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Absent-minded folk everywhere rejoiced when they realized that cordless-phone stands had a "pager" button to help them locate their misplaced handsets. Now this convenience can be brought to any frequently mislaid item with The Sharper Image's Now You Can Find It! Wireless RF Electronic Locator. Beeper discs can attach via key ring or double-sided adhesive pad to keys, glasses, and even your Harvard ID. A different button on the portable base will make each disc beep loudly. With a 30-foot range, you'll never have to rifle through the papers on your desk again. Available...
Wherever I went in the house, I carried both cordless and cell phones and the laptop. At one point, I was under the bathroom sink, failing to unblock the U bend, when she called to say, "I'm coming up on Oklahoma City. How do I get from I-40 to I-44?" A few mouse clicks, a look at the map, and I was able to talk her through the interchange. (That happened more often as she moved east to larger cities like St. Louis, Mo., and Indianapolis, Ind.) On the second night, Gabby found a place to stay...
...Vegas , Shanghai Visart Technologies, a Chinese firm, unveiled a 17-in. LCD monitor ($900) that doesn't need any wires. The screen can be carried anywhere within about 30 m of the base station, which transmits a cable-TV or DVD signal using the same frequency spectrum as cordless phones and wi-fi. A rechargeable lithium battery that lasts four to six hours cuts the TV loose from electrical wires as well. The portable tube will be available worldwide by early 2004. - By Daniel Sieberg...
...took cordless phones from people’s rooms, we put the antennas pointed out the window, and then we handed out the phones in the courtyard,” he explains...
...Vegas, Shanghai Visart Technologies, a Chinese firm, unveiled a 17-in. LCD monitor ($900) that doesn't need any wires. The screen can be carried anywhere within about 100 ft. of the base station, which transmits a cable-TV or DVD signal using the same frequency spectrum as cordless phones and wi-fi. A rechargeable lithium battery that lasts four to six hours cuts the TV loose from electrical wires as well. The portable tube should hit stores in the U.S. in time for the holidays. --By Daniel Sieberg