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You don't have to own an iPhone to hang with the handset in-crowd—just check out these babies

By Sophie Goldstein, Newser User

Posted Oct 26, 2007 8:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Don't let iPhone users have all the fun—other manufacturers are coming out with slick little products that have some nice features of their own. PC World finds the top five worthy of your attention:

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