Your Technology

By Anita Hamilton

"BET ON BILL" GAMBLING SITE

The online-betting site World Sportsbook usually sticks to wagers on football, baseball and hockey, but with President Clinton now in the penalty box, he too is fair game. The site (at worldsportsbook.com) based in St. Johns, Antigua, lets players wager on whether the President will resign or be impeached. As of last Friday, the odds had impeachment as the least likely scenario, with resignation second least likely.

TAMAGOTCHI FOR YOUR WRIST

If you're still cringing from memories of your kid's Tamagotchi pet, then you would do well to steer clear of a disturbingly similar new noisemaker. Trendmaster's C-Watches ($20) sport an LCD screen with a cartoon character that speaks the time out loud and makes various inane comments throughout the day. Kids can choose from the flatulent Mr. Tooty, an air-headed Girly Girl or an ill-humored Hothead. Luckily, there's a kill switch for the sound effects.

CALL-WAITING FOR NETHEADS

Anyone who loves to surf the Web but has only one phone line will appreciate HotCall, a device that alerts you to incoming calls while you're online. Sold by Command Communications in Aurora, Colo., for $140, HotCall is a small box that lights up and beeps when you get an incoming call. You can ignore the call, take it for as long as 10 sec. while your Internet connection waits on hold or terminate your Net connection. Users must also have the standard call-waiting service from their phone company to use HotCall.

--By Anita Hamilton