Word: microchipping
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...gilded lily in Gates' mansion is a system of electronic "art panels" in every room, which at a mouse click allows the lord of the manor to display whatever, say, Rembrandt painting or Ansel Adams photograph he fancies. The rooms even interact with visitors, each of whom gets a microchip ID on arrival...
Still, though the crowd treated the night like a wild masquerade ball, flaunting everything from glam, flamboyant goth-wear to afro-wigged funk getups to the occasional microchip clean room bodysuit, the band seemed bewildered, even a little subdued. Though winsome Emm Gryer, who opened the concert with a derivative, folky set, seemed entirely in her element with the crowd, the Cardigans were adorably incongruous in their neat, Eurotrash sweaters and sleek leather pants. In fact, as singer Nina Persson revealed during the performance, their native Sweden observes Halloween not as a night of costumed revelry, but as a solemn...
...superhit toy out there," says Eugene Gilligan, executive editor of the toy-industry trade publication Playthings. "The biggest hit for the past year has been Beanie Babies, and Toys 'R' Us doesn't even carry them." But retailers have high hopes for several potential breakout toys, from a microchip-loaded version of venerable Legos building sets to computer games such as Nintendo's Pokemon that even Alex, jaded at age 11, might like...
...noted the increased use of easily traced electronic-cash transactions and data-packed microchip cards [BUSINESS, April 27]. Both threaten individual privacy. Given the low priority that North American governments give to protecting personal privacy, it's doubtful that new laws will keep up with the increase in unauthorized data surveillance. We should at least insist that federal lawmakers preserve our right to continue to use hard cash or checks and that microchip identity cards not be forced on unwilling citizens. PAUL BOBIER Kitchener...
...little card is going to do everything for us, what's next? A microchip in the base of the skull? GEORGE M. CALLAHAN Cheyenne...