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The Palm Treo has been exclusively released for the Sprint Carrier. The Palm Treo 800w comes equipped with internet access at broadband speeds and is capable of 3.1 Mbps downloads. The Treo 800w also uses GPS navigation to show maps, turn my turn directions, point of interest searches (like restaurants and museums). Don’t forget the professional email client using Microsoft Direct Push Technology, which connects automatically and provides email,calendar, contact and task updates.

Palm Treo 800w Features:

• Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition
• GPS navigation with turn by turn directions
• Mobile wireless broadband access, High speed network
• Microsoft Outlook with Direct Push Technology
• Microsoft Word and Excel, plus PowerPoint and PDF viewers

Garmin?s GolfLogix is a hand held GPS system for golfers. GolfLogix displays information about hole and hazard distance, which will help you pick out the perfect club for the perfect shot.

You can use the software to download course information, which comes with more than 15,000 golf courses to choose from. Every device holds information on up to 20 courses at a time. The Garmin GolfLogix will run you about $300.

Garmin has implemented a gas price tracker in their newest models. The portable or in dash GPS systems can now tap into MSN to find out the gas prices at various stations, and will provide directions to them!

Hopefully people will be smart enough to realize that its not worth driving an extra 10 miles for a 1 cent price difference lol.

With all the buzz world wide about the release of the new 3G iPhone, it’s easy to miss the new about Sprints latest creation with Samsung. This will be the closest thing to an iPhone any competitor has conveyed.

The Instinct is much like the real iPhone with the large touchscreen surface and minimal buttons. They both pack tons of useful features into an easy to use interface.

The Samsung Instinct’s user-friendly interface allows for

• Easy Email
• Web Browsing
• GPS Navigation
• Text messaging
• Watching Videos, Live TV, and Photos
• Listen to Music and Online Radio

The Prices of the two are similar in that they are starting at $199.

If only the Sprint network was in better shape. AT&T’s network still gives the iPhone an advantage in where you may roam, but Sprints Instinct has many quality features that the iPhone 3G is lacking, like

• Video Recording
• Picture Messaging
• Turn by Turn Navigation
• Live Streaming Television service.

Although the iPhone’s touch screen can recognize more than one finger at a time for faster usage, and displays almost 2 times the pixels as the Instinct for a better picture, not to mention more colors available for screening.

For more info on each of these devices you can visit…

Sprint site for Samsung Instinct: http://www.nowisgood.com

iPhone: http://www.apple.com/iphone

Windows Mobile with a rugged twist!

GETAC has recently conveyed what they call the most full featured and versatile hand held device ever. It is called the PS535E. A pretty small PDA measuring 144.25mm x 82.25mm x 29.3mm. The new PS535E weighs about 300 grams. Now when I say rugged, I mean rugged. The GETAC device was made to withstand the outdoor dangers of water, dust, and dirt. This GPS enabled device come with the Windows Mobile 5 Operating system. Specs include:

• wi-fi
• 400 MHZ processor
• 64 MB RAM
• 2GB storage.

The Getac PS535E is not a phone, but sustained a great battery life test by stay on for 8 hours of use. For more info on the PS535E go to www.getac.com