The 'other' smart phones: beyond iPhone, new devices offer other ways to stay connected

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Even though the Apple iPhone has already dropped its price and has been garnering most of the media attention lately--industry research group iSuppli said in July it outsold all smart phones from Blackberry, Palm, Samsung, Motorola and Nokia---cell phone makers have not been entirely asleep, launching a slew of new "smart" phones for the holiday rush. Usually, the coolest phones still come out first in Europe and Asia, but the U.S. is not standing still. Here is a look at some of the latest offerings that are heading our way:

Palm Centro

1.3 megapixel camera, e-mail, full keyboard, Web, sound, video, Palm OS

Price: $99

Carrier: Sprint

www.palm.com

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Nokia N95

Quad-band, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS maps, video, music

Price: $699

Carrier: AT&T, T-Mobile

www.nseries.com

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Sony W960i Walkman Phone

8GB memory, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, video, music

Price: TBA

To be released Q4 '07

www.sonyericsson.com

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Samsung SGH-T729 Blast

Quad-band GSM, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, e-mail, MP3

Price: $99

Carrier: T-Mobile

www.samsung.com

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