fresh
tech
BEST BUYS
P alm C e n tro — a
sm a rt p h o n e fo r less
than $ 1 0 0 (w ith a
tw o -y e a r co n tra ct).
palm.com
B lackB erry P e a r l -
first B lackB erry to play
m u sic and video.
blackberry.com
T -M o b ile G i — sim ila r
to th e iP h o n e w ith a
slid e -o u t keypad.
t-m obilei.com
LG X e n o n — ideal fo r
text m e ssag in g w ith a
to u c h sc re e n and
slid e -o u t keyboard.
Ige.com
iP h o n e — easy to use;
ho ld s m u sic, m o vies,
p ho to s, and
co n ta cts; has m o re
than 3 5 ,0 0 0
d o w nlo adable
a p p licatio n s,
apple
.com /iphone Q
G e t S m art
Cell p h o n e s t h a t d o m o r e
th a n dial are n o lo n g er
just f o r t h e b usiness
c l a s s . K n o w y o u r
o p tio n s to m ak e
th e right call.
WHAT IT IS
T h in k a
p h o n e that su rfs the
W e b o r acce sse s
e -m a il is o n ly fo r
co rp o ra te executives?
T h in k again. S m a rt
p h o n es are like
p o cke t-size
c o m p u te rs th at also
m ake p h o n e calls.
M o st sy n c with
e ith e r P C o r M ac
c o m p u te rs, m ean in g
e-m ail, cale n d ars, and
to -d o lists are alw ays
accessib le.
PRICE AND
PLANS
S m a rt
p h o n e s v a ry in
p rice but co st
less w h en y o u
b uy th e m w ith a
p h o n e se rvice
c o n tra ct. S o m e also
o ffe r rebates. F o r
exam ple, th e iP h o n e
sta rts at ab o u t $ 1 0 0
w ith a tw o -y e a r
c o n tra c t and
m o n th ly fees.
“U n lo ck e d ” p h o n es
are n o t tied to a
sp e cific w ireless
carrier.
SPECIAL
FEATURES
S m a rt
p h o n es typ ically have
a full keyboard,
know n as Q W E R T Y ,
w ith keys that look
like a classic
typew riter.
BY LAURA HELLER: PHOTO: MARTY BALDWIN
