As always, there was the fun, the quirky, the eye-searing white lights (thank you Audi), and the massive 3-D displays that are always center-stage at CES. Still, it did feel different.
The upper flashing lights are integrated into the roof panel, eliminating the need for a bolted-on light bar that causes aerodynamic drag -- reducing fuel economy -- and can lead to rust.
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.
Entomologists at the museum have set up a mock crime scene - complete with arc-lights, screens, a (thankfully fake) decomposing corpse and plenty of writhing Greenbottle maggots - as part of Science Uncovered: A Europe-wide event offering the public a rare insight into what goes on behind the public galleries.
As we head back out into the paddy fields, he lights a clove-scented cigarette and points to the shadowy, still-active volcano that shares its name with him - Gunung Agung, the tallest, most sacred mountain on Bali, from which rivers are said to flow and the volcanic soil gains its rich fertility.
Still, we really liked a lot of the ideas and chose to focus on projects that could be done quickly, such as placing battery-operated lights in jars or vases in the windows instead of faux candles and filling clear-glass ornaments with confetti to hang on white tabletop trees as part of the dining-room-table centerpiece.
And for those who prefer regular, old-fashioned lights, Philips launched its much-anticipated L-Prize winning 10-watt LED bulb on Earth Day.
Using two fingers can control multiple lights and using the familiar pinch-close gesture turns off all the lights in your home using machine-to-machine communication between multiple dimmers.
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Extending yellow times could also backfire by causing longer queues at lights and more rear-end crashes as motorists are surprised by the stopped traffic, said Ms. Eccles, the transportation-engineering consultant.
The four-week project will replace existing lights with new energy saving LED signals on the A590 between Ulverston and Lindal-in-Furness.
While we understand and appreciate the simplicity, the combination of relatively dim LEDs and the glossy design made it a bit difficult to make out direction under the harsh lights of the Fujitsu booth -- we can only imagine things would only get worse under a glaring mid-day sun.
Then the lights dimmed and St-Pierre followed, bouncing up and down in his traditional karate garb to pulsating French-language rap.
Artist Luzinterruptus fitted 10, 000 books that had been discarded by public libraries with LED lights and covered the streets of Melbourne with them, and in an exciting development the much-anticipated Low Line underground park in NYC debuted a full-scale model of their incredible fiber-optic solar-concentrating technology in New York City's lower east side.
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Nawab leapt on the kick-starter of his motorcycle, and in one smooth motion flicked on the lights and shot out of the threshing-floor gates, onto the quarter-mile driveway leading from the heart of the farm to the road.
Otherwise several devices of a Heath Robinson nature are suggested boards to deflect the trajectory of urine and droppings, flashing lights, ultra-sound, unpleasant smells, stuffed owls, rustling aluminium foil and helium-filled balloons.
Few look in less obvious places for more average performers whose skills or social networks may be critical--both in keeping the lights on during the change effort itself as well as in delivering against its longer-term business objectives.
As soon as the driver starts the SUV, the round-shaped controls for the lights, climate control, and the four-wheel-drive system emerge from their flush resting positions.
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Sir Mark says the security of our energy supply - making sure the lights don't go out and that our infrastructure works - are the obvious challenges ahead.
Other special features include adjustable width (though no adjustable weighting -- c'mon, guys), a huge "wing" on the right side meant to keep your fingers from dragging, and a software suite that lets you record macros, tweak the million on-board lights, and even turn the bulky rodent into a fairly-functional joystick.
However, as the wicket livened up under the lights, Tendulkar came to the fore with a 102-ball masterclass featuring a sumptuous array of leg-side flicks and drives through the arc between point and cover.
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