Word: gadget
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...room that can serve the dual purpose of a bedroom and a home office. "I'm usually in my room on the computer a lot," he explains. Form follows function in this abode. "I sit at my desk and the bookshelf is just an arms-length away." An admitted gadget hound, Price has a miniature communications center at his desk. A Motorola mobile phone abuts the Palm Pilot linked to his laptop. Next to the laptop: Price's PC. "I like to keep my files mobile, yet at the same time have the power of a desktop. I can download...
...past five years, a team of 48 engineers and market strategists at Arthur D. Little has been working with the Department of Energy and the Chrysler Corporation to develop a high-tech gadget called a "reformer" that would solve that problem...
...right now, the popularity of the Queen of Green, Martha Stewart, and last year's $73.6 million in sales for gardening-supply giant Smith & Hawken are clear signs that getting dirty is a full-fledged American fad. Couple that with our perpetual scramble for the latest and greatest techno gadget, and that means the more green technology, the better--everything from automated tractors to high-tech barbecue grills. After all, for aficionados, life outdoors is much more than just keeping lawns in shape and boxwoods trimmed...
Sony's profits came under increasing pressure as harsh pricing and a strong yen battered electronics makers. No matter how many Walkmans Japan's best could sell, the idea that the company could make the leap from gadget producer to player in the multicultural, multimedia universe was considered, to twist an old Sony advertisement, baloney...
...hate your friends at Rice and Emory who get to enjoy rollerblading and sunbathing all the time, though. If you're a gadget junkie like me, Boston has indoor attractions to keep you busy even in the coldest weather...