BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 13, 2000 ISSUE
TECH BUYING GUIDE Cool Tools: M130 Headset M130 Headset PLANTRONICS INC. www.plantronics.com $44.95 With the spread of laws banning the use of phone handsets while driving, and lingering fears about radiation from wireless antennas, maybe it's time to treat your cell phone to a headset. Plantronics (PLT) makes a line of in-the-ear and over-the-ear models with a tiny, noise-canceling boom mike that combats traffic noise and the general din of train stations and airports. The cost: $44.95 at office supply and phone stores. Versions with earpiece and microphone volume controls are only $5 more. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS The New Wireless Wonders Desktops What If It Breaks? TABLE: Desktops: Best of Breed TABLE: How the Warranties Stack Up Cool Tools: iFeel MouseMan Help Is Just an E-Mail Away TABLE: How to Hook Up with a Nerd If Web Surfing Is All You're Into... Artistic Apples Notebooks Take It with You TABLE: The Lowdown on the Latest Laptops Cool Tools: Computer Safe Test Drive: Cutting the Cord at Last ONLINE EXTRA: Staying Connected on the Road Handhelds Pocket Rockets TABLE: Wireless Acts Cool Tools: Slimpoint Stylus ONLINE EXTRA: Modo's Mojo Falling Web Phones A Long Way to Go TABLE: Getting on the Wireless Web Cool Tools: M130 Headset Test Drive: ``Turn Off That Coat!'' ONLINE EXTRA: Part PDA, Part Phone, and Pretty Tricky Net Services It's Not Just News TABLE: Who Offers What Cool Tools: Palm Portable Keyboard E-Mail with No Wires Attached Vortal Combat: The Early Years TABLE: Let Your Voice Do the Browsing INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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