Oct 31, 2007 12:00 AM

What's Wired This Month: Sugar-Free Jell-O, iminilikewithyou.com, Sigur Ros

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The problem with wireless travel mouses? Enormous USB dongles that go missing minutes after you remove them from the package. Logitech solves both issues with the petite VX Nano. The USB receiver isn't much bigger than a grain of rice and tucks into the bottom of the peripheral when in transit. Icing: six months of battery life squeezed from two AAAs.

Let's say that your full-time job and 4-year-old have distracted you from your maid-of-honor event-planning duties (we're speaking hypothetically, of course). You'll be thankful for Triporama. This site, which offers deals, group scheduling, and travel tips, is an excellent way to plan a multiperson getaway and look like Wonder Woman in the process.

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