Canadian firm Neutrano is working with Chinese OEMs to import, tweak, and certify some of those watch phones that we've unfortunately been spending more time reading about than actually using -- and while they aren't going to appeal to everyone, the stainless steel version is the closest thing we've seen to something we'd consider wearing this side of an LG.

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But when we met there last week, he confessed not only to having had breakfast there on occasion, but to bringing his own stainless steel utensils, because he doesn't like the dinky plastic knives and forks Irv's provides.

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But really, aside from shiny stainless veneers and digital displays, we haven't come that far in the kitchen over the last 60 years.

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It wasn't just the idea of paying gold-watch prices for stainless-steel models that hampered the early adoption of the Royal Oak and the Nautilus.

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The 10G-byte hard drive is encased in a stainless steel box, ensuring a few bumps won't disrupt its contents.

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In a college further down the road in Cedar Rapids, the 76-year-old congressman, standing in front of a funky modernistic stainless steel statue, points out gleefully that there doesn't seem to be anyone over 40 at his rally.

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The rounded, almost kid-friendly edges aren't the markings of a high-end product either, but Archos tempers the cheap materials with a stainless steel frame that surrounds the 10.1-inch display and carries through to the back of the device.

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