The solution to these problems may lie in hybrid airships that are aerodynamically shaped to generate part of their lift as a conventional wing does.

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Sensitive to WAP's drawbacks, In-Fusio has developed a hybrid solution.

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For Washington-based architect and urbanist, Howard Decker, buildings like Linked Hybrid form part of the problem and not the solution, although he applauds the efforts to "green-up" the project.

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She wouldn't give any hints as to what that solution is exactly, but she left no options off the table -- from Phantom Lapboard-esque solutions to hybrid controllers.

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Also similar to the competition, it starts with a Core i3 processor, 4GB of RAM, a hybrid storage solution (albeit with a piddly 320GB HDD) and a 1, 366 x 768 display.

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