Unlike previous EliteBooks, though, it sports soft, rubbery surfaces instead of the brushed metal we've come to expect from HP's high-end business machines.
The HP Pavilion dm3 includes a 13.3-inch diagonal HD(2) display, an island- style keyboard with optional backlit feature and a stylish and durable metal finish with soft-touch surfaces in matte black.
Schneck is also going after the vision business, laying claim to the treatment of contact lens surfaces, which determines the gas permeability of soft contacts.
Some observers believe that nurturing young players on soft-grass academy playing fields deprives them of the basic skills that previous generations learned on the hard surfaces of neighborhood streets and tight corners of the schoolyard.