It was heavy on the condos, at 4, 000 units, and light on the hotel rooms, at 1, 200.

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Sales of iPads were surprisingly light, at 14 million units, well below Street estimates that ran as high as 18 million.

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By 2004, 1 million units of North American light-truck capacity will be added, bringing the total to 10.4 million.

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Navigon is a German-based GPS maker that was, even before its acquisition by Garmin, focusing on GPS apps for mobile devices rather than selling standalone hardware units (a wise move in light of market trends).

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While GE and Philips could sell millions of light bulbs, only one company sold 450 million units of high-tech devices each year.

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Research firm IHS projects U.S. light-vehicle sales will rise to 14.9 million units in 2013 from an expected 14.3 million in 2012.

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Technologies on display ranged from solar powered water purification units to military vehicles using next generation materials and energy sources to light weight batteries that can give better range and endurance.

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The units themselves feel like weighty travel utensils at first, but don't feel too light or cheap.

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