                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT


                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 14, 2002


                                     0-23152
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                            (Commission File Number)

              Delaware                                 33-0253408
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    (State or other jurisdiction           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  of incorporation or organization)

              3051 North First Street, San Jose, California  95134
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           (Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 468-5400
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ITEM  5.     OTHER  EVENT

     On August 12, 2002, Symbol Technologies, Inc. ("Symbol"), Symbol
Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Symbol, and @pos.com, Inc. (the
"Company") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Agreement"). In connection therewith, the Company executed an Amended and
Restated Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $3,500,000 (the "Amended
Note") in favor of Symbol. The funds advanced pursuant to the Amended Note has
been used to repay in full all of the borrowings outstanding under the
Convertible Promissory Note dated June 26, 2002 held by Hand Held Products, Inc.
The funds shall also be used to provide additional interim working capital to
the Company until the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are
consummated. In addition, the Company and Crossvue, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, terminated the asset purchase agreement for the sale
of substantially all of their properties and assets to Hand Held Products, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation.

     The Symbol transaction is described in more detail in the press release,
the Merger Agreement, and the Amended Note copies of which are filed as exhibits
hereto, and which information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)  EXHIBITS.

     10.1 Agreement  and  Plan  of  Merger  dated  August  12, 2002 by and among
          @pos.com, Inc., Symbol Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
          wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  Symbol  Technologies,  Inc., and Symbol
          Technologies,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation.

     10.2 Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note dated August 12, 2002
          by  and among @pos.com, Inc. and Symbol Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
          corporation.

     99.1 Press  Release  dated  August  14, 2002, issued in connection with the
          signing  of  the  Merger  Agreement.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to  the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized.

                                       @POS.COM,  INC.

Date:  August 14, 2002                 By: /s/ JOHN WOOD
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                                       John Wood, Chief Executive Officer




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