Nintendogs, an interactive pet romp features puppies cavorting around the screen that can be petted with a plastic pen.

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Although it uses similar touch technology to the iPhone, the 5800 comes with a plastic pointer pen that makes it easier to use than just with fingers.

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Since the pen was made of plastic, there wasn't a risk of encountering electrical voltage when I pushed in the remainder of the disengaged breaker.

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For example, the hotel puts up a small cattle pen lined with turf and plastic underneath.

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He was given four sheets, four towels, a blanket, a bedroll, a toothbrush, toilet paper, a tall clear plastic cup, a bar of soap, seven white T-shirts, seven pairs of boxer shorts, seven pairs of socks, plastic slippers, a pad of paper, and a ballpoint pen.

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It's similar in size and shape to the company's Galaxy S Pen Holder Kit, which serves as a sleeve for the standard-issue Note S Pen, but Bluetooth functionality, along with a microphone and tiny speaker, enable the lightweight plastic contraption to double as a wireless headset -- sure to come in handy with the SIM slot-equipped international Note 10.1 flavor.

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