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Chat in style with Carrera

One of the more quirky innovations at Mido was to be found on the Safilo stand. Through its Carrera brand Safilo is introducing a combined sunglasses and mobile telephone headset.ÔChatÕ uses a Carrera frame to house a plug-in ear piece and microphone. The combination simply plugs into a mobile telephone through a jack plug which fits into the end of the side piece. A wide range of connections are available for different phone makes. The combination does away with the usual trailing wires as the microphone is also housed in the side piece. A button on the side allows the user to answer a call without having to press the button on the handset itself.

minister tries out new policyFormer Welsh rugby international Nigel Walker was one of the first of those from an ethnic background to benefit from the principalityÕs new extended NHS eye test eligibility. He is pictured at last weekÕs launch of the service at the Department of Optometry, Cardiff University with Welsh Assembly health minister Jane Hutt who called it a Ôlandmark dayÕ in Welsh healthcare (News, May 3). Patients who stand to benefit are those whose family origins are Black African, Black Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi. People with a hearing impairment, those who have retinitis pigmentosa and uniocular people are also included.

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