"They've been careful with developing the model, back-checking it against what we have, and refining as they need to, " says Fiore.

CNN: Flu season picking up speed, tracking indicates

Ottawa's major-crimes unit is checking with other police departments for similar cases and looking back through missing-persons files for any clues, according to Constable Marc Soucy, an Ottawa police spokesman.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

People are going back to the old ways of checking in on each other - landline phones or visiting each other door-to-door.

BBC: Syria crisis: Daily life during Damascus blackout

Back in the mid-80s, the idea of transferring funds, checking your email, buying stocks and booking a trip online was all a faraway dream.

ENGADGET: Minitel to be shut down tomorrow: France bids adieu to the internet's precursor

Obviously, this is a pre-production unit, and we expect we'll be checking back in with the Z2420 as we learn more about the devices that use it.

ENGADGET: An early look at Intel's 'Lexington' platform: Atom, tailored for emerging markets (update: video)