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Democracy is about giving everybody a voice, but that's not so easy if there's only one microphone. Enter the Sputmik, a colorful gadget designed to let anybody who wants to take the floor at a public meeting or lecture. Developed as a collaboration between Design Continuum, based in Boston, and M.I.T., the Sputmik (it's a pun on Sputnik) is a basketball-size, completely wireless microphone that's well padded and easy to handle so crowds can pass it overhead like a beach ball at a rock concert or even toss it from person to person. INVENTOR Design...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now Hear This | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

Many of us feel the call of the deep, but few of us are willing to face the cold, wet and occasionally shark-infested realities of scuba diving. That's why we need Spyfish, a gadget for divers who aren't quite ready to take the plunge. Spyfish is a battery-powered minisubmarine tricked out with cameras and floodlights and operated by wireless remote control. It trails a slender cable behind it that transmits whatever it sees back to a monitor topside, so you can rummage through Davy Jones' locker while sunning yourself on deck and sipping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Out of Doors | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does the Arab World Want Something Better? | 10/28/2002 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Satellite TV Right for You? | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Spot a Refinance Rip-Off | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

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