Velvet upholstery in a rich jewel color is really smart.

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The production is stunningly smart and the color rendition is sublime.

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Lumens can be controlled and modulated for both color and spatial distribution to create smart lights that adjust to the environment or need.

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Smart phones will have color screens that, when held close to the eye, create the illusion of an 18- to 24-inch computer screen suitable for Web surfing and viewing high-resolution pictures.

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The ten Smart Filters and added Selective Color function, for example, mean that users can adjust the look and feel of shots as they take them.

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The phone's new A6 processor also helps out, offering a "smart filter" for better color matching, as well as speedier capture and still capture during video.

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From nine Smart Effect modes, including Brilliant Color, which provides a high saturation finish, and Cross Process, with its dramatic unique-toned finish, the user can pre-select up to four favorites to the dial in advance.

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It is chock-full of features that include ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio technology, 100% sRGB color space compatibility, ASUS exclusive QuickFit Virtual Scale, and Splendid Video Intelligence Technology.

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Of course, astute buyers will have known for a while now that the smart money this coming season is on flats, of almost every color and shape.

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