I'm afraid to admit it, but I certainly had a spoiled childhood, especially when it came to toys and electronics.

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The sharp falls in non-US stock markets, especially in Asia, are a response to this fear, with electronics and car companies like Toyota and Sony especially vulnerable.

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The company is one of the leaders in encouraging people to learn new things, especially DIY electronics things.

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Some of the countries have been affected by the slump in the electronics sector, especially Singapore and Malaysia, and to a certain extent Thailand.

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You have to exercise caution and care in many projects especially those that involve electronics and electricity.

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Tablet computers, especially the iPad, are the hottest consumer electronics product and according to many analysts are impacting the sale to consumers of traditional laptop computers.

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The high-performance NAND memory is expected to be of immediate benefit to a host of NAND-based mobile and consumer electronics applications, especially where there is consumer demand for an extra stretch in performance.

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However, they recommended these sectors, especially planes, consider putting sensors on board to understand better the glitches that can occur in electronics.

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With the invention of complex control systems, and especially with the invention of solid state electronics and the computers, we have been loosing our mental jobs to the machines.

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Gold thinks most people simply don't think of RadioShack as a true heavy-duty consumer electronics retailer any more, especially when so many private-label items makes it tougher for customers to know exactly what they're getting, compared with buying a Sony or Toshiba .

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"Today's consumer electronics devices, especially smartphones, use much more power, increasing the need for a more efficient way to recharge when on the go, " said Steven Schwartz, Vice President of Merchandising and Product Development at Brookstone.

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