Nevertheless, for those who aren't out to garner new friends with their wrist attire, the revamped W700 does smooth a few of the awkward lines found in the original rendition, and aside from syncing with your Bluetooth handset, it offers up on-screen caller ID, an OLED display, a vibration feature to alert you of an incoming call, lockable contact list, and a privacy feature to set your outgoing information to unavailable.

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This feature lets you call a contact directly from your Phone book or message inbox just by raising the phone to your ear.

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How will this new feature affect my desire to control who gets which contact info?

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One interesting feature that Garmin added to the standard Palm application set is a connection between the contact list and GPS mapping.

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For consumers, especially in developing markets, the BBM Voice feature offers an attractive way to talk with friends and family near and far, and staying in contact will be easier than ever as the holiday season approaches.

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