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Note 9 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   

Years Ended January 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 

Federal:

               

Current

  $     $  

Deferred

           

State:

               

Current

    2       2  

Deferred

           

Foreign:

               

Current

           
    $ 2     $ 2  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

Years Ended January 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

Amount

   

Percent Pretax Income

   

Amount

   

Percent Pretax Income

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations

  $ (2,056 )     100 %   $ (5,590 )     100 %
                                 

Computed “expected” income tax benefit on loss from continuing operations before income taxes

  $ (699 )     (34 )%   $ (1,901 )     (34 )%

State tax, net of federal benefit

    2       0 %     (301 )     (5 )%

Tax credits

          0 %     (80 )     (2 )%

Change in valuation allowance

    (1,074 )     (52 )%     619       11 %

Permanent differences

    (93 )     (5 )%     969       17 %

Return to provision adjustments

          0 %     681       12 %
Change in state tax rate     1,866       91 %                

Other, net

          0 %     15        

Income tax expense

  $ 2           $ 2        
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

January 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Inventory

          277  

Property and equipment, principally due to differing depreciation methods

    134       206  

Accruals and reserves

    124       184  

Net research and manufacturer investment credit carryforwards

    2,308       2,563  

Net operating losses

    13,904       14,322  

AMT credit carryforwards

    110       126  

Stock based compensation

    93       69  

Other

    2       2  

Total gross deferred tax assets

    16,675       17,749  

Less: valuation allowance

    (16,675 )     (17,749 )

Net deferred tax assets

  $     $  
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
   

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

 

Balance at February 1, 2013

  $ 777  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     

Reductions due to lapses of statute of limitations

     

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     

Balance at January 31, 2014

  $ 777