Note 5 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5.	Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

	January 31,
	2014			2013

Office furnishing and fixtures	$	605		$	619
Equipment		973			2,294
Purchased software		66			66
		1,644			2,979
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,630	)		(2,859	)
	$	14		$	120

We held equipment, primarily tooling and fixtures at various contract manufacturer locations in China related to our customer, Lenovo. As of January 31, 2014, we retired all fixed assets at these contract manufacturer locations.

As of January 31, 2013, tooling and fixtures equipment with a cost basis of approximately $1,300,000 and with a net book value of approximately $45,000 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.

Depreciation and amortization expense for fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013 totaled $55,000 and $97,000, respectively.

- 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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