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...billion economy, and that percentage must grow further if the country is to continue its economic climb. With its labor now expensive in international terms, and with few natural resources, South Korea has figured out that it can't continue to rely on exports of ships and low-end memory chips...
...gawky black PlayStation2 has all the visual charm of a low-end VCR. But it is packed with processing power. PS2's 128-bit processor (Sony calls it an Emotion Engine) is a big step up from the original PlayStation's 32 bits. That means the new units can play CDs and DVDs, and can accommodate add-ons for broadband Internet, digital cameras and digital music players. No modem is included with PS2, which puts it behind Sega's Internet-ready Dreamcast. But PS2 does have one feature parents will appreciate: it is backward compatible, meaning it can play...
...make people happy, Legend will plumb a major mystery of the booming U.S. economy: In an age when Americans are demanding high-end luxury alternatives in every market from mountain bikes to hotel bathrooms, why can't they escape steerage when they fly? Must every ticket purchased be low-end and high-hassle...
When the stock market-obsessed U.S. deems a profession to be too menial for its best and brightest, it imports drudge workers from abroad. At some point, teaching - once seen as noble - took on the status of low-end work, both in salary and prestige. So this week Chicago received federal clearance to become the second major city in recent years to import talent from abroad. The Windy City finds itself unable to fill at least 400 teaching vacancies each year, and it's not alone - earlier this year the Department of Labor declared a critical national labor shortage...
...mainframes and digital cameras that match film quality, printers and scanners have become essential helpmates at astonishing prices. For printers this has been the year of the color inkjet. They've nearly caught up with laser printers in terms of quality and speed, yet you can get a low-end inkjet for $50 and one with photo-quality output for less than $400. (But be sure to compare competing models' costs for replacement ink cartridges.) Scanners have been remarkable too. The current crop produces rich images at prices considerably lower than those of even a year ago--$100 buys...