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Mobile phone base for $20

27.09.2005

The German company Infineon Technologies AG has announced the ULC platform for mobile phones.

Development costs only $20 and is almost a finished cell phone. Judge for yourself: there is a keyboard, display and charging system, as well as software for simple functions and SMS support.

Motorola and Philips have already announced that they plan to create an inexpensive mobile phone based on the new platform. It seems that now everyone will have a cell phone. After all, so far, according to statistics, 3,5 billion people cannot afford to buy such a necessary device.

The difference between the Infineon platform and the existing ones is that it contains less than a hundred electronic components, while in more complex models there are from 150 to 200. The processor, the transmitting and receiving electronics are installed on board the novelty. And this means that there is no need for numerous filters, resistors and capacitors.

The size of the ULC is three times smaller than similar modern developments - only 30x30 mm. As a result of the small size of the platform, it is possible to install a high-quality battery, such as nickel-metal hydride (NiMH).

In 2010, 150 million mobile phones priced under $50 will be sold, according to a US analyst firm.

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"Truth is good" is too simple an attitude for a complex human society, and as it develops, the child begins to increasingly face the fact that he suffers more for the truth than for a lie. "I don't want this dress, it's ugly" - words that, being completely honest, can lead to severe punishment than polite gratitude, after which you can put the clothes you don't like in the closet.

It is not surprising that children learn to lie from an early age, although we still know little about how this skill is formed and developed. Undoubtedly, it arises due to the inconsistency of the surrounding social environment, when in words the parents assure that it is bad to lie, but by their actions they can push the baby to tell a lie.

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The adults looked at four scenarios for the development of the same situation: for example, in the case of a sister in hiding, the child could say that he went to the library (“straight lie”), that she must have already gone to bed (“subtle lie”), that she somewhere outside ("subtle truth") and that she is hiding under the porch ("straight truth").

After watching each video, participants rated their impressions of the child, including their trustworthiness, kindness, competence, attractiveness, intelligence, and honesty. While imagining themselves as parents, participants rated the likelihood that they would punish or reward a child for lying or telling the truth.

The results showed that in situations of lying, adults were more polite in judging those who spoke the truth directly than those who lied or spoke a vague truth. If children went to deceit to protect others, the truth or lies in their statements had little effect on the attitude of adults towards them. Although most of the participants admitted that in the situation with the sister in hiding, they would rather reward the child who told the "subtle truth" ("I think he is somewhere outside") than honestly betray the sister to the parents.

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