Word: lcd
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...German border, was neglected under communism, its Gothic architecture blackened by coal dust and its shop shelves bare. Nowadays, the elegant old market square in the city center, once the site of a few scruffy museums, is lined with designer shops, sushi bars and restaurants. Companies from LG Philips (LCD screens) to Google (service support) have poured $5 billion into the local economy in the past five years, creating 200,000 jobs in a city of just 650,000. The mayor's office reviewed 560 investment projects last year alone. Since 2002, unemployment dropped from 14% to under 5%. Mayor...
...neither consumers nor competitors, damn them, are obligated to think that way, especially when it comes to big-ticket items like TVs. Philips' LCD-TV business is losing money in the insanely competitive U.S. market, under pressure from the likes of Sony and Samsung. Globally, profit margins in the $15 billion consumer-electronics business are flat-screen thin. With TVs accounting for about 60% of sales at the former CE division, "if you look at [Philips'] strategic targets--stable growth and higher profitability," says SNS Securities' analyst Victor Bareńo, "then the core business of consumer electronics is not really...
...what they do, and keep me from doing anything productive with my life. 1. “And I know you probably wish you never met me / And I just wish you never forget me.” PPCE: “The Darjeeling Limited” and LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends.” Because look, I get emotional sometimes, okay? —Jake G. Cohen ’09 is outgoing Music Editor and incoming Arts Chair. He’s a sensitive thug. He needs...
...LCD Soundsystem Still a little avant-garde for the Grammys, but usually the committee finds a way to reward fringe bands within their genres. Not this time. Mika and the over-the-hill Chemical Brothers get nods for best dance recording while LCD's brilliant Sound of Silver gets nothing. Except perhaps a little more credibility...
...with sharp corners and the slight allure of a curve at the bottom, partially exposing the speakers. The Japanese model is matte silver with softer edges. The team's job doesn't end there. Sharp's designers are forecasting not just design trends for the next line but also LCD-production capacity, panel size and availability. "All this fuss over just a TV? For now, perhaps just a TV. But not for long," says Saeki. For the team that made television beautiful, the picture is getting bigger...