At 50lbs (23kgs) the Turbo is not the lightest bike in the Specialized line, but it's arguably the lightest in its speed class.

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With Windows Embedded, developers can use the same trusted tools used in building applications for Windows 8 to build specialized devices within line-of-business applications - extending the power of Windows 8 and the cloud to intelligent systems.

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So-called fabless semiconductor companies such as Altera and Xilinx arose in the 1980s to design specialized chips while leaving the wafer line-work to such all-purpose foundries as Morris Chang's Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (see story, p. 50).

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Bottom Line: the workforce of today is specialized and highly virtual: working part-time, mobile, from home, and often on a contract basis.

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You can record from any stereo source with a stereo in-line jack and won't have to get any specialized software to put recordings back on your computer--all you need is an analog or digital source at bit rates up to 160 kbps.

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These companies have had a presence in several parts of the professional media and entertainment value chain (particularly in archiving and supporting near line storage) but digital production storage has been dominated by smaller firms that made specialized storage products that supported the low content latency and high streaming quality of service that are unique to high resolution video workflows.

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