Tuesday, January 17, 2006

 

No Matter How Smart We Get, We Are Still...

A FAULTY digital television receiver has sparked a helicopter rescue mission after sending out a rogue distress signal, Britain's Royal Air Force said yesterday.

The "freeview" box - which normally allows television viewers access to dozens of digital TV and radio channels via a standard, rooftop aerial - sent out a signal identical to that for emergency beacons at sea.


Billions of dollars of hi-tech equipment and this is what we get?


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