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Palm just announced the public beta version of a new, personal portal for Palm VII series handheld users. The MyPalm portal takes the expanse of the Internet and organizes just the information needed and wanted onto users' Palm handheld computers. Information is displayed in a format sized to the handheld's screen for easy, clear and virtually instantaneous access. This move represents a large step forward in Palm's vision of delivering personal information and the best of web-based content and access to a handheld device. Read more

Handspring, maker of the popular palm-based Visor electronic organizer, will offer an add-on module that converts its organizer into a cell phone. Using BellSouth's service, the cell phone attachment clips into the module port found on the back of the Visor handheld. Other announcements from Handspring include a new improved MP3 player module and a new Visor with a color screen. All three products will be available by the holiday season. Read more

Ahhh yes, life’s pretty sweet with that high speed DSL line. But there is a glitch. The normal ISP dial up account can’t be used from any computer in the world. A DSL line connects to only one computer. The obvious solution would be to install a network to carry the line to every computer in the house. I've steered clear of a having network in my home office. I once spent several days trying to hook up 2 computers using Windows 95, and finally gave up after only intermittently being able to make the computers communicate. I swore that my days on the floor with my computers were over and I ran my own "network" by transferring Zip disks from one computer to another. Read more

Imagine Palm Pilots and cell phones that wirelessly control your thermostat, unlock your doors, start your car, synch with your computer -- even brew your morning cup of Joe. That's just a few of the Jetsons-like promises of Bluetooth--the hottest technology in the wireless world today. Read more

Beststuff.com's Corey Greenberg is on NBC's TODAY SHOW with the best picks for the back to school season. Here's a hot list of the products appearing on TODAY.



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