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Etch-A-Sketch offered on cell phones
For doodlers who can’t get enough etching and sketching at home, Etch-A-Sketch is coming to a cell phone.
The nearly 50-year-old classic toy, adapted for the mobile phone by a company named In-Fusio, is being introduced in Britain on a wide array of handsets by the cellular carrier Orange.
The cellular version can’t, of course, replicate the look and feel of the original red-and-rectangular plastic toy, which is still produced by Ohio Art Co. And users will have to settle for a key pad rather than white knobs.
But there is one key advantage: For the first time, In-Fusio said, doodlers will be able to save their drawings – up to three in the phone’s memory.
The traditional Etch-A-Sketch works by turning two knobs to move a stylus up, down and diagonally along the inside of the plastic screen, etching lines through a coating of metallic powder.
On the cellular version, users move the virtual “stylus” around the phone’s screen by pressing the number pad or directional arrows.
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Web sites offer insight into planning a career
Before setting a job campaign in motion, it’s always a good idea to have a solid career plan in place.
Developing a career plan requires careful planning and analysis. And many Web sites are there to help.
Several sites offer a range of information and tips on career planning. Here are a few that might be worth a visit:
¢ America’s CareerInfoNet
Features field and job potential growth in “Occupational” and “Industry” sections.
¢ Bureau of Labor Statistics
Explore career information in the online version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05.
¢ CareerPlanner.com
Offers info on future jobs, job search advice and an online career test.
¢ FastWeb.com
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Provides more than a dozen articles on career planning under “Career Planning” section.