From head on, with the screen off, all you see is the big — and I mean big —
glass slab of a screen surrounded by the silvery ring of the magnesium chassis.
Gone are the bezels, the home button, the headphone jack, and the fingerprint sensor — all that's left is
a glass slab of screen that, as it turns out, makes for a pretty great phone.
Not exact matches
A slick
slab of glass and plastic, the Light Phone's simplicity is eye - catching.
It's hard sometimes when you're eating the Standard American Diet (SAD) to understand how someone could enjoy a meal without a big juicy
slab of meat or a cold
glass of milk.
Order a fruit plate at the clandestine Carthage Must Be Destroyed — the mostly unmarked café at the end
of an industrial driveway in Bushwick, Brooklyn — and you're presented with a Pepto - pink plate overflowing with fresh blackberries, vibrantly ripe whole strawberries, a thick
slab of mango to scoop out
of its skin, red - dappled soccer game - style orange wedges, whole handfuls
of mint sprigs, and a
glass cup
of thick, tart yogurt drizzled with passionfruit.
The actual neighborhood is called the Outer Sunset, and at its center is this foursome: Dave Muller and Lana Porcello, the husband - and - wife artists - turned - restaurateurs behind Outerlands, a redwood - paneled eatery that serves brassicas and smoked local trout alongside
slabs of grilled cheese; and Serena Mitnik - Miller and Mason St Peter, the couple behind General Store, which, with its stained
glass light - catchers, artisanal salts, and collection
of vintage Levi's, defines Outer Sunset style.
Fashioned out
of a single, U-shaped
slab of glass, it's a lovely piece that needs no assembly or accessories.
The energized atoms then emit photons as the weak laser pulse passes through the
glass slabs, allowing the laser beam to pick up trillions
of extra photons.
Mirrors were made
of large
slabs of glass with one face ground into a curved shape and coated with a thin layer
of aluminium.
This i8 has done away with low - tech
slabs of silvered
glass entirely, replacing the mirrors with an array
of three rear - facing cameras.
Casting a curious gaze down on planet Earth, extra-terrestrial beings could well be forgiven for assuming that we humans are programmed in every move we make, by a palm - sized, oblong,
slab of glass.
Since those days a
glass slab has been my device
of...
Admittedly, it is not for everybody given how we've gotten used to the full - touch
glass slabs over the past decade, but it adds a novelty factor to the device and brings a sense
of nostalgia that many BlackBerry loyalists seem to be still latching on to.
First, there's the tablet itself, a sleek and sexy
slab of durable and grippable plastic and
glass that's lightweight, portable, and ridiculously comfortable to use.
In spite
of the relatively modest weight reduction (it still has that
glass slab supporting the screen), early hands - on reports indicate it actually feels much lighter than the iPad1.
Unlike the plastic wafer feel
of traditional e-readers, the Nook Color feels like the
slab of aluminum and
glass that it is.
Starting as ever with the look
of the thing, it's classic HTC with a combination aluminium and matt plastic on the back and a simple
slab of glass filling most
of the front.
A
slab of mildly frosted
glass covering the E Ink display and its bezel restores most
of the premium feel.
Right now, the same word applies to everything from 6 - inch jumped - up ebook readers to hulking great 10 - inch
slabs of glass.
They're generally pretty bad, and it's hard to take good pictures while holding a big
slab of plastic and
glass, anyway.
The front is a sheet
of glass; the rear is a
slab of plastic.
You say a form factor that's feeling pretty stale as opposed to the hundreds
of glass slabs from the other manufacturers (Apple + all the Android manufacturers).
At just 9.7 mm thick and 7 - inches in the diagonal, the QNX - powered tablet is nice looking
slab of glass.
Vaulted ceilings and ten - foot
glass and screen sliding doors disappear into the walls so the gentle ocean breezes can cool you and its huge open floor - plan
of its great - room invites all to enjoy a movie together on comfortable huge sofas or enjoy a dinner for up to 10 at its huge teak
slab dining table.
She began creating images
of clouds in
glass cubes and
slabs in 2011.
In works from an ongoing project she began in 2012, Skaer uses elements from her childhood home (where her father still resides) such as wooden floor boards, windows and doors and reconfigures them into boxes, cubes, or
slabs, embellishing them with fine materials, replacing
glass panes with lapis lazuli, and embedding objects from her father's various collections
of disperate objects.
