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Data backup - why not use a camera? Erm...
by Guy J Kewney | posted on 09 September 2006
Two nations, separated by a common language. To an English reader, a "backup camera" sounds like a way of storing pictures safely. To an English-using American reader, it means something quite different.
And a "wireless backup camera" sells in the USA as a gadget for seeing if you're about to reverse your motor vehicle and crush something or someone valuable - which is exactly what it does.
The Roadmaster USA backup camera at $139.99 it comes in three variants. The Wireless version is the expensive one; otherwise you have to lay cable through the car to connect the camera to the dashboard display.
Thanks to the Enquirer for the tip. And of course, you have to lay cable through the car to power the thing, anyway - but "wireless" sounds much cooler, right?
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