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A U.K. woman armed with a Samsung Galaxy S running the SWYPE keyboard has broken the Guinness World Record for text messaging. The 27-year old managed to swipe out the phrase: “the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human,” in just under 26 seconds. The time bests the official record, held by a 24-year old American, by over nine seconds. As the Press Association reports, “Ms Thompson, who works for an insurance company, was shopping with her boyfriend, Chris Davies, 23, when they visited a Samsung roadshow and she was invited to have a go at breaking the record.” The woman’s feat has yet to be made official by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Produktbeschreibung des Herstellers

Sanfte Epilation – glatte Haut für Wochen

Fünf gute Gründe für das Epilieren

Bis zu 4 Wochen seidig glatte Haut:
Beim Epilieren werden die Härchen an der Wurzel entfernt und wachsen dadurch langsamer nach. Gönnen Sie Ihrer Haut eine Erholung von bis zu 4 Wochen!

 

Sanfter als gedacht:
Mit jeder Epilation nimmt das Zupfempfinden ab, da sich die Haut an den Vorgang gewöhnt.

 

Nicht nur für die Beine:
Die Braun Silk-épil Epilierer sind mit unterschiedlichen Aufsätzen für verschiedene Körperbereiche ausgestattet – wie Achseln, Bikