The scratch-resistant mineral coating (read: not Gorilla Glass) laid atop the display does a fine job protecting the glass from in-pocket abrasions -- not that we Engadget staffers are in the habit of abusing precious mobile kit.
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It's not a glass of expensive Bordeaux with a half-dozen flavor notes, an attack and a finish.
Or at least, not a glass-bottomed one.. It can safely be assumed then, that unless the pilgrims are praying in the Grand Mosque, you can find them in the shopping malls.
"You are not breaking glass, " he said.
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Jewelry is out in the open, not enclosed under glass, yet robberies are minimal.
The discovery of new wines at steps from the beach -- who would not raise a glass to that?
Socializing is not something recreational, and it is not an optional glass of Chardonnay in the power lunch of life.
Our devices contain no mercury, they contain no caustic chemicals and they don't break as they are not made of glass.
Instead, out comes a synthetic gaseous fuel and a lump of shiny rock, not unlike volcanic glass, with toxins locked up inside in relative safety.
"It has to offer enough value that you don't mind the social awkwardness, " said Mr. Le Meur, who was briefly not wearing his Glass at a cocktail event.
But that, of course, was not prohibited by Glass-Steagall.
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Whether you realized it or not with every glass you ordered or bottle you bought, particularly in the past decade as American wine consumption and collection boomed, few critics have mattered more than James Suckling.
Visually and conceptually it's an elegant strategy, for these crystal closets suggest not just the glass slipper of Cinderella (the show includes a glass pump from 2009 by Maison Martin Margiela) but also the phone booth in which Clark Kent changes into Superman.
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But the surprise may not be anything as ground-breaking as Google Glass, perhaps not even much in the way of hardware at all.
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Under cross-examination by Mr Simon Laws, QC, Mr Dupree repeatedly said he could not remember picking up or holding a glass and insisted he had not "glassed" the victim.
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Google Glass is not expected to go on sale until late this year at the earliest.
Nest, Maris said, was a particularly compelling offering despite, much like Glass, not seeming so at first.
It has a glass (not plastic) backlight as well, so you can actually see to back up.
Glass does not have an earpiece but rather transmits sound through bone conduction.
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The energy-efficient glass is not cheap and, without curtains, loses twice as much heat as a standard 6-inch fiberglass-filled wall.
Or the needed dose may be high enough that it would require pills, not just the occasional glass of wine.
As we write in February 2013, Google Glass has not yet shipped but it has received a ton of attention.
Drinks are appropriately stiff, and Bemelmans' excellent martinis come with a small decanter full of the drink that could not fit into your glass.
As far as future technologies, Holtzer and Twardowski see a few on the horizon: auto-tinting curtain wall glass is not far away.
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The mere acquisition of a smooth block of metal and glass does not magically persuade people that they should start paying for news.
Posters produced by the campaign that warn people not to use Google Glass or other personal surveillance devices had been downloaded thousands of times, said Jack.
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As for the FDIC-insured commercial banks that ran into trouble, the record is also clear: what got them into trouble were not activities restricted by Glass-Steagall.
Glass Steagall was repealed so American financial institutions could better compete with European and Japanese universal banks, which were not troubled by any Glass Steagall separations.
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Among the notable guidelines, stated in bold on its terms of service, is that services for Glass must not include any advertisements or charge download fees.
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