Word: gadget
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...even the more passive folks, sitting in their living room in front of that new magic gadget, got a world view. ABC's weekend movie slot was frequently filled with British product; I keenly recall an airing of the 1949 "Blue Lagoon," with 20-year-old Jean Simmons as the most thrilling mermaid. The Sunday afternoon show "Omnibus" presented classical concerts, up-and-coming comic talents (Mike Nichols and Elaine May) and foreign films, including the U.S. premiere of Laurence Olivier's "Richard...
HANDY BAR SRAM, a high-end bicycle-component maker based in Chicago, has created a gadget that does for the humble handlebar what utilities did for belts. The SRAM SmartBar is adjustable, lightweight, funky looking and ergonomic--and you can trick it out with a galaxy of gizmos, including headlights, rearview mirrors, gear shifters and even a bicycle computer. It's not yet available on its own, but you can purchase it with bikes from Trek...
...than a cigarette pack - designed to produce this effect on demand. For those of my gender now sniveling, shriveling and about to book in for a sex change: wait! Let's read behind the headlines here. The lady didn't say, "You're going to have to patent a gadget to do that." No, she thought at once of her good old husband and maybe raising his game a little...
...Pachikov and several countrymen who gave David Yang, one of Russia's up-and-coming tech stars, the seed money to launch Cybiko (www.cybiko.com), a hot gadget that is a toy, mobile phone and teen personal digital assistant all in one. Cybiko's HQ is in Bloomingdale, Illinois, but its 280-strong design and programming team is based in Moscow...
...fans. This summer Sony's Palm-based Clie will get a snappy new upgrade, complete with a sharp color display and support for a new, secure digital music format. By leveraging resources from its music, gaming and audio-video divisions, Sony may be able to create the ultimate portable gadget. And now the first PDA phones are on sale from Kyocera and Ericsson, with more on the way from Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and others...