The glossy postcards, though terribly bright, flat, and cheap-looking, will give you a better view.

NEWYORKER: See the Other Side

The slowing economy may have extended RPTV's lease on life with a size bang for buck that's tough to beat, but ultimately customers opted for bright flashy flat-panel HDTVs that offer easier wall-mounting options while seeming to get bigger, lighter and cheaper every year.

ENGADGET: Mitsubishi is ending rear-projection TVs, ceases production of DLP and laser models

The bright Leeds sunshine and flat surface gave little assistance to the bowlers, but England's fielding in general was unusually lax and tactics with the ball that previously proved so effective did not work.

BBC: Century for Andrew Strauss in England win over Pakistan

Diageo outcompeted local distillers by painting bars in bright colours and providing them with flat-screen televisions.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

Expect bright sneakers, studded totes and flat-flap clutches embellished with Swarovski crystal.

FORBES: Valentino Goes Incognito

They come in bright colors, can go 70mph and have a range of 125 miles on flat roads.

FORBES: Driving on Air

Flat 5 Madrid has a fresh, clean-lined look with bright colours, flatscreen TVs, free wi-fi and flower boxes on the window sills.

BBC: Mini guide to Madrid��s nightlife

You'll be greeted with a plush, bright bed flanked with a bamboo headboard that beckons with a view of your flat-screen television.

BBC: Daily deal: Scuba diving in Bonaire

The bright yellows of the recently harvested corncobs and the bright blue Chinese sky contrast sharply with the grays, browns and smudged greens of the flat, bleak, open countryside.

NPR: Chronic Water Shortages Hit Rural Chinese Hard

The Google Android team is represented by hundreds of developers donning bright green droid figurines on their shirts and lanyards, who stand by the side of flat screen displays ready to give any visitor an insightful demo on a featured Android app.

FORBES: Written by Steve Jarrett