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...long plastic cylinder that contains a fragile glass ampoule of the obnoxious fluid. The pencil-thick device can be clipped to the inside of a dress, bra or nightgown; when pressed lightly, the ampoule breaks, releasing the ardor-killing odor. One rape crisis expert frets that Rapel "lulls the user into a false sense of security." Perhaps, but another drawback has already been solved: each package comes with a container of a neutralizing fluid that quickly dissipates the smell...
...computers print out information about the book for the user and can also print catalog cards, purchase orders and other forms...
Timer clocks. After the furnace, the biggest energy user in the home is the hot-water heater. Most hot-water tanks retain heat for at least eight to ten hours; with electrically operated heaters it is possible to save substantially on hot-water bills by rewarming the water during nighttime or the early morning hours when utility companies offer reduced rates for so-called off-peak usage. Several firms manufacture industrial-grade timer clocks for that purpose. The Tork Corp.'s clock retails for $30 to $40 and is easily wired up by a licensed electrician. Sales of such...
While Podhoretz concedes the detachment of the intellectuals from the immediate political arena, he underestimates the extent of their removal from everyday life. This insularity is evidence everywhere, even in the user of the word "Neoconservative." Although lay writers now bandy this word about freely, to intellectuals it bears a specific, non-literal, denotation. Thus, while Podhoretz is considered a Neoconservative by intellectuals, he remains a liberal to the public...
...industry's first really new product for the home consumer since color sets. The compact device can record color or black-and-white television programs, play video cassettes, accept cassettes of prerecorded commercial shows and, with use of an optional camera, produce home movies, all playable on the user's own TV set. The VTR's primary function, taping TV shows off the air, has opened a new kind of Pandora's box. In 1976 two of the biggest movie production companies filed suit, charging Sony Corp., the first firm to market VTRs...