Palm releases Traffic for Treos

Palm has released Traffic for the Treo that takes full advantage of all models of the popular phone.  Traffic sends live traffic information to the Treo in realtime by updating the data wirelessly.  Traffic data is available for a number of major cities and will cost you a monthly fee after the 14 day trial period ends.  Here is a feature list from Palm:

Live traffic data for major U.S. cities.
Get details on traffic incidents—accidents, construction, stalled cars and more—along all major and minor roadways. Information is updated wirelessly.

High quality traffic coverage.
By supplementing traffic sensor data with camera and human input, MetroCommute, our traffic information provider, delivers more accurate, detailed information than you'll find from other sources.

Interactive maps.
Easily pan a map by tapping the on-screen navigation arrows, or use your five-way navigator button. Zoom in for more detail (up to five levels of zoom are supported).

Find out how fast traffic is moving.
Blinking colored traffic indicators show major (red) and minor (orange and yellow) slowdowns. Zoom in to find out the speed of traffic (shown as a circled number).

Get the details on a traffic incident.
Tap on any flashing alert to pull up more information about the incident, if available.

Bookmark your location.
Set a bookmark to save a location and zoom level so you can quickly navigate there in the future.

View roads near an incident.
Unlike radio traffic reports, you can get the details about traffic on nearby roads.

Navigate new cities.
When travelling to a new city, find out where the traffic delays are so you can avoid them.

Traffic will run on the following Treos:  700w, 700p, 650, 600 and requires a subscription with the Palm Traffic service which will cost you $4.99, $7.99, and $14.99 for one city, two cities, and all cities respectively.

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If you're ever in Atlanta, Georgia Navigator is for free, provides maps, traffic incidents, construction info, trip times, highway camera views, and weather info:
http://www.georgianavigator.com/incidents

They actually have cell, PDA, and RSS versions.