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WORLDBEAT - JAPAN: ULTRA THIN FLEXIBLE BATTERIES EXPECTED
IN 2013
In news from around the world, an ultra-thin flexible
battery is on its way from Japan electronic giant NEC.
According to reports, the company has worked for over a
decade to design an organic battery is just one one-
hundredth of an inch thick, can refresh a teeny screen 2,000
times and can be recharged in less than a minute.
In 2013, the battery is expected to be included in such
items as enhanced credit and debit cards that display
balances, electronic hotel keys, subway and train passes,
and in much slimmer and lighter smart phones. The organic
battery is also expected to pave the way for slender flat-
screen displays and e-readers with a texture that feels like
paper. (Kiplinger, CGC)
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WORLDBEAT - CANADA: ONTARIO EXPECTED TO EXTEND HAM RADIO
HAND HELD DEVICE LAW ANOTHER FIVE YEARS
Some good news for hams living in the Canadian Province of
Ontario. You likely will be able to continue to operate
mobile using a hand mic or other hand held device for at
least another 60 months.
On April 16th the Ontario Ministry of Transportation posted
a regulatory notice proposing a change to Ontario motor
vehicle regulations that deal with the use of display
screens and hand-held devices in motor vehicles. If
approved it would extend the present exemption for licensed
amateur radio operators for an additional five years.
As previously reported, Radio Amateurs of Canada has been
lobbying for a permanent exemption for ham radio since this
regulation was first enacted back in 2009. The current
exemption was due to expire at the end of this calendar
year. (VE3XT, RAC)
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