When four of her coasters are placed next to one another they form a picture or design and serve as a decorative, functional piece.

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The F8500's unique design is the perfect blend of both aesthetic aspects and functional aspects.

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Otherwise the camera was just average, with a homely yet functional design, decent shooting speed, and a pretty nice LCD.

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This is why Apple is in the perverse position of arguing that design elements which make good smartphones so useful are not functional at all, and merely decorative ornamentation: if it admitted these features were actually useful, it would forfeit its design protection.

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The goal is to move from having to merely tweak the proteins that are used as biotech drugs to being able to design them, even taking material from multiple organisms and using them to create new, functional genes.

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That said, the design is also more functional, as the device offers an accessible 1, 700mAh battery and removable microSD storage.

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The top and front covers are made from die-cast magnesium for a solid, yet functional design.

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