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Note 4 - Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment is stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets and consists of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012

Equipment (useful life 3 - 15 years)	$	5,101		$	5,963
Tooling (useful life 2 - 5 years)		2,576			2,600
Furniture and fixtures (useful life 5 years)		132			132
Computer software (useful life 3 years)		541			462
Leasehold improvements (the shorter of useful life or lease life)		633			633
Construction in progress		11			50
Property and equipment at cost		8,994			9,840
Less: accumulated depreciation		(7,528	)		(8,040	)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,466		$	1,800

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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