FLAT, SELF-CONTAINED, SATELLITE DISHES 

SOME TIME AGO I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE LATEST IN DIRECT RECEPTION FROM SATELLITES. WELL HERE IS ANOTHER ADVANCE IN THAT TECHNOLOGY THAT IS POSITIVELY GOING TO CHANGE A LOT OF TELEVISION VIEWING HABITS.

PICTURE THIS: YOU ARE LYING IN THE SUN ON THE BEACH AT ATLANTIC CITY. A COUPLE COMES BY AND SITS DOWN CLOSE TO YOU. THE YOUNG MAN HAS BEEN CARRYING WHAT LOOKED LIKE A CAFETERIA SERVING TRAY WITH A HANDLE ON IT. HE SETS IT DOWN, FLICKS OUT AN EASEL-TYPE STAND FROM THE BACK AND FACES IT TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN SKY. UNKNOWN TO YOU AT THE MOMENT IS THE FACT THAT THE MATERIAL ON THE FACE OF THIS TRAY IS COMPOSED OF NEW SOLAR CELL MATERIAL THAT IS CONVERTING SUNLIGHT INTO ELECTRICAL POWER! IT IS ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME PICKING UP THOSE FAINT SIGNALS FROM A SATELLITE HOVERING OVER THE EQUATOR AT AN ALTITUDE OF 22,300 MILES. NOW THE REAL SURPRISE. ONE-QUARTER OF THE TRAY LIGHTS UP WITH A 5 INCH TELEVISION PICTURE., ON IT IS JUST ONE OF THE OVER 100 CHANNELS THAT ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE! NO BATTERY OR WALL PLUG REQUIRED. THE SATELLITE RECEIVER AND SOLAR-GENERATER IS ALL CONTAINED IN THE SAME UNIT. LOOK FOR IT ON YOUR ELECTRONIC STORE SHELF WITHIN TWO TO THREE YEARS. YES. IT IS JAPANESE.

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