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Note 5 - Property and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block] | 5. Property and Equipment Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | January 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Office furnishings and fixtures |  | $ | 619 |  |  | $ | 1,020 |
Equipment |  |  | 2,294 |  |  |  | 2,451 |
Purchased software |  |  | 66 |  |  |  | 65 |
|  |  | 2,979 |  |  |  | 3,536 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (2,859 | ) |  |  | (3,410 | )
|  | $ | 120 |  |  | $ | 126 |
As of January 31, 2013, equipment with a net book value of approximately $45,000, primarily tooling and fixtures, was located at various contract manufacturer locations in China. During fiscal 2013, nearly fully depreciated office furnishings and equipment with a cost basis of $400,000 and $275,000, respectively, was retired through a process of physical inspection and management inquiry. We recorded a loss on retirement of assets of $11,000 related to these transactions. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, fully depreciated equipment and computer software with a cost basis of $2.0 million and $20,000, respectively, was retired through a process of physical inspection and management inquiry. Additionally, during the third quarter of fiscal 2012, in conjunction with the finalization of our move into a smaller space in our corporate headquarters and a new lease with our landlord, we retired fully amortized leasehold improvements with a cost basis of $0.3 million, reported in office furnishings and fixtures above. Depreciation and amortization expense for fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012 totaled $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 + Details
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