Word: pocketing
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...Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Picture this: you're riding the longest ski lift in Courchevel, France. The pine trees are heavy with gleaming snow beneath an azure sky. You reach into your pocket to call a friend to brag about the view and - arghhhh! - you drop it 15 m below. Your ultra-cool mobile phone is gone forever. Don't let this happen to you. Motorola has teamed up with legendary snowboard and apparel producer Burton Snowboards to bring you the most stylish...
...took her on yearly vacations to Switzerland (they never returned to Germany). Fortunately, there is more to Two Lives than two lives. Henny and Shanti neatly spanned the 20th century (they were both born in 1908; she died in 1989, he in 1998) and Two Lives is a pocket history of those tumultuous times - from the Indian freedom campaign through World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The book is also about Seth: he recounts his student days in England, his 10 years studying economics at Stanford University, his decision to switch careers and write The Golden...
...Archos innovation. I don't think the company ever wanted to overtake Apple, or even Creative and iRiver, in the race for most popular music player. Instead, it keeps refocusing its attention on the next crazy thing. What will Archos introduce next? A portable HDTV player? A terabyte pocket drive? Whatever happens, all I can say is: Godspeed, Archos. Godspeed...
...headset to your satisfaction, it won't fit in the case. The lipstick charging cradle might protect the headset from some damage, but it leaves the call button, the most vulnerable part of the product, exposed. This means that when you stick the headset in your purse or pocket, there's a significant chance it might power up, and even make a call or two. Why can't any manufacturers ship Bluetooth headsets with nice, tiny carrying cases? In the meantime, I think I'll try an empty Bubble Tape dispenser...
...Bill Jefferson, whose New Orleans and Washington homes and offices, as well as his car, were raided by the FBI at the beginning of the month. Jefferson is the target of a long-running FBI sting operation investigating whether the Louisiana Democrat pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars of an investor's money in a business deal involving a high-tech company. Jefferson allegedly promised to use his congressional influence to get government contracts for the firm. Jefferson's lawyer told the Washington Post he is confident his client "did not pocket any money...