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Erik has mentioned both Earthcomber and Moon Guides here before, and now there is reason to celebrate a partnership between the two that should make PDA travelers happy.

Last week Earthcomber introduced Spot Guides, versions of popular travel guidebooks now made for mobile devices, that combine mapping and personalization features. Among the first offerings of these virtual books are nine city guides from the Moon Metro series: Miami, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, NYC, Seattle, San Francisco and DC. Each one retails for $9.75 and covers restaurants, nightlife, shopping, hotels, arts and leisure, and transportation for each city.

These guides run on PalmOS phones and PDAs, and provide location sensing and area searching with or without GPS. According to Earthcomber, versions for Windows Mobile, cell phones and Blackberry devices are in production. Multiple Spot Guides, unabridged and with photos, can fit onto a single, stamp-sized memory card. The software is free to download.

Other guides that have partnered with Earthcomber to date are Mobil Travel Guides ($14.95), Damron USA ($19.85) and, of course, Find A Grave ($9.85), your guide to over 9,000 tombstones of the rich and famous.

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