The Watch Report has reviewed and compared two very similar Casio Pathfinder watches: the PAW1300 and the PAW1200.
Both sport watches offer the same functionality, being the 1300 much smaller (among some other differences). These are the main features:

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Gary Valle at Photography On the Run has written an interesting post comparing these two Forerunners. What’s interesting about it is that he’s done the same route with both devices and he shows a Google Earth photo with the two GPS traces overlapped.

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The new Mini-S3 from EMTAC is a tiny GPS receiver that sends GPS data to a host device (a PDA, laptop, phone) via Bluetooth. Several features make it attractive for hiking or mountaineering (as well as for more urban activities):

Small size: 67 x 48 x 18 mm.
Light: only 60 gr (2 oz approx.).
Bluetooth interface to […]

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The Tissot T-Touch is for those of you who would like to wear a traditional and precise Swiss watch but also need the features provided by more sport looking watches. This resistant watch made of solid titanium and sapphire crystal is also a precision instrument you can use in your trekking expeditions as it includes […]

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