Electronic equipment has become a mainstay of our American way of life. In one way or another, it is an integral part of everything we do and own: TVs in our homes, GPS’s in our cars, cell phones and MP3 players in our ears, blackberries and video games in our hands, and computers in our laps and on our desks. The electronic industry generates nearly $2 billion a year, and it’s no small wonder. Americans own nearly 3 billion electronic products.

