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...some of their models. For example, Nokia's new 8810, sold in Europe, has an internal directional antenna and an SAR rating of just 0.22 W/kg. But David Stoneham, communications manager for Nokia in Britain, denies that the company installed the antenna for safety reasons. Stoneham says the built-in unit permits extended battery life and a stylish design...
...invention has the opposite goal: to keep dogs warm. I own dachshunds, and they used to shiver at night from the cold weather. They couldn't keep a blanket on, so I developed the ultimate snuggle bed, which is sort of like a sleeping bag with a built-in pillow and blanket. People who buy these beds say their dogs love them! Readers can find out more about them at our website, www.chillydogs.com JO WIDNESS Ashland...
...recount of 14,000 disputed ballots in two Democratic counties; the state supreme court ordered a recount of undervotes in 64 of 67 counties (three had already completed recounts). Earlier in the process, such a sweeping ruling might have seemed downright Solomonic--counting the undervotes everywhere removed the built-in Gore advantage of counting just three Democratic strongholds. But after almost five weeks of wrangling, with the hunger for finality beginning to crowd out the desire for fairness in all but the most devoted Gore partisans, the plan mostly seemed mind boggling. In fact, the recounts proceeded smartly...
...judges struggle to be unanimous. But the Florida court split 4-3, and the rift was a bitter one. Attached to the court's ruling was a dissent from the Chief Justice warning that the majority risked sending the nation into "an unprecedented and unnecessary constitutional crisis"--a powerful built-in sound bite for critics waiting to tear the majority decision apart...
Research firm InfoTrends in Boston estimates that more than 80 million people worldwide will be transmitting digital images on the go by 2004. While some will do this using cameras like the i700, others will use cell phones with built-in lenses or handheld PCs with camera attachments. Low-cost camera sensors can be added to a cell phone for as little as $30. In Japan, a cell phone released by J-Phone this fall includes a built-in digital camera that lets users snap low-resolution photos of themselves, then e-mail them to friends. In the U.S., people...