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CellStik simplifies cellphone address book backups

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A lot of people use their cellphones as address books and organizers, but most of those people aren't as obsessive as we are about backing up that data to their PCs (and most aren't as willing as we are to deal with painful and frustrating Bluetooth configuration software). So, the CellStik may well be a handy peripheral for lots of cellphone users. The device looks like a normal USB flash drive, but includes a connector designed to match the proprietary interface found on most cellphones (there are currently versions available for LG and Samsung phones, with Moto up next). According to the manufacturer, Spark Technology, you can just plug the CellStik into your phone, download your phone's data, and then plug it into a PC to retrieve it. You can also use it to transfer data directly from one phone to another, cutting the PC out of the loop (as long as both phones support the same connector, of course). At $39.99, it's not much more expensive than a USB data cable, and could be a lot more useful for some customers (though we'll stick with painful and frustrating Bluetooth syncing).