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...painfully long time, people have been asking David Potter, chairman of British computer maker Psion, "When are you going to die?" It's nothing personal, only that Potter's company--the maker of sleek hand-held computers, with annual sales of just $235 million--is sitting astride a market now being targeted by Bill Gates and giant Microsoft Corp., plus a dozen of the world's leading computer-hardware manufacturers. The battle became so intense earlier this year that Potter was forced to issue a warning about reduced profits, and Psion's stock price took a beating...
Apple's low-cost IMAC is a design statement bar none. But its sleek case is missing a very important feature: a floppy-disk drive. That could be a problem for those needing a simple way to move files between computers. Several vendors have come to the rescue: Imation of Oakdale, Minn., is offering its high-capacity SuperDisk drive in matching colors for $189 (below), while Newer Technology of Wichita, Kans., will sell a standard floppy drive for $90 in October...
...sleek Startac phone has long been the envy of every mobile exec saddled with a larger, less attractive cell phone. Early next year, Motorola will give folks something new to covet: its V-series phone (approximately $500 to $600) will be a tad shorter, 25% narrower and a third lighter than the Startac. The best news: the V-series' talk time reaches a comfortable 160 min., with up to 160 hr. of standby...
...talent is in creating songs that sound of the moment but are so sturdily constructed that they may be radio staples for years to come. Five songs he co-wrote and co-produced are currently on the Billboard Top 100 singles chart. His best recent work includes Usher's sleek album My Way, whose songs were almost all co-written and co-produced by Dupri, and the female vocal group Xscape's CD Traces of My Lipstick, which features several elegantly funky Dupri-penned songs...
...Route 431 in northern Alabama, drive into the center square in the little town of Albertville, and you'll know the full passion of American industriousness and hometown pride. There, perched nobly atop a sleek granite platform and gleaming under a stubborn sun that hogs the sky, is a nickel-plated fire hydrant...