Ironically, the more pared-down cameras might be fine for older, more patient users who just need a cheap way to take pictures for websites or e-mails.

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The new Aibo, called the Aibo LM, will also come with all the bells and whistles that blessed the previous version of Aibo: the ability to read your e-mail, take digital pictures or simply provided endless hours of pet-like amusement.

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They let you make phone calls, send e-mails, browse the Web, take pictures and video, play music and even use applications such as Microsoft Office.

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They let you make phone calls, send e-mails, browse the Web, take pictures and video, play music and even use applications such as Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) Office.

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Cell phones that take pictures and crude video are no longer shocking, nor are handheld e-mail and computing devices like the BlackBerry from Research in Motion (nasdaq: RIMM - news - people ).

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The new phones will allow users to take and receive pictures, which can be transmitted between similarly equipped handsets or to and from PCs as e-mail attachments.

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