They will make calls, listen to both e-mail and voice messages and give spoken instructions to pull up stock prices.

FORBES: Sound Idea

The camera can also run all the regular smartphone apps, allowing users to send e-mail, browse the Internet, listen to music and play games.

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TelSurf lets users listen to and send e-mail.

ECONOMIST: Internet

Our rules allow for e-hail now, and the only question is, do we embrace these new services and ensure that consumer protections are in place, or listen to obstructionists and watch e-hail apps proliferate without any regulatory input.

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Take three minutes to download, ten minutes to replay, all to listen to information that would take two minutes to convey in e-mail format.

FORBES: Time Wasters, Time Savers

You can watch Internet TV, listen to streaming music or play a first-person shooter while downloading a huge e-mail attachment, and not miss a thing.

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