It seems like this technology will not be available for mass production for a couple years yet, so the first generation iWatch may look more like a souped-up iPod Nano or a slimmed-down screen iPhone on a strap than a snap bracelet.

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Both Ambrose and Goodwin have numerous bestsellers to their credit, but Goodwin has produced far fewer books than Ambrose, so mass production apparently is not her problem.

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Urbanization could not have occurred as rapidly without mass steel production enabling skyscraper construction.

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Not everyone thinks kombucha kegs and the mass commercial production of the tea is a good idea.

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If all goes well, Pegatron could begin mass production of the CDMA iPhone (exact model not disclosed) this September, so it's hard to say if Sprint or Verizon would have access before the all-too-lucrative holiday season.

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Mass production will eliminate some of that gap, but not all of it.

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Just a day after Samsung unveiled the smartphone as its inaugural Exynos 5 Octa device, the company has confirmed that the not-really-eight-core ARM processor should be in mass production during the second quarter of the year, or between April and June.

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