Backseat Nagger Parents looking to put the skids on their speeding teen have a new tool: CarMon. Plug CarMon into the family vehicle and it will tell you if your kid is taking corners too fast, weaving in and out of traffic, or tailgating. Just connect CarMon to your computer, enter a permissible driving speed, then plug the unit into the car. Excessive speed gets recorded, along with other data. To view the stats, plug CarMon back into your PC. $79.95 (includes black box, software, and computer cable) plus $7.50 shipping & handling New Sentry, 206-367-1591; www.newsentry.com.		Fruity Handheld Computy Handspring's new Visor Deluxe comes in five fruity colors. It one-ups the popular 3Com PalmPilot with a cheaper price for its low-end model, and an expansion slot, called a Springboard, for plugging in add-ons such as a modem, extra storage, or a game pack. It's compatible with the Palm operating system, so it runs thousands of PalmPilot programs. It comes with the usual address book, to-do list, etc. as well as a beefed-up calculator and date book, and a new world clock. The Visor is slated to be sold through Handspring's web site this month, and in stores next summer. Software for Windows and Mac OS included. Delicious. Base model: 2MB memory, no hot-sync cradle, one color (graphite), $149; with cradle, $179. Visor Deluxe: 8MB memory, cradle, fruit colors, $249. www.handspring.com
Video on a Floppy Sharp's VN-EZ1 Internet Viewcam records movies and still images onto a card that slides into a floppy disk adapter. Pop the adapter into your floppy disk drive to play back the video, upload it to a web site, or send it via e-mail. The palm-sized (3.5-inch x 3.2-inch), fully outfitted digital camcorder weighs 8.5 ounces and runs on four AA batteries. It records onto a 4MB SmartMedia card that can hold seven minutes of video in low quality mode, and three minutes of high-quality moving images. $699; Sharp Electronics, 201-529-8200; www.sharp.com.		Cha-cha Mouse No, it's not the latest Disney character; it's a new pointing device that could prove to be a boon to disabled and arthritic computer users. The FootRat delivers hands-free operation of a mouse. Insert a specially adapted mouse into the FootRat, strap it onto your foot, place the contraption on the floor, and glide it across the RatMat, a 12-inch x 14-inch non-skid nylon mouse pad. Two foot pedals, operated with your other foot, are used to click, drag, and drop. The FootRat will work with a regular mouse (sans foot pedals) via special software, but you'll need to use a keyboard to click. FootRat, RatMat, and modified mouse package: $89.95 Separately: FootRat, $29.95; RatMat, $14.95; modified mouse, $54.95 Propagated Development Group, 314-271-9760; www.touchtime.com.

-By Michelle Johnson