Word: flashlighting
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...part time in Madison, Wis., where he runs a business; his family is still in Milwaukee, and on visits home after Sept. 11, he has sometimes felt like a veteran of a foreign war. "In New York we were strategizing about how to prepare: we need batteries, a flashlight, water. Then you go back and say, 'What are you guys doing to prepare?' and they say, 'What do you mean?' And it doesn't feel as important there. It does seem a little neurotic and fatalistic to have the same code of conduct there as I have here. Then...
...juice for five minutes of talk time. The first version will work on most Motorola phones; the next ones will power other makers' phones. This is the third in a series of windup electronic devices originally designed for use in developing nations. The first two--the Freeplay radio and flashlight--have been surprise hits...
...them with pricey extras--like color screens, Web browsers, games and e-mail--that most people don't need? Now several companies are developing stripped-down, single-use models targeted for casual users who just want to take a cell phone on vacation or stash one with their emergency flashlight. One of the first to market will be the Hop-On Wireless (shown here) priced at $30 for 30 min. of talk time. To keep costs down, the device (about the size of a deck of cards) contains only a quarter of the components found in a typical cell phone...
CHEAP $10 PRINCETON TEC PULSAR FLASHLIGHT What? You think key chains are just for holding the keys to your SUV? Princeton Tec's tiny terror of a flashlight is the size of a large grape, but it puts out 12 hr. of brilliant white light on just two watch batteries. You won't even remember it's there--until you lose a contact in your tent in the middle of the night. www.princetontec.com...
When the lights die, a figure creeps onstage. Suddenly she flicks on a flashlight, delivering a quick start to all. The action immediately roars forward; characters, entering with minimal warning or fanfare, cut large and impressive figures. Sharp and striking sound effects abound, from snaps of a whip to the clanking of metal wheels...