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Pocket Talkies. Transistorized two-way radios only slightly larger than king-size cigarette packs are being marketed by Seattle's Ross Laboratories, Inc. The Pocket Talkies have a range of about a mile over clear terrain, two miles over water. Price: $69.50 a pair.

Silent Mower. An electric lawnmower for near-soundless yard cutting on suburban Sunday mornings is being turned out by Pennsylvania's West Point Products Corp. It starts at the push of a button, is powered by a twelve-volt car battery, can be recharged in 48 hours by simply plugging into a house circuit. Price for a three-speed, self-propelled, 21-in-reel mower: $190. For a rotary, manual-push model: $149.

Solar Stove. A 14-lb. aluminum-coated steel disk that cooks by focusing the rays of the sun on its grill has been developed by Los Angeles' American Landscape Products, Inc. The 32-in. reflector gathers enough heat to grill a steak in twelve minutes, boil water in two minutes. Price: $29.95.

Power Knife. A cordless, vibrating electric carving knife, the ElectriCarver, has been put on the market by Illinois' Burgess Vibrocrafters, Inc. With a battery-powered handle and separate blades for carving and for slicing, the ElectriCarver set costs $19.95.

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