Flat 5 Madrid has a fresh, clean-lined look with bright colours, flatscreen TVs, free wi-fi and flower boxes on the window sills.

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The bus station, like the neighborhood around it, is full of small stores that sell everything from new flatscreen TVs to cheap Chinese underwear.

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But there is a problem looming on the horizon for fans of the latest tablet computers, not to mention smart phones and flatscreen TVs.

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The other day I was standing in line a bagel store and I counted seven screens (phones, flatscreen TVs, computers) within my clear line of site.

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In addition to free VOIP, internet radio and wall mounted control stations for light , curtains and temperature, each room will boast three or more tablets to interface with room service and housekeeping, workstations with various international power outlets and chargers, and 3D flatscreen TVs set up to accept input (movies, Slideshows, presentations) from smartphones, computers, cameras, tablets or memory cards.

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