The improvement in efficiency was, admittedly, quite small (about half a percent), but the space saving was significant almost 16%.
But after I reviewed some space saving, award-winning luggage here at Forbes.com, I was contacted by Don Chernoff, President of SkyRoll, who asked me to give it a try.
PowerDock 5 is the ultimate space-saving, countertop charging and storage solution for up to 5 iPads.
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The iDM5 is a space-saving Bluetooth-enabled desktop solution that delivers office quality accessibility wherever you choose to work.
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Perfect for home computing and entertainment, the Acer XC Series desktops offer a space-saving form factor and excellent ergonomics.
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Providing an ideal compact and space-saving solution for home and business, the VOT125 provides the ultimate in smarter, greener computing.
The gorgeous, space-saving design features a vibrant, 27-inch Wide Quad HD Display, providing one of the best experiences in an all-in-one today.
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As an option, Horizon offers a moveable and space-saving Horizon Multimode Table.
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The compact, space-saving design of the Linksys Powerline family of products leaves room for other appliances to be plugged into the same outlet.
Featuring a simple, single cord set-up, the new space-saving Inspiron all-in-one computers make life easy and deliver powerful entertainment for the whole family.
The new LPDDR3, which marks the first time a 2GB LPDDR3 density is available in one space-saving package, utilizes four LPDDR3 chips stacked together.
Imitation iMacs are unlikely - designers are instead trying to utilize flat-panel monitors and miniaturized components borrowed from portable computers to create sleeker, space-saving configurations.
The HVL-F20M is a space-saving, easy to carry new flash for Multi Interface Shoe mounted cameras, that's ideal for brightening up portraits, interiors and dimly-lit scenes.
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With convenient space-saving designs that fit into any home, the IdeaCentre Q190 and C-Series AIOs offer affordable but powerful performance and multimedia features designed for immersive entertainment.
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The 787 is the first Boeing plane to use lithium ion batteries, which charge faster and can be molded to space-saving shapes compared to other airplane batteries.
Lenovo's new C-Series AIOs reshape the affordable home computer into a smart, space-saving all-in-one PC, combining great multimedia features and performance that make these ideal PCs for family use and home entertainment.
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Most of those customers have been businesses: One group of McDonald's restaurants bought 1, 200 to set up their wi-fi networks, he says, and a Canadian diamond-mining Arctic expedition installed the space-saving computers in its planes.
Nonetheless, MSI is taking a chance anyway, in the hopes that some gamers out there would prefer a slimmer, space-saving machine, even if it meant sacrificing the processing clout you'd get from a full-fledged rig.
Nonetheless, MSI is taking a chance anyway, in the hopes that some gamers out there would prefer a slimmer, space-saving machine, even if it meant sacrificing the processing klout you'd get from a full-fledged rig.
Most of those customers have been businesses: One group of McDonald's (nyse: MCD - news - people ) restaurants bought 1, 200 to set up their wi-fi networks, he says, and a Canadian diamond-mining Arctic expedition installed the space-saving computers in its planes.
"Saving space and reducing energy spending are key priorities for our customers" said Sally Wang, senior director product marketing, ViewSonic.
And college students are learning to appreciate the fact that PC monitors can serve a dual role for work and entertainment while also saving space.
So it was an Nvidia GPU, the 320M, that Apple chose to put in the MacBook Air (that GPU, by the way, also integrates a chipset, saving space).
The bosses fully expected the saving on space to be counteracted by a drop in productivity.
The amount of money they are saving on office space and overhead operating expenses alone, has been monumental.
He may be a fan of low-budget carrier Spirit Airlines, which made headlines this spring when it announced that it was installing "pre-reclined" seats on some of its planes as a space- and cost-saving measure.
The list of errors by Bush (think steel and softwood lumber tariffs, Ben Bernanke, Harriet Miers, Obamacare designer John Roberts?) could surely fill a book, but with space in mind, his saving grace in 2004 was that the horrors of his dollar policies had not quite hit the economy yet, plus we were at war.
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An example of Mass Effect ending with deus ex machina would be: the Reapers win the battle of Earth and are seemingly unstoppable, suddenly, and with no previous justification, an even more advanced race emerges from deep space and destroys the Reapers, saving Earth.
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Businesses with server farms or massive data centers could eliminate performance bottlenecks and ensure long-term upgradability while saving significant operational costs in space and energy.
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Indeed, it is not much of a stretch to suggest that these rules are the reason we have seen the widespread adoption over the years of employer matching contributions, automatic enrollment, automatic escalation of contributions, and numerous other innovations in the retirement plan space that have been shown to increase saving.
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