The Sharper Image was one of the first, in a partnership with Apple, to introduce the iPod.
What we don't know The Sharper Image for, though, is its broad selection of no-name phones procured from Chinese manufacturers.
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All of it contributed to a better life in some way, so the name The Sharper Image seemed appropriate, but also was not limiting.
Timothy Simon designs products -- well, gizmos, really -- for high-end catalog retailers like Brookstone and the Sharper Image, as well as for Honeywell and Siemens.
We just happened to be flipping through TSI's latest catalog today and came across these four little gems, three with "The Sharper Image" proudly emblazoned across their faces.
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While The Sharper Image camcorder clock is a simple option for catching an isolated transgression, the Lukwerks system is an attractive option for monitoring a home or small business.
Many of us know The Sharper Image best as a purveyor of massaging lounge chairs (which makes their stores a must-stop location in the mall), a chronic pusher of ozone generators, and as a perennial favorite in SkyMall catalogs as we bide our time on the redeye.
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For those who want to combine the secrecy of a spy cam with the flexibility and superior video quality of the Lukwerks system, the company will soon offer its own clock camera, albeit one that looks even more conspicuous than the barely passable Sharper Image unit.
The company says that this makes the screen's pixels (the individual dots that create the image) look four times smaller than they actually are, and the overall image four times sharper.
When viewing from six meters away, the difference between native and upscaled was there but it was subtle -- it was just a sense of the image being sharper and more natural at the edges of objects.
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If they do, the image quality will be much sharper due to increased resolution.
Sticking with the Lynch theme of "owning what you know" is a pick from the shopping mall: San Francisco-based Sharper Image .
All these products are easy to use, have features that in many cases surpass the Flip including longer zoom, sharper focusing and image stabilization.
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Officially named Hedgelawn's Sharper Image, Mitch has achieved grand champion status in the dog world.
These companies, including Restoration Hardware and Sharper Image, anonymously pool intelligence on shoppers so they can prospect for buyers from the shared data.
Excess inventory sold by several dozen big companies--including Home Depot, Dell Financial Services, IBM and Sharper Image--accounted for 4%-plus of gross merchandise sales in the first quarter, up from about zilch a year earlier.
Now consider that a black and white sensor can deliver 100% sharper images and minimal image noise up to ISO 10, 000, and you have the perfect camera for exactly these purposes.
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