Le mardi 27 mars 2007 à 18:07 +0800, Sean Moss-Pultz a écrit : > On Sun, 2007-03-25 at 10:54 +0200, Gabriel Ambuehl wrote: > > On Sunday 25 March 2007 01:16:46 Clare Johnstone wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > This frightens me in my role as mother, grandmother etc, i.e. a > > > representative of the public to which you hope to sell this phone. > > > Essentially any laser device powerful enough to be useful has no > > place in > > > a home which may ever have children in it. (Even quite old ones). > > > > Basically, yes, laser pointers can be dangerous, however, actual > > damage is not > > very likely: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_pointer#Hazards. > > > > As for the rest, I agree with Joe. > > You could also just take the batteries out ;-) > > -Sean
IANAL, but as I've read on Internet, in England and in France, the ownership of laser could be punished by the law... So, if his power exceeds the maximum allowed (1 mW), it could be to seize by the authorities (even without battery) and the owner fined for owning it. http://www.answers.com/topic/laser-pointer The output power of a laser pointer is measured in milliwatts (mW). Typically in Europe/UK the legal requirement is that a laser pointer output not exceed 1 mW; in USA this output is limited to 5 mW for presentation lasers. Lasers with outputs over 5 mW need to be registered with the FDA in the USA. Another interesting link : http://en.allexperts.com/e/l/la/laser_pointer.htm In Switzerland, the sale to the minors (<18) is forbidden and all laser pointers (any class) are illegal in football stadium. So, in my case, I'll put it in a drawer and use the stylus of my HTC Himalaya. Perhaps would it be better to replace it by a normal stylus and save some US$ (or replace it by a bigger SDCard)? Or to propose it as an option (with extra charge)? As it would be nice to have the choice of the SDCard capacity (and an extra charge for it, of course). Regard, _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community