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Speak and Spell Use teen toy Cybiko Extreme for business communication tasks.

By Mike Hogan

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The new Cybiko Extreme from Cybiko Inc. is what PDAs will bewhen they grow up-wireless communicators. Although it'smarketed as a teen PDA/game machine, you can use it as awalkie-talkie or to send voice notes, e-mail and instant messagesup to 300 feet away. It has a real QWERTY keyboard; and aroundmid-year, a wireless cable modem add-on will let you makelow-quality phone calls ($150, www.cybiko.com).

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