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GADGET OF THE WEEK : By Nick Clayton
("Scotsman Magazine", Saturday, September 2, 2006) Is it time for a revival of Morse Code ? A watch for those who like to make things complicated ! The Tokyo Flash Morse Code Watch, which tells the time through sound or flashing lights using the world's longest-surviving electronic communication standard. Or, if you've got a really urgent appointment, you can cheat and switch it to a standard numeric display. Funnily enough this watch may represent a wave of the future. A number of competitions have shown Morse coders to be faster than texters (Watch Jay Leno Show. Morse Code vs Text Messaging - SOMETIMES VERY SLOW TO BUFFER - YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT 10 Minutes ! ) and, as a result, mobile phone manufacturers are considering incorporating the capability into their new handsets. The Tokyo Flash Morse Code Watch costs £59.75 from www. tokyoflash.com | 
Friday, October 6, 2006 was Reginald Fessenden's 140th Birthday (born 1866)