sometimes being higher than if you'd just strolled into the supermarket, and the no-refunds-even-if-they-don't-even-have-the-product-you-won policy. 7. Audrey heartburn. On October 17th, networking kingpin 3Com unveiled Audrey , a $500 touchscreen "computing appliance" that did battle with rivals such as the I-Opener and Virgin WebPlayer for a market that-inexplicably-didn't exist: People who