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...Built by HTC (makers of the Sprint Hero, the Verizon Droid Eris, etc.), the PTV features a large 3.5-in. touchscreen, built-in speakers, an adjustable stand and instant access to programming at all hours of the day. At 5.5 oz., it weighs a tad more than your standard BlackBerry or iPhone. Changing channels is as easy as swiping your finger up or down on the screen. There's also a dedicated menu button that can bring up the entire programming guide should you wish to peruse your options. (See TIME's tech buyer's guide...
Reebok is the latest shoemaker claiming to be able to tone a woman's body by making her feel unsteady on her feet. The idea is that built-in instability--in the case of EasyTone, two bulbous pods on the sole act a bit like balance balls--forces muscles to work harder. Gluteus maximus muscles get 28% more of a workout with EasyTone than with a regular sneaker, according to a study Reebok commissioned...
...excited,” Fliss says as she describes Lamont’s new collaborative learning space. The room includes two built-in projectors and screens, ten laptops, a DVD player, a VCR, document camera and wireless control system. Here, librarians can teach students about using resources. It is a different world from Horrocks’ office, full of Lincoln memorabilia...
Moderate bias also grows from a related phenomenon: status-quo bias. Journalists, like anyone, have a built-in bias toward believing that what was true yesterday will be true tomorrow. Establishment news outlets grow cozy and comfortable with other establishments. One reason some journalists insufficiently questioned the run-up to the Iraq war and underestimated the housing bubble was that they listened to their usual, credentialed sources - and the history of the past decade is the history of the experts being wrong. (See TIME's photo-essay "A Photographer's Personal Journey Through...
Even Tuesday's news of the forthcoming arrival of like-minded Anglicans to reinforce the traditionalist ranks carries a built-in risk for the Catholic hierarchy. Church liberals will point to the married priests leading Catholic masses as living proof that it's finally time to toss out the celibacy requirement for the clergy...