U.S. automakers have been working to accommodate special orders, too, but they still build most cars on spec.
She says CarrAmerica will develop in other Dallas submarkets, too--but not on spec.
Kanevsky answered it, and, despite having no experience or credentials, persuaded Slatkin to let him create a melon-shape porcelain tureen on spec.
Rebuffed by Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences (many of whose members were then enamoured of Alexander Wilson, another American bird-sketcher), he set sail on spec for England in 1826.
It's as if most wine stores these days are like developers who built homes on spec and now refuse to lower prices even in the face of weak demand.
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Now deregulated, electric utilities compete for what used to be captive customers, and many operate in non-regulated businesses, such as trading energy futures or building power plants on spec.
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Like the 5150s, the six megapixel 6150s sports a 2-inch LCD and claims that "although there is optical zoom available, the 4x digital zoom offers the creative freedom you may need to capture that memorable shot, " and mentions only the digital zoom on the spec sheet.
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As you might have gathered from the appearance, this one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn't slack on the spec sheet -- it's still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a 3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel, AGPS, and a full HTML browser.
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Targeting consumer applications, and extra skinny tablets and laptops in particular, this cabled variety of PCI Express will start off based on the 3.0 spec in 2013, but will then move on from there to PCI Express 4.0 and, potentially, optical data conveyance.
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No details on this one, but we'd assume it'll be a slicker, higher-spec follow-on to the original Eternity from way back in '08.
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He started his career as a high school English teacher and football coach, building spec houses on the side in the summer.
HTML5 apps are cheaper and easier to create, and can work across different platforms like Firefox OS, though they fall down on offering high-spec features.
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With its middleware Biddle software (based on the same DVB-GEM spec as OCAP, and also available to cable operators) included on a Blu-ray disc, the company claims its ready to deliver an "interactive TV service" consisting of VOD, web browsing, e-mail, social networking access or nearly anything else you can imagine.
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But one spec that will take on new significance compared to other mobile devices is weight.
If Android is one of the Windows versions that actually worked, how are sales going to hold up with a 50% price differential on almost exactly the same hardware spec?
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The entry trim level would be positioned below the two higher-spec Leaf versions currently on the market, Automotive News said, and will debut as part of a 2013-model facelift for the entire Leaf line.
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Follow us past the break for a full spec listing and our hands-on video.
We've put together a gallery of pics for you below, and follow us past the break for a full spec listing and our hands-on video.
The main differences between the two are a sport-tuned suspension, those 19-inch machined alloy wheels and tires, distinctive headlights with dark chrome inserts, and R-Spec badges outside the vehicle and on the floor mats.
The FIX spec, for instance, barely touches on how to secure data as it travels over the Internet.
The F-duct normally improves straight-line speed but at Monza it is helping to improve cornering speed while the flatter, Monza-spec wing actually makes the car quicker on the straights.
The Galaxy Win has been bouncing around several online stores over in Asia this week with a vague spec sheet but now Samsung China has gone on the record with all the details.
If you've been waiting for the least burdensome tablet you could find, Sony's 17.5 ounce, 6.9mm thick Xperia Tablet Z is now up for pre-order in the US. On top of being the lightest, slimmest 10-inch slate on the market, it's not exactly slumming spec-wise either: there's a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, 2GB RAM, an 8.1-megapixel Exmor R camera, NFC, LTE, S-Force virtual surround sound, 32GB storage and a 10.1-inch 1, 920 x 1, 200 display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 tech.
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As you'd come to expect on a Direct Connect device, it's also certified mil-spec 810G and IP67 and is water-resistant (it can be in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes).
Not only are people making ever more graphics-hungry demands on your servers, but NVIDIA and AMD are locked in an unending spec war that can make it hard to keep up with the market.
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Modern Warfare 3 developers Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games were on hand to take a deep dive into multiplayer and then offer hands-on gameplay with five maps and new game modes, as well as the Spec Ops co-op Survival mode.
If you somehow managed to skim through the CES mayhem and notice this gem, chances are it immediately landed on your wish list, and if you're looking for an ultralight, well-spec'd, EV-DO-equipped convertible tablet, here's your chance.
While the former 5D could theoretically handle ISO 25, 600 captures as well, its native range topped out at 6400 -- venturing beyond that territory meant taking a hit on image quality, making it a seldom-used feature that benefited the camera's spec sheet far more than our low-light snap collection.
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