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...well-being." Take your alarm clock, for one. Instead of a loud buzzer jolting you out of bed, Philips wants to sell you a wake-up light that mimics a sunrise in slowly coaxing you out of slumber. Consumer lifestyle means going beyond "just a company that does flat-screen TVs," Kleisterlee says...
Another grievance I have with this year’s changes to the dining halls, although not directed at HUDS in general, is the presence of the flat-screen televisions. Whose brilliant idea was it to put the generously donated TV’s in their current—and utterly useless—position inside the serving areas? Oh, right. The Harvard College Consulting Group (HCCG). Come on, Harvard. Even PBHA got the memo and stopped using HCCG’s free consulting “services” and dished out money for some real help...
...Fighting the Fiscal Fix It's not often that I agree with michael Kinsley, but his Essay opposing a fiscal stimulus was a winner [Feb. 4]. For years we have overspent on oversize homes, flat-screen TVs and gas-guzzling SUVs, with little regard for our ability to pay for them. Now it's time for the people and the government to break the addiction. Kent Nash, HENDERSON...
When Sharp Corp. wowed the worldwith its flat-screen liquid-crystal-display (LCD) television in 2001, it wasn't just a technological breakthrough. It was a step away from the box. "For the first time ever, television gave way to design," says Michio Ogawa, a senior member of the design team that created Sharp's pioneering Aquos line. "Flat panels turned the television from an eyesore when it's not turned on to an interior-design fashion statement...
...technology has always been Sharp's strength. It was the first company to mass-produce the LCD calculator, and has been a leader in displays for gadgets like cell phones, camcorders and portable videogame consoles. But Sharp's success in the flat-screen world is the result of its willingness to marry elegant design to its technical skill by using teams that broke the rules of traditional Japanese business...