Yoshioka designed the bar on the first floor, with a table and long bench each made from a single
slab of optical
glass.
Trouvé extended his aesthetic further into
slabs of cut
glass titled Baroque Broken Lines (2010) that leaned in different heights against the gallery's white wall.
The foundation is composed
of 350 mm Geocell foam
glass gravel and aggregate — for which Linham is the Irish agent — under the concrete
slab.
Key features include: - Optimized building envelope design provides rain screen, high R - value, and air sealing - High efficiency Daikin Altherma electric heat pump to provide 100 %
of heating and cooling - ERV (Energy Recovery Ventilator) provides fresh air and exhausts interior stale air 24/7 - LED lights throughout the home - Energy Star rated appliances - American made high efficiency windows (U-value = 1.9)- Standing seam metal roof with high recycled content, durability, and longevity - Radiant concrete floor
slab in basement - Dual flush toilets throughout - Cabinetry with no added urea formaldehyde and low VOC content - Countertops made from recycled Quartz and
glass - Zero VOC paints used on all interior walls and ceilings - Zero VOC clear finish on wood floors - Marmoleum flooring (a linseed oil based product) in mud room and bathrooms
Bio-
Glass is sort
of a modern green version; it is made from 100 % recycled
glass squished together and sliced into
slabs, and you can sometimes see the bottoms
of wine bottles, the fossilized remnants
of our modern waste.
At the risk
of rehashing our iPhone 4 review, it's two
slabs of glass, bonded together with a thin metal band that runs around the edge, forming a sandwich just 9.3 mm thick.
If you can ignore the stinging lack
of «new phone» status, this rehashed
glass slab design has already proven both beautiful and reasonably practical on the iPhone 4, broken backs aside.
The rest
of the design is not dissimilar to what we've seen in the past: There's a sheet
of glass on the front, a
slab of aluminium in the middle and a sheet
of glass on the black, which, when combined with the omission
of Samsung's branding beneath the speaker grill, makes for one
of the best - looking smartphones to hit the shelves in 2017.
And there, it excels, provided you have big pockets, don't often make calls without a headset, and aren't worried about looking a bit strange holding a large
slab of glass and plastic to the side
of your head.
But consider: While iPads may look like hulking
slabs of aluminum and
glass, they are deceptively delicate.
And even if you don't use the S Pen, the device still delivers excellent battery life and a great screen in a package that looks, performs, and feels like a serious productivity device, not a toy - like colorful
slab of plastic and
glass (hello, iPhone 5C).
Like the Z3, the Z3 + remains a
slab of glass with a metal surround, though this time the sides
of the phone have a shinier and more expensive look.
If you're in the market for a smartphone in 2017 then you've got no shortage
of choices to pick from, and telling the difference between these fine
slabs of glass and metal isn't always easy - which is why we like to take the time to explain your choices in more detail.
This black
slab (which also comes in white and red) is all about the screen and the entire front
of the Nexus 5 is
glass.
You've got a single
slab of glass covering the entire front
of the phone and a
glass camera cover, then it's hard cool aluminium all the way.
If you were asked to describe what a «smartphone» looked like, you'd come to the conclusion
of this device — a big
glass slab on the front simply accented with a logo, front - facing camera and speaker grille, surrounded by a faux - metal plastic trim around the sides and a lightly textured black plastic piece on the backside.
The camera is one area that can help a smartphone differentiate itself from all the other black
slabs of glass out there.
I guess that the news
of Nokia's return had me reminiscing about the days
of feature phones, when devices had more distinct looks than the anonymous
glass - and - metal
slabs of today.
The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro come with a 2.5 D curved
glass on either side
of the metal
slab.
On the design front, the new Pixel phones follow a similar language as last year's models with an aluminum unibody, a portion
of the back covered in
glass, no discernible antenna lines (hence the
glass), a fingerprint reader centered on the back
of the phone, and a front
glass slab.
If looking only at the front, you could mistake this phone for so many other large, unassuming
slabs of metal and
glass.
The
slab - like bar
of aluminum is pieced together with fantastic tolerance levels, and everything set into the body — buttons, switches, speakers, ports,
glass — comes together exactly as you want.
The phone looks really good when you look at it from the front — a big
slab of black Gorilla
Glass 4 with a subtle gold rim surrounding it.
The phone costs # 739 and, financial outlay aside, it is also a super sleek and sexy
slab of glass and metal that deserves to be protected correctly.