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Word: messagewatch (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Dick Tracy's famed wrist radio may be making its way to retail stores. Last week the Japanese watchmaker Seiko introduced a digital timepiece that can display long-distance messages received over FM radio waves. Like conventional beepers, the $275 Receptor MessageWatch can signal its wearer to call the office, phone home or dial a specific number displayed on the face. Messages are relayed in about one minute through a system of phone networks, FM transmitters and a miniature receiver inside the watchband...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNICATIONS: A Page from The Comics | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

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