Orders drop from the Internet right to the factory floor, where Dell can assemble and box a custom-configured PC in less than four hours.

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Custom shops can cut out logos on the side and light them with neon rope lights, add blue-green LEDs to the fans inside or give the box a custom paint job.

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In the Colors dialog box, click the Custom tab, then click in the Colors display to choose a basic color, and use the shading slider to the right to pick the exact shade you want.

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Box wants much more parity through Accelerator, a custom infrastructure that should make uploads hum.

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While many still buy big-box furniture, Salguero believes a growing number of people would switch to custom made if it was easy enough to coordinate with with the seller and make the transaction.

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The front panel houses a duo full-range three-inch drivers, a 6.5-inch woofer (all custom tuned, aimed at delivering neutral, transparent output in terms of EQ) and a controller box, each of which are held in with butterfly screws.

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You might wonder why someone might need all that in one box, but the idea is that you can use the printer to create the sorts of custom parts that don't necessarily come with the kits -- something like a band to go with your Timesquare watch, or a case for the MintyBoost.

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Instead of using a search box, people are spending significant time in reader apps like Taptu, Flipboard and Pulse to build custom streams of content and to mix and mash sources around topics that personally interest them.

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