Switch on the TV - it's bath-time

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Switch on the TV - it's bath-time

By Mike Hanlon

22:00 November 6, 2003

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Switch on the TV - it's bath-time

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Friday November 7, 2003

Casio, one of the world's greatest exponents of functional miniaturisation, has released a miniature waterproof television onto the Japanese market. While the SY-4100 is actually dubbed the "bath TV" it is touted as splashproof as opposed to waterproof. Its high-resolution LCD screen displays an 8.1cm x 6.1cm image and its rechargeable nickel hydride battery lasts around four hours.

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Mike Hanlon
Mike grew up thinking he would become a mathematician, accidentally started motorcycle racing, got a job writing road tests for a motorcycle magazine while at university, and became a writer. He went on to edit or manage over 50 print publications before embracing the internet – a dozen start-ups later, he founded Gizmag. Now he can write again.

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