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For Her
Five hot e-gifts for women this season
By Liz Garone
Homestore.com
Who says women can't appreciate a great gadget? Maybe it just takes the right gift -- and we don't mean the latest vacuum cleaner. For ideas this year, browse our collection of winners for the wired woman.
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Her New Girl Friday
The name is Audrey ($499-549), and you may soon consider her your best friend. Palm is billing the device as a digital home assistant and family organizer rolled into one. (Think expanded PDA that includes the entire family.) Offered in five colors, Audrey includes a datebook, address book and calendar. With "her," you can also access pre-selected Internet sites with a turn of a dial, and send e-mails via scribble, talk or type. Plus, Audrey syncs with other Palm devices. Available from 3com.com.
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Give the Gift of Gab
The Motorola TalkAbout T6310 ($169.99) can help her stay connected in more ways than one. The two-way radio features a digital FM tuner with eight customizable preset stations and will fit comfortably in her hand. In addition to the FM radio, the T6310 also offers a stopwatch, a clock with an alarm, a weather channel, a vibrating alert option and a voice-activation feature, which allows for hands-free conversation via an optional earpiece. Available from electronics retailers.
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Get a Flawless Face
If it can make Al Gore (who used it for all his on-air appearances) look great, surely it can do the same for the rest of us. The Dinair Airbrush Makeup System ($400) air brushes her face with foundation makeup, leaving a smooth, silky look. The package comes with the airbrush tool, foundation (50 shades included) and eyebrow stencils in eight shapes. Available at dinair.com.
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She'll Flip Over It
Running out of counter top real estate? Try stealth TV. A flip-down TV ($399.95) from Hammacher Schlemmer does the trick. Even the tightest spot turns into a mini-home theater video-viewing zone (the unit connects to a VCR) when you mount it on the underside of a cabinet. It's perfect for catching the news or a flick while slicing and dicing. For more information: www.audiovox.com.
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Cheap(er) Labor
Palm's latest entry into the PDA market is the M100 Handheld ($149). It's less plush than the company's more deluxe models (like the Palm Vx) but has its own set of bells and whistles. First the standards: a calendar, address book and a to-do list. Next the fun: a changeable faceplate, and a notepad application, which lets you write directly on the screen. Available from computer stores.
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