Many companies want to use alternative materials and design, but the bottom line is cost.
Its wedge shape design aids venting, and its bottom feet provide stability on any surface.
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Another 16km south, past grandly named mountains including the Dronningen (the Queen), the Kongen (the King), and Bispen (the Bishop), is another design gem, located at the bottom of the Valldal valley.
And in terms of a design for living, that's really the bottom-line.
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There are some nice flourishes to its design, such as the silvery plastic grill along its back bottom, but that's about as impressive as this one gets.
Before tablets and Ultrabooks took hold, many PC vendors were engaged in a race to the bottom where competition was only possible through ever cheaper parts, not breakthrough design.
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The textured design is complimented nicely by a metal border on the top and bottom.
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Nevada Solar One uses a parabolic trough design, in which curved mirrors, 16 feet from top to bottom, concentrate the sun's rays onto a glass tube with a steel bar at its center.
The design decision I appreciate most is that the back of the display and bottom of the XPS 12 are both lined with a carbon fiber composite.
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Assuming no further macroeconomic deterioration, we expect that bookings and revenue will bottom out in Q1 2012 and lead to a strong second half as many new product design wins ramp into production.
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For the first time in 30 years, Rubbermaid is changing the utilitarian design of its water pitcher, adding a swoosh-like handle and a rubbery bottom-half to match a new line of kitchen gewgaws.
For the first time in 30 years, Rubbermaid is changing the unadorned, utilitarian design of its water pitcher, adding a swoosh-like handle and a rubbery bottom-half to match a new line of kitchen gewgaws like butter dishes and pepper shakers.
It has a unibody design crafted of white matte-finish polycarbonate, with chrome strips adorning the top and bottom of the device.
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With its textured-rubber grip, and brass top and bottom covers that develop a distinctive appearance after years of use, the MX-1 offers a classic design reminiscent of traditional film cameras.
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Larger modern airships rely on a semi-rigid design, in which engines and passenger compartments are suspended from a metal keel that runs along the bottom of the envelope and prevents it from distorting under the load.
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