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...angry fault-finder was London Critic Kenneth Tynan. In a review written for the London Observer, Tynan dealt with the book briefly and concentrated on attacking its author. "For the first time," he said, "an influential writer of the front rank has been placed in a position of privileged intimacy with criminals about to die and-in my view-done less than he might have to save them...
...limits-it takes only black-and-white, wallet-sized pictures that are about 40%' smaller than the ones taken by the other Polaroid cameras now being sold-Polaroid believes that it has a huge market. One gimmick in the new model: a little sign in the view finder flashes "yes" or "no" to tell the photographer whether the light is right. The company launched the camera in Canada last July, sold out practically all its first month's supply in one weekend, now has to ration its stocks to Canadian dealers. The Swinger says President Edwin Land, inventor...
...Kodak and Rapid cassettes automatically adjust the camera for the speed-rating of the film being used. From there, automatic electric eyes take over, set optimum combination of shutter speed and lens opening for the amount of light. If there is not enough light, pointers pop into the view finder to tell the photographer to keep his shutter closed. Instead of bulky flash attachments, most of the new automated cameras have miniature, built-in flash units that disappear when...
...knot? What about an unsinkable, watertight canvas bag, roomy enough to stow cameras, film, wallets, watches and jewelry? He certainly needs the new $200 German binoculars that weigh less than a pound, float, and-reflect flashlight rays in the dark. Not to mention the latest sonar-system depth finder, which costs a mere $299.95 and reads up - or down - to 100 fathoms...
...Great Deterrent. Trikilis' system is not a perfect burglar finder, and it cannot foil the determined thief who tosses a stolen book out a window. But drawbacks are few, and along with a similar setup made by Bro-Dart Industries of Newark, N.J., the Sentronic sentry is being studied by libraries across the U.S., from the Harvard University Medical School library to San Quentin prison library...