Timex Electronic Leash for Your Wrist

Whatever happened to the days of old, when you could cut out of work early, go to a movie (or take advantage of a plethora of other indiscretions), and be generally unavailable? Communication devices like cell phones are great when you need to stay in touch (like maybe you're a brain surgeon or in charge of national security) but sometimes disappearing for a few hours is a wonderful feeling. Even though this chunk of text is about yet another electronic leash, be sure that you throw the damn things (cell phone, PDA, whatever) in the trunk once in a while and vanish. It's good for the soul. That rant aside, when you need to be in touch, the smaller and less unwieldy the electronic leash, the better. Timex's Internet Messenger, an email gadget/watch that you strap to your wrist, lets you receive e-mail and take advantage of other WAP functions anyplace in the United States. This web watch automatically sets and maintains the time and date and sports a 100-hour chronograph with lap split, 8-lap memory recall, 99-lap counter, 100-hour capacity and countdown timer. It's priced at around $100 and, when you want to disappear, you can throw it in your glove box.