Word: plugged
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...drawback for consumers, aside from celeb fatigue, is that they miss out on some of the fun of discovering a small new brand through an unpaid plug in a magazine from their favorite starlet, like those that MAC cosmetics and Stila experienced in the 1990s. It's no surprise that a nod from a star who receives no compensation beyond a bag of freebie products has a more meaningful impact...
...close, a shameless plug: be sure to comp The Crimson. It manages to pleasantly evaporate your free time, while giving you an unbeatable forum to whine amidst great friends who do the same… and somehow, even be heard...
...slimy supermarket packets in an apartment kitchen, the new AEROGROW AEROGARDEN is here to help. This "aeroponic" system--a sort of electronic hydroponic garden, in which the roots of plants grow in water without soil--makes even the darkest kitchen counter a fertile plain. Using the AeroGarden is foolproof: plug it in, fill the basin with water, pop in the seedpods and watch things grow. The unit has a lighting system that cycles on and off to give your plants the perfect amount of light on which to thrive. The downside is that you have to use AeroGrow's proprietary...
...started as a sea of individual atoms managed to transform itself into something more. So back in the early 1990s, Loeb began lobbying theorists to make a major push to deduce through computer simulations how the first stars formed. The plan was to re-create the young universe digitally, plug in equations for the relevant physics and see what must have happened...
...wired and wireless cameras and battery-powered sensors that detect motion, the opening and closing of doors, even the presence of water or freezing temperatures. There are carbon-monoxide and smoke alarms, a wearable "panic pendant" as well as a panic wristwatch. You can get automated light dimmers that plug into power sockets, and even a thermostat...