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Can you handle the truth? If you've ever been tempted to get a polygraph machine for your business, you're going to be interested in a computerized lie detector system being marketed by an Israel-based technology company. The TrusterPro -- which works in conjunction with your phone and computer -- reportedly detects deceit through vocal mannerisms. Get the rest of the true story at www.truster.com

• Easy riding: Josh Squire (l.) and Yuval Degani, co-founders of LeisureTec Inc. in Chicago, have developed the first fully automated bicycle-rental machine. Aimed at recreational users and environmentally conscious commuters, Bike Station proves there's still room on the entrepreneurial highway for good ideas.

• Well, well, well: Whether it's a window to the workplace of the future--or merely a temporary retreat from the hectic world of the present--the Wellness Room at OP Contract, an office furniture dealership in San Francisco, certainly must cheer napping advocates. In this employee sanctuary, cozy blankets and soothing music purport to lift spirits and productivity alike.

This article was originally published in the February 1999 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Book 'Em.