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...plasma television last year, flat-panel TVs have moved from high-end curiosity to hot item, taking the hype-drenched world of consumer electronics by surprise. The flat-screen sets are brightening the picture in surprising places in this hard-to-tune economy. Design buffs love their sleek, minimalist profile; videophiles love the stunning picture quality; and investors are finally finding a bright spot in the beleaguered tech sector. In 2003, sales of plasma flat-screen televisions, despite an average price tag more than 10 times that of a conventional TV, tripled, to $919 million, according to the research firm...
With acceleration from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in under 5 sec. and a top speed of nearly 150 m.p.h., the two-seat, 190-h.p. Lotus Elise roadster is sleek, sexy ... and affordable? When the newest model from the British sports-car maker arrives in U.S. showrooms in late May, the base sticker price will be $39,985. That's less than half the price of the Lotus currently being sold, the Esprit. With the shift to thrift, Lotus hopes to attract a broader customer base, including women, by competing against sports machines like the Audi TT, Honda S2000 and Porsche...
...mustang, a wild mixed-breed horse that was introduced to the Americas with the arrival of the Spaniards to the New World. In the world of horse racing these mixed-breeds are considered, according to the movie, unworthy to share the road with purebred horses, exemplified here by the sleek Arabians. The movie’s twist is that Hopkins was born to a white father and a Sioux mother—he is a half-breed himself. As expected, Hidalgo quickly devolves into yet another story about the power of the human will to overcome adversity and have pride...
What happens when a chic industrial designer teams up with a leading maker of personal weather gauges? Consumers get a cool gizmo that not only looks sleek but works great too. The new Starck with Oregon Scientific weather clocks range in price from $75 to $300, and they're designed by Philippe Starck. The top model has a wide range of features, including projecting the time onto your ceiling and reporting the phase of the moon. The clock can also tell you the barometric pressure, humidity, predicted weather for the next 12 to 18 hours and the temperature and humidity...
...mustang, a wild mixed-breed horse that was introduced to the Americas with the arrival of the Spaniards to the New World. In the world of horse racing these mixed-breeds are considered, according to the movie, unworthy to share the road with purebred horses, exemplified here by the sleek Arabians. The movie’s twist is that Hopkins was born to a white father and a Sioux mother—he is a half-breed himself. As expected, Hidalgo quickly devolves into yet another story about the power of the human will to overcome adversity and have pride...