Posted Oct. 1, 2012 at 10:24 a.m.
Is iPhone 5 just too much? (Apple photo)
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Opinion: In the fashion world, there is haute couture - outre fashion that dazzles on glitzy runways but is generally outside the wants and needs of workaday consumers. Are we now witnessing the emergence of 'haute gadture'? A world in which tech geniuses turn out gadgets that while beautiful are outside most people's real needs?...
Tech's 'haute couture' - Gadgets like iPhone 5 outside our real needs
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Is iPhone 5 just too much? (Apple photo)
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Opinion: In the fashion world, there is haute couture - outre fashion that dazzles on glitzy runways but is generally outside the wants and needs of workaday consumers. Are we now witnessing the emergence of 'haute gadture'? A world in which tech geniuses turn out gadgets that while beautiful are outside most people's real needs?...
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