Portable CD players handle slopes with more grace than a reporter

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Two compact disc players were 'torture-tested' to prove the products' ability to continuously play music despite shocks. The Sony D-465 Discman and the Sharp MD-MS100X disc players were taken on a snowboarding tests and showed that the Sony Discman could withstand only 20 seconds of shocks before being interrupted in its music delivery. Both systems rely on random access memory to store music information as it is being read by laser, which allows for continuous music delivery even as the laser reading is disrupted for a few seconds.

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, Computer storage devices, Drum Memories, Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Compact disc players, Optical disk drives, Compact disc players and recorders, Sony CD-ROM Discman D-465 (Portable disk drive), Sharp MD-MS100X (Portable disk drive)

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Like the Democrats, but lack citizenship? Aid the campaign, virtually, on the Web

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Non-US citizens who want to support Democratic Party candidate Pres. Bill Clinton can do so through the Democratic National Committee's World Wide Web site. The site enables foreign Democrat supporters to make campaign contributions through their credit cards which automatically qualifies them for membership to the committee. However, on-line donations from foreigners have raised issues concerning the legality of the practice as it applies to fund-raising and membership recruitment.

Political organizations, Democratic Party-National, Usage, International aspects, Campaign funds, Information services, World Wide Web, Democratic National Committee

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Forget Pac-Man: High-tech games at arcade work up a real sweat

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Namco of Japan and other game companies have introduced state-of-the-art video arcade games that provide players realism and challenges. These high-technology games include Namco's "Time Crisis" and "Final Furlong," and Sega's "House of the Dead" and "Top Skater." Namco ranks as one of the biggest software producers for Sony's PlayStation home video gaming equipment.

Game, Toy, and Children's Vehicle Manufacturing, Manufacturing industries, not elsewhere classified, Arcade Video Games, Product information, Video game industry, Video games industry, Video games, Arcade games, Namco

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