Compact fluorescents have been unpopular with consumers, and LED bulbs have been too dim.

以前，紧凑型荧光灯应用得不太普遍，而LED灯泡又不够亮。

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He led me up a dim stairwell to an open apartment door, where we were greeted by a shirtless guy and an elderly woman who spirited me into a back room.

他带我走上昏暗的楼梯，来到一间开着门的公寓前。一个裸着上身的男人接待了我们，随后一个年长的女人热情地引我去了里屋。

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In the back corner of ASUS' brightly lit Computex booth there's a simulated gamer's lair, complete with dim LED lighting, the sound of frequent gun fire and a small handful of nondescript gaming notebooks.

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There's not much else to be found on the tablet: four customizable buttons (for mouse clicks, touch toggle, application launch etc.), an LED indicator (dim white in standby, bright white in touch mode and orange in pen mode) and a fabric tug to store your stylus.

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That led to Baby being changed, his place taken by Francois Trinh-Duc, but that did not dim French morale.

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