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2009 Winter Buyer's Guide
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2009 Summer Buyer's Guide Communications Reviews

gear name gear price
Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot Gear of the Year $200
T-Mobile G1 Killer Value $180
Samsung Behold $150
BlackBerry Bold $400
Nokia N96 $640
Apple iPhone 3G $299

2008 Summer Buyer's Guide Communications Reviews

gear name gear price
Nokia N95 8GB Gear of the Year $780
Belkin Wi-Fi Phone for Skype Killer Value $180
BlackBerry Curve 8320 $450
Sony Ericsson W580i $300
Apple iPhone $400

2005 Buyer's Guide Communications Reviews

gear name gear price
Research In Motion BlackBerry 7100t $300
T-Mobile Sidekick II $300
PalmOne Sprint Treo 650 Smartphone $599
HP iPaq h6315 Pocket PC $599

2004 Buyer's Guide Communications Reviews

gear name gear price
Globalstar GSP-1600 $599
Cobra PR 4000 DX Radios $120
Motorola Talkabout T6500 $79
ACR Terrafix 406 GPS I/O $750

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