
Gizmo /Bytes
In- Flight Headphone
System
Cf-ildren's
Humidifier
Mini Video
Camera
Auc iO
Cassette Organizer
Jetset
Stereo
Headphone
System
We've
always thought
that some
air travelers
probably forego
in -flight
enter-
tainment
because
of the notorious
discomfort
of standard
-issue airline headsets.
The
same
idea
apparently
occurred
to
someone
at Executive
Travelware
(P.O. Box
59387.
Chicago.
IL 60659).
Its
Jetset Stereo Headphone
System
includes
light-
weight
stereo
headphones
of the
home -audio variety
with
an adaptor that
allows
them
to be plugged
into
a
standard
airliner -seat
audio jack.
Since airline system
sound
is
merely piped
in (and
not amplified
electrical
signals), the
patented
"Airdapter
module"
pickup
features
a pair of sensitive
condenser microphones
and acoustic
"correction
baffles." With
power
from two
"AAA" batteries,
the
Jetset
system microphones
"convert
the
piped sounds
to stereo
electronic sig-
nals."
that are, in
turn, amplified
by a "high-
quality hi
-fi stereo amplifier"
and
then "reconverted
to sound by
the stereo headphones."
Now
if Executive
Travel -
ware
could only do something
about
the music
and movies selected
for in -flight
use,
flyers could
enjoy first -class
entertainment
in the air.
The Jetset
can
be
purchased
direct at an "introductory"
discount. Price: $19.95
(plus
$3
shipping
) .
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Soundesign
Child-
Friendly
Ultrasonic
Humidifier
Here's
a practical
addition
to the growing
category of
electronics
designed for
kids -the 1866
Ultrasonic Humidifier
from Soundesign
Corp.
(Harborside
Finan-
cial
Center, 400 Plaza
1ivo,
Jersey City, NJ 07311).
The unit
features a dome
-
shaped water
tank that's
also a swimming pond
for a family
of
white
-plastic
ducks.
There's
a built -in night light
and a "melody
button"
that activates
a "soothing
lullaby"
for
up
to
an hour. In its humidifier
functions,
the 1866
uses a 360 degree
rotating nozzle,
mist -intensity
control,
a
medication/deodorizer
chamber,
a
12-
setting humidity-level
control,
and an automatic
switch
that turns the unit off when
the
water
tank
empties.
One -and -one -half gallons
of
water
can last 36 hours
at a 70
percent humidity
level or,
at its highest setting,
the entire amount
can be
vaporized
in
as little
as 15 hours. Price:
$79.95.
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Canon Mini
TV
Camera
It's
finally dawned
on someone
that all
those miniature
TVs out
there are
going
to require
midget
cameras in
order to
capture the
tiny images received
by the
personal -size
sets.
Just kidding,
but there
is a new Mini
TV
Camera trio from
Canon
U.S.A., Inc. (One
Canon Plaza,
Lake
Success, NY 11042).
The
Ci
-20,
Ci -20M,
and Ci -20R
are, respectively,
color,
black -and- white,
and infrared video
cameras that weigh
a mere
13.8 oz.
and measure
a space- saving
2"
/b
inches
by
25/16 inches by
39/16 inches.
The
company proudly
claims
the series "brings video
monitoring
to a new level
of performance
for home,
commercial,
and institutional
security
systems."
The
Ci
-20R
infrared
unit can
record images
in total darkness
and provides
500 lines
of horizontal
resolution.
The color
Ci -20 delivers
320 lines
of
horizontal
resolution
and
has a low -light
capacity of 20
Lux,
while
the
monochrome
Ci -20M
features
500 lines of
horizontal resolution
and a low
-light
capacity
of five
Lux. Price
(Ci -20,
Ci
-20R. Ci -20M):
$1995,
$1595.
$1465.
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Coastar Audio-
Cassette
Organizer
Still hauling your
audio tapes
around in cardboard
boxes and shopping
bags? If
so,
Coast Manufacturing
Co. (118 Pearl
St., Mt.
Vernon,
NY
10050)
would
like
you to
know about its
Coastar Classic Flap -Front
Audio Cassette
Organizer
(CA -12,
CA
-24).
Besides being flap
-fronted, the carry
case uses "Stay -Loc"
cushion,
"a unique
and patented feature that cradles
audio cassettes in a secure
and protected environment,"
and its exterior is
doubled- coated
with
"Du-
raHyde."
Flaps are secured
by zipper and Velcro.
One tote bag, three
trade-
marked features,
for either a dozen or two -dozen
audio cassettes. Price:
$29.95.
$39.95.
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