There's speculation that Apple's new line of "retina display" laptops aren't easily recyclable because their batteries are glued to the aluminum case on the computer.
The result was a long, shallow aluminum case, measured to fit between the axles and jam-packed with seven hundred and twenty-eight rectangular cells, topped with a fibreglass case.
Far along in the development process, Steve Jobs famously ordered Ive's designers to change the look of the iPhone, scrapping its aluminum case for a stainless steel bezel that made the touchscreen display more prominent, according to Walter Isaacson's recent biography of the mercurial Apple CEO.
The IRISNotes Express 2 is a battery powered pen that comes with 4 replacement batteries and aluminum carrying case.
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You get three earplugs made of soft, hypoallergenic silicone, with tiny filters to temper the sound, and a small cylindrical aluminum carrying case that fits on a key ring.
Apple should learn to use more steel versus aluminum for the case, and sapphire crystal or perhaps the new Gorilla Glass 3 for an iWatch screen.
In the case of Aluminum Corp of China Ltd.
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AquaSeal Hi5 is a two part power solution concept that features a waterproof case and attachable 2500mAh aluminum battery ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, students and anyone that needs a battery case that will withstand the elements and power on the go.
Jobs showed a video of the process--machines literally carving the laptop's case out of aluminum.
Inside the plastic case is a non-toxic aluminum powder, mixed in with some plastic beads to keep the powder flow smooth and consistent.
Comprised of a surface pattern of triangles-like those in the main theater, but made in this case out of 1, 067 thin aluminum panels, mounted on the support structure with open joints-the light-blue facade looks razor-sharp but creates the impression of a super-light floating skin dematerialized against the sky: another visual reference in the architecture to the infinite thinness of the moving image.
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The bulk of the case is cast from a single piece of aluminum, and those fins, which have enough room between them for air to circulate, dissipate heat so that a noisy fan isn't required.
Using Thinkid, Case changed the bike's backbone from an unwieldy 4-inch-wide aluminum tube to a seamless carbon fiber piece weighing 14 pounds.
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