CE Globe has created a new "Top Windows CE Websites List" which automatically tracks site popularity and clickthrough. You can check out the list, or sign up your own Windows CE-based website.

Daily Variety is reporting that Columbia TriStar Interactive has plans to release "three PalmPilot specific sites" in the near future that will focus on providing entertainment-related content.

AmbiCom has announced an Ethernet CompactFlash card for Palm-size PCs, which uses AmbiCom's PowerSave low power consumption technology. The cards are expected to ship in Q1'99 and will support Windows 95/98/NT/CE. No pricing information has been released yet.

Karen Bannan at Inter@ctive Week examines "Smart Devices--Smart Features" in the 04Jan99 edition. Some things to look out for and to plan for include:

• Cyrix's WebPad (mid-1999)
• Dictaphone's Walkabout Quest (Q1'99)
• General Instrument's DCT-5000 Plus set-top box (mid-1999)
• Motorola's PageWriter 2000 (now)
• Philips' Ambi Wireless Home Network (Q1'99)
• Qualcomm's pdQ Smartphone (Q3'99)
• Samsung's Web Video Phone (Q1'99)
• Sega's Dreamcast game console (Q4'99)
• Sharp's TelMail (now)
• and Wind River Systems' "Internet enabled gas pump" (Q3'99).

Fredrik Lindgren notes that Apple has posted two recent Newton updates: "HP IrDA Printers 2.0 " and "Newton Press 1.1 for Windows Updater" at swupdates.info.apple.com.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)