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CAPTAIN KIRK, eat your heart out. Leica has introduced a hand-held distance meter called Disto, a $1,495 device that uses laser beams to measure and record distances up to 330 feet within an eighth of an inch. An upgraded model can transfer measurements into a computer. The tool won a top award for product performance from Buildings magazine, whose editor, Linda Monroe, said, "It allows individuals to single-handedly measure building dimensions, but most important, the optional Sketchright software allows measured data to be transformed seamlessly and error-free into a PC to recreate a room." Information: (800) 367-9453.
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