ViewSonic also announced plans to ship 19-inch and 17-inch flat screen CRTs that support analog and digital connections.

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The top-floor flat does not have a kitchen, but the connections are there in case the Moosbruggers' son moves out and they decide to convert it into a separate apartment to rent out in the tourist season.

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Working out of the University of California, San Diego, Smarr is constructing a campus full of high-speed wireless connections, supercomputers, nanotechnology labs and wall-size flat-panel screens.

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Unlike the X10, the tangle-proof flat cabling isn't removeable and connects using both earcups, but the connections seem robust enough to handle a good bit of torture.

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ISPs, with about 500, 000 subscribers, has already announced plans to move away from flat fees: in exchange for usage-based fees, it will offer higher quality connections and services aimed at small business.

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