In the event the Company shall be obligated to advance the
expenses for any proceeding against the Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate,
shall be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, with counsel
approved by the Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
upon the delivery to the Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so.
After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by the Indemnitee and
the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to
the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently
incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to the same proceeding, provided,
however, that: (a) the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his own counsel
in any such proceeding at the Indemnitee's expense; (b) the Indemnitee shall
have the right to employ his own counsel in connection with any such proceeding,
at the expense of the Company, if such counsel serves in a review, observer,
advice and counseling capacity and does not otherwise materially control or
participate in the defense of such proceeding; and (c) if (i) the employment of
counsel by the Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (ii)
the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of
interest between the Company and the Indemnitee in the conduct of any such
defense or (iii) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume
the defense of such proceeding, then the fees and expenses of the Indemnitee's
counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

         8. DETERMINATION OF RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION.

                  8.1 To the extent the Indemnitee has been successful on the
merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to in Section 4.1 or
4.2 of this Agreement or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter described
therein, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against expenses actually
and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the investigation, defense or
appeal of such proceeding, or such claim, issue or matter, as the case may be.

                  8.2 In the event that Section 8.1 is inapplicable, or does not
apply to the entire proceeding, the Company shall nonetheless indemnify the
Indemnitee unless the Company shall prove by clear and convincing evidence to a
forum listed in Section 8.3 below that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable
standard of conduct required to entitle the Indemnitee to such indemnification.



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                  8.3 The Indemnitee shall be entitled to select the forum in
which the validity of the claim under Section 8.2 hereof that the Indemnitee is
not entitled to indemnification will be heard from among the following,
provided, however, that the Indemnitee can select a forum consisting of the
stockholders of the Company only with the approval of the Company: (a) a quorum
of the Board of Directors consisting of directors who are not parties to the
proceeding for which indemnification is being sought; (b) the stockholders of
the Company; (c) independent legal counsel mutually agreed upon by the
Indemnitee and the Board of Directors, which counsel shall make such
determination in a written opinion; (d) a panel of three arbitrators, one of
whom is selected by the Company, another of whom is selected by the Indemnitee
and the last of whom is selected by the first two arbitrators so selected; or
(e) the Court of Chancery of Delaware or other court having jurisdiction of
subject matter and the parties.

                  8.4 As soon as practicable, and in no event later than thirty
(30) days after the forum has been selected pursuant to Section 8.3 above, the
Company shall, at its own expense, submit to the selected forum its claim that
the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, and the Company shall act in
the utmost good faith to assure the Indemnitee a complete opportunity to defend
against such claim.

                  8.5 If the forum selected in accordance with Section 8.3
hereof is not a court, then after the final decision of such forum is rendered,
the Company or the Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to the Court of
Chancery of Delaware, the court in which the proceeding giving rise to the claim
for indemnification by the Indemnitee is or was pending or any other court of
competent jurisdiction, for the purpose of appealing the decision of such forum,
provided, however, that such right is executed within sixty (60) days after the
final decision of such forum is rendered. If the forum selected in accordance
with Section 8.3 hereof is a court, then the rights of the Company or the
Indemnitee to appeal any decision of such court shall be governed by the
applicable laws and rules governing appeals of the decision of such court.

                  8.6 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to
the contrary, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against all expenses
incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any hearing or proceeding under
this Section 8 involving the Indemnitee and against all expenses incurred by the
Indemnitee in connection with any other proceeding between the Company and the
Indemnitee involving the interpretation or enforcement of the rights of the
Indemnitee under this Agreement, unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds
that each of the material claims and/or defenses of the Indemnitee in any such
proceeding was frivolous or not made in good faith.

         9. EXCEPTIONS. Any other provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement:

                  9.1 Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance
expenses to the Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or
brought voluntarily by the Indemnitee and not by way of defense, other than with
respect to proceedings specifically authorized by the Board of Directors or
brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification and/or advancement of
expenses arising under this Agreement, the charter documents of the Company or
any subsidiary or any statute or law or otherwise, but such indemnification or

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advancement of expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the
Board of Directors finds it to be appropriate; or

                  9.2 Unauthorized Settlements. To indemnify the Indemnitee
hereunder for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Company
consents in advance in writing to such settlement, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; or

                  9.3 Securities Law Actions. To indemnify the Indemnitee on
account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against the Indemnitee for an
accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by the Indemnitee of
securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section l6(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto or similar provisions of
any federal, state or local statutory law; or

                  9.4 Unlawful Indemnification. To indemnify the Indemnitee if a
final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that
such indemnification is not lawful. In this respect, the Company and the
Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission takes
the position that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal
securities laws is against public policy and, therefore, is unenforceable and
that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for
adjudication.

         10. NON-EXCLUSIVITY. The provisions for indemnification and advancement
of expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights which the Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, the vote of the
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Company, other agreements or
otherwise, both as to action in the official capacity of the Indemnitee and to
action in another capacity while occupying his position as an agent of the
Company, and the rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall continue after the
Indemnitee has ceased acting as an agent of the Company and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of the Indemnitee.

         11. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

                  11.1 Interpretation of Agreement. It is understood that the
parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to
provide indemnification and advancement of expenses to the Indemnitee to the
fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, except as expressly limited
herein.

                  11.2 Severability. If any provision or provisions of this
Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason
whatsoever, then: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, all portions of any
paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable that are not themselves invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to
the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing
any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that are not
themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable, shall be construed so as to give
effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable and to give effect to Section 11.1 hereof.


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                  11.3 Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or
amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both
of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof,
whether or not similar, nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

                  11.4 Subrogation. In the event of full payment under this
Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all
of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents
required and shall do all acts that may be necessary or desirable to secure such
rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such
rights.

                  11.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, which shall together constitute one agreement.

                  11.6 Successors and Assigns. The terms of this Agreement shall
bind, and shall inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the
parties hereto.

                  11.7 Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly
given (a) if delivered by hand and signed for by the party addressee or (b) if
mailed by certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, on the third
business day after the mailing date. The addresses for notice to either party
are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or as subsequently modified
by written notice.

                  11.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed
exclusively by and construed according to the laws of the State of California,
as applied to contracts between California residents entered into and to be
performed entirely within California.

                  11.9 Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and the Indemnitee
each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State
of California for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which
arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

                  11.10 Attorneys' Fees. In the event Indemnitee is required to
bring any action to enforce rights under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the expenses of any proceeding described in Section 3, the
Indemnitee shall be entitled to all reasonable fees and expenses in bringing and
pursuing such action, unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds each of the
material claims of the Indemnitee in any such action was frivolous and not made
in good faith.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Indemnity
Agreement effective as of the date first written above.


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HANDSPRING, INC.                                        INDEMNITEE:

By:
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Name: Donna L. Dubinsky

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Address: 189 Bernardo Avenue                            Address:
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Mountain View, California 94043
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