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In the 1930s, the famous cartoon detective Dick Tracy used his then-fantastic "wrist what chamacallit" to make telephone calls. Now European electronics giants Philips and British Telecom are developing wrist devices Dick Tracy would envy. They would combine such features as video phone, TV and radio reception, clock, electronic notebook, and a personal computer with wireless access to the Internet's World Wide Web.
The basic technologies to make "wrist communicators" exist today, says Philips though the Dutch company says it likely won't create an operational model until at least the year 2002. The components, including batteries, must be miniaturized. While an early non-working prototype demonstrates buttons for operation, Philips says that voice-recognition technology and an interactive screen might replace touch control. Philips also envisions the wireless connection to the World Wide Web for graphics and video images.
Researchers at BT (British Telecom) Laboratories in Martlesnam Heath, England, have taken their version of the idea a step further. The lab has been displaying a working prototype in Britain to potential equipment manufacturers. The somewhat bulky communications console includes cellular telephone, video phone, fax, computer, clock, and batteries, and encircles most of a person's forearm.
70. Philips is a company of ______.
A. England
B. Netherlands
C. France
D. an unknown country
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71. Now, "wrist communicator" ______.
A. is still an imagination
B. is not mature in technology
C. can't be manufactured yet
D. has really appeared in the market
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72. Which of the following is Not true?
A. Wrist communicator is a multiple-function device.
B. Philips hasn't made a model yet.
C. In the future the wrist communicator maybe use voice for operation.
D. You can see the person you're calling for by means of this device.
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