The face is slightly glossier than renders implied, but otherwise the production device looks nearly identical to early prototypes.

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The matte plastic covers the entirety of the back, while both the top and bottom have a glossier finish.

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He had jumped to a major label, and racked up some radio hits with a glossier sound and homespun ballads.

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These shows are often overshadowed by their glossier time slot counterparts in the press, but they do have a loyal following and room to grow.

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Also noteworthy was the new P2 chassis Alienware employed for this model, which improves on older cases both aesthetically -- it sports a glossier paint job and more configurable lights to play with -- as well as functionally, with the shorter-but-deeper design intended to support extra-long graphics cards.

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From his underwear ads to his adventurous magazine spreads to his top-hatted appearance at Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton, Beckham occupied a different, glossier, global orbit than most celebrity athletes. (He will never be confused with Peyton Manning yapping to his dad in a Buick.) That day in the basement, however, Beckham said soccer was the thing he thought about when he woke up every morning.

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