Word: sleeked
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...result was a daring (by conservative Korean standards) $400 million worldwide ad campaign featuring a surreal dream world inhabited by sexy, angelic models and sleek Samsung products. In one cell-phone commercial, a skier carves his way down a pristine slope of powder that morphs into the flowing locks of a white-haired snow goddess. Kim made another smart move by sponsoring big-ticket events like the Salt Lake City Olympics, gaining quick, cost-effective global exposure. "I convinced the company we had to have a single message," says Kim. "We were the new kids on the block...
Executives in search of a thrill are buying "hot rod" gaming PCs that are about 20 times as fast as the average office machine and sport sleek cases and paint jobs that suggest racing cars. The PCs are made to optimize the wild 3-D graphics and surround sound of video games like Grand Theft Auto 2 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (and of course they can handle any spreadsheet or logo redesign). Made by private companies like Falcon Northwest, based in Ashland, Ore., and Alienware in Miami, gaming computers are custom assembled and can be personalized with...
...reason we can't get to 40%." Already, one-fourth of the world's cellular phones are sold here, and there are still plenty of customers like Shanghai high school student Song Yuyun. "Out with the old, in with the new," she said recently as she examined a sleek new phone to replace her older model. "I should be coming into some money over Chinese New Year." If only China's silent majority had the same expectations...
...Bill Gates says that tablet PCs will replace ordinary laptops in five years. No doubt his prediction is based on the anticipation of lighter, cheaper, simpler versions to come. Manufacturers are close to producing sleek handheld devices that function less like computers and more like wireless electronic books, which can be used for Web surfing, e-mailing, and for reading newspapers, books and periodicals. Tablet technology isn't there yet, but the day will come when you'll finally be able to download TIME on a tablet - and, yes, take it into the bathroom...
...with President George W. Bush” T-shirts, mouse pads, golf balls and glass tumblers; the “Across America: W’O4” interstate collection of magnets, racing T’s, sweatshirts and—believe it or not—cufflinks; the sleek monochromatic “W” line complete with sterling belt buckles, microfiber jackets, running shorts and tote bags for your modern businesswoman on the go; the country western line of bandanas, bolo ties, leather coasters and, of course, cowboy hats; and finally, the sporty and stylish...