Aside from such glaring omissions as a basic camera and external LCD, it does sport a very pocket-friendly design, simplistic style, MP3 playback, an electronic dictionary, questionable e-book functionality, GPS, and 128MB of built-in memory.

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The technology to track where you drive and how far is now available, as well, combining things like the E-ZPass with GPS and wireless networking.

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If a shopper plunked a Samsung BlackJack II down on Surface, she would see four screens, each one detailing the most popular types of applications on the phone--downloadable music, GPS navigation service, e-mail and photos.

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And tablet computers, GPS navigation devices and e-book readers.

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With GPS and location-based e-commerce services, retailers could send a quick coupon alert to the iWatch when a user passes through the store.

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The top five features respondents said they'd like to see in a watch were e-mail and texting, phone calls, GPS, Wi-Fi and weather updates.

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According to an unscientific survey of users by mobile deals site BuyVia, the top five features respondents said they'd like to see in a smartwatch were e-mail and texting, phone calls, GPS, Wi-Fi and weather updates -- the same features people now rely on in their smartphones.

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Yet there was nominal interest in single-function gadgets like e-books (growth to 9% from 8%) and GPS devices (from 9% to 11%).

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Everything's in there: MP3 player with stereo speakers, a 5-megapixel camera, DVD-quality video, GPS maps, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, high-speed cellular, spreadsheets, e-mail.

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