The lighter weight, high-def displays, and user profile features are not to be overlooked.

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To do the same job, HSLA (high-strength low-alloy) steels are up to 30% lighter than traditional carbon steels.

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It weighs just 1, 500 kilograms, making it five times lighter than a high-performance glider would be if made that big.

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On a much lighter note, global high-speed broadband adoption (defined as any speed equal or greater than 10Mbps) grew by 2.7 percent last quarter, with top honors going to South Korea where nearly half the population enjoys super fast internet access.

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Instead, it just tries to be thinner, lighter or a little more advanced than its competitors in the high-end and mid-level price bands.

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Mothers of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin had a high risk of having low birth-weight babies - their babies are on average 300g lighter than those of white mothers.

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Water-resistant (50m) and lighter than any other Garmin running watch, the Forerunner 10 is armed with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver which can quickly acquire and sustain satellite reception, perfect for wooded trails under dense trees or in the urban canyons of skyscrapers.

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High-end sets with LED backlights (as opposed to fluorescent backlights) are incredibly energy efficient and physically much lighter and thinner than plasma displays.

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