Wednesday, February 25, 1998
What happened to the Hauula third-grader who invented a compact communications system last year? Young inventor
is still at itA working model of Sam-Earl Fehoko's "compact celluvision systemware" unit is about 80 percent complete and should be finished in a couple of weeks, said his mother, Linda Fehoko.
The patented 6.5-inch unit weighing 8.5 ounces is a cellular telephone equipped with a mini-computer, television screen, stereo and digital pager.
Since November, when Fehoko's story appeared in the Star-Bulletin, several other Japanese companies besides Panasonic have expressed interest in the invention, Linda Fehoko said.
"We're in no rush," she said.
Last fall, Sam-Earl played for the Koolauloa Red Raiders Pop Warner football team that lost a national championship game to Texas in Orlando, Fla. While in Florida, he received a national scholastic achievement award.
He has also been interviewed by two national TV magazine programs, "Extra" and "American Journal." "They're waiting to film the working model," Linda Fehoko said. The latest project for the young inventor is a special wheelchair. Among its features: roller-blade wheels.
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