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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (109131)	12/1/2001 10:59:52 AM
From: Sawtooth	Respond to of 152472

<<Re : "mumbo-jumbo" in FCC "technical descriptions" -- I wonder ... if someone had a few typos in their technical description -- would anyone ever notice it?>> Good question. A university prof told me years back that, as a simple test driven by his curiosity, he inserted the words "dog sh!t" into a rather technical, jargon-filled lecture he was presenting. No one batted an eye. ; ) ........VVVVVVVVVVVV

To: Jon Koplik who wrote (109131)	12/1/2001 11:08:39 AM
From: Sawtooth	Respond to of 152472

Well, "it's" finally here. There must be some great product integration opportunities for Qcom with this. ...VVVVVVVV <<Kamen set to introduce 'Ginger' By Shawn Langlois, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 5:40 PM ET Nov. 30, 2001 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - It's a bird ... it's a plane ... it's a solar-powered, hovercraft capable of leaping tall buildings in a single bound. Or maybe it's something as simple as a three-wheeled, urban skateboard ... "flux capacitor" not included. Whatever it turns out to be, hang on to your hats, the mythical "Ginger" is about to become a reality. According to an ABC spokesperson, the "Good Morning America" crew plans to unveil the mystery early Monday morning. On tap, a product demo presented by none other than the tight-lipped Wizard of Odd himself, Dean Kamen. Speculation on the revolutionary invention has reached a fever pitch in recent months as a few well-placed, tantalizing tidbits have surfaced, piquing the public's interest. For instance, a slew of patents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office suggest a scooter-type device, motorized, capable of moving over uneven surfaces, including stairs. And while Kamen has played the demure schoolboy at times, he's also dropped plenty of hints. Apparently the device takes a mere 10 minutes to throw together, sells for less than $2,000, and will debut on the market in 2002. But, at the same time, he's also been quoted as downplaying 'Ginger,' "We have a promising project," he noted at a conference last March, "but nothing of the Earth-shattering nature that people are conjuring up." Not "Earth-shattering"? Maybe not ... but Apple CEO Steve Jobs, privy to the secret and ever the showman, at one point predicted that builders would construct cities around it. Stay tuned. Shawn Langlois is community editor for CBS.MarketWatch.com in San Francisco.>>