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Tired of having your cell-phone battery go dead just when you need it most? FreeCharge is a half-pound, hand-cranked generator that you can attach to your cell phone and turn for 30 sec. to generate enough 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...
Moshier's Solotrek XFV (short for Exo-Skeletor Flying Vehicle) has a comparable flight record: 8 in. above the ground for about 9 sec., according to the inventor. A former Navy combat pilot, Moshier has been working on his creation, at least in his mind, since he was a teenager in the 1960s, although officially his company, Millennium Jets, has been at it only six years. The look of his machine is pure sci-fi: an 8-ft. metal frame supports two gas-engine-powered fans, each 38 in. in diameter, that jut like oversize ears above the frame...
...SEC has since stepped in to investigate the possible conflicts of interest for Skilling and other executives and Enron’s withholding of information from investors...
Skilling, who resigned this summer, testified before the SEC on Tuesday. Enron announced yesterday that it will hand over documents pertaining to the $1 billion write-off from the LJM partnership, as well as other materials concerning the relationship between Enron...
...investigations but has been appointed to Enron’s new Special Committee headed by William Powers Jr., the dean of the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas. The special committee will be in charge of any internal investigations into the dealings which the SEC is currently looking at, as well as all communications with the SEC...