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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.




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.




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.




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.




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.