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My Treo just got a Google facelift…

…and it looks nice!

GPS devices? Who needs them? I just downloaded Google maps on my Treo and it’s a tasty little tool to have at my fingertips. Free Google maps on your cell phone… it doesn’t get much better than this.

Since we first launched Google Maps for mobile devices, we’ve adapted it to more phones and languages and added features like traffic info. And as of today, the new Palm Treo version answers our top request from users. It’s been months in the making, but I think you’ll find it worth the wait. We think this is the fastest, slickest version yet, with draggable maps and translucent pop-up balloons that don’t hide the map.

I do a lot of cycling so this is a huge help. Very cool tool!

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Synaptics Onyx Concept Phone on YouTube

Gizmodo has a sequence of YouTube videos posted of a review of the Synaptics Onyx Concept Phone.

Synaptics Onyx Concept Phone

New super thin LCD

As pointed out by CrunchGear, LCD screens are beginning to move into a new, much thinner design realm that will allow them to be easily used in cell phone technology.

LG.Philips is king for now when it comes to thin LCD dislays. The new screen measures a tiny 1.3-millimeters thick with no image degradation.

Thin Display

The original article does, however, point to some disadvantages to using screens this thin.