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Ah yes, Mother's Day is drawing near once again. That beloved day that shows your mother how much you really love her. For those of you who don't have it circled on the calendar, let this be your first (and hopefully last) notice. Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14^th. So what do you have planned? Nothing yet? You know, you could send her the same old flowers or take her to a crowded brunch, but how about making her day with something totally unexpected and (totally easy on you) this year? If you're with us on this one, read on to check out our favorite picks for some unusually handy gifts that will easily win over your mom's heart and leave the other moms on the block wishing you were their kid too.

 

If your mom's into making lists on scraps of paper, running here and there, coming back and rifling through drawers for phone numbers, do her a favor and upgrade her to the affordable and easy-to-use Palm Z22. This handy little PDA will keep her to-do lists, phone numbers and daily schedule all in one location that she can pop right in her purse and carry with her on her busiest days. $99.00, http://www.palm.com/

 

Palm Z22

 

 

 

The next best thing to being there with your mom is the ability to talk as long as you want without worrying about annoying per-minute charges. Hook your mom up with VoIP service for Mother's Day and talk forever for one flat rate. Many plans are out there, but here are a few suggestions:

 

Vonage - unlimited calls within the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico for $24.99/month. http://www.vonage.com/

 

Broadvoice - $9.99/month for unlimited calling within a state of your choice, or $19.99/month for unlimited calls to 21 countries including the U.S. http://www.broadvoice.com/

 

Sunrocket - Sunrocket offers an All-Inclusive Annual Edition, allowing you to pay up front for 12 full months of unlimited calling throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. You'll also receive a $3.00 monthly credit towards international minutes. Cancel anytime and get a refund for your unused service. $199, http://www.sunrocket.com/

 

Packet8 - unlimited calls within the U.S. and Canada for $19.99/month. http://www.packet8.net/

 

 

Broadvoice and SunRocket

 

 

 

If your mom loves gadgets as much as you do, pick her up a Nokia 6265 multimedia phone with a 2 megapixel camera with flash, video recorder, FM radio and an MP3 player. While you're at it, hook her up with Vizrea Snap. Vizrea Snap is a free service for Nokia cell phones that allows you to share photos online instantly. $250, http://www.shopping.com/

 

 

Nokia 6265

 

If by chance your mom just happens to be a computer lover, and if by another small chance she happens to like building her own systems, check out Newegg.com. They have just about any PC part and related products that you can think of. http://www.newegg.com/

 

Shopping.com and Newegg.com