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Chatty Cathy was a doll produced and manufactured by the Mattel Corporation in 1959, and first advertised on television in 1960. The doll spoke eleven phrases by pulling the string in the center of her upper back, which was very revolutionary for her time. Seven more random phrases were added in 1963, and she was the second most popular doll of the 1960’s after the Barbie doll also made by Mattel. Chatty Cathy was on the market for six years, the original doll of the Chatty craze that continued on with Chatty Baby, Tiny Chatty Baby, Tiny Chatty Brother, Charmin’ Chatty, and last but not least Singin’ Chatty. Chattys are well sought after by collectors around the world, and there are lots of resources full of information about the doll’s history, value, where to find one, etc. on various websites dedicated to Chatty Cathy.

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A glamour modeling and singing career led television personality Carmen Electra to success as a presenter and actress. Born in Ohio in 1972, Carmen wanted to make it as a singer and recorded one album. Small TV roles followed, then she posed for Playboy magazine. This gained her some fame and a serious television career beckoned.

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You have probably used automated teller machines (otherwise known as ATMs) for most of your life. These have made it much easier to have access to the money in your check or savings account when you don’t have to time to get to a bank during business hours. Most people will use these with no problems, but there are some things that you may have to worry about at one time or another. One is making a mistake that leaves your accounts vulnerable to theft, and another is your personal safety.

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The Internet is a great place to find information, but it is not always a great place to find good, accurate information. I would say that, out of every ten or so articles on the Internet, maybe 1 or 2 contains the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The other 8 or 9 are there to present a specific opinion or have some type of inaccuracy. They may be poorly written, maliciously false, or just out of date.

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Spreading out announcements for extra publicity, Parrot has revealed two more devices to be shown at Monday’s CES expo. The DS3120 is a home stereo system that, on its own, can only play FM radio, or music from loaded SD cards and attached USB drives; the USB port also allows accepts media players and notebooks however, and the main features of the system are Bluetooth A2DP streaming, plus a line-in port specifically geared for iPods.  Operating through Bluetooth, users can not only listen to music but make and receive phonecalls, thanks to a built-in microphone. The stereo’s 1.8-inch screen also lets people browse contacts, and view artist, album and track information. The satellites produce 20W of power.  The DS1120s are a set of wireless speakers, designed primarily to be used with Bluetooth A2DP audio sources; however, a Bluetooth 2.0/USB dongle is included as backup, and conventional music sources can connect through an RCA input jack.

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ALTADENA, Calif., Dec. 17 — StereoVision Imaging (SVI), a market leader in 3D imaging technology, today announced that they will resell Zalman’s market leading 2D/3D switchable displays as a complement to its patented 3D digital image viewer/capturing device, the 3D VuCAM(TM). These 19-inch and 22-inch displays integrate a 3D phase difference film allowing for 3D viewing with the included circular polarizer eyewear. These two technologies will be on display together at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 7th-10th, 2008 in the South Hall #25323. Under the agreement, StereoVision Imaging will resell Zalman’s pioneering 2D/3D Trimon monitors to its aviation, military, research, scientific, design and early adopter consumer customers who desire to view 3D content captured with the 3D VuCAM(TM) and/or other 3D applications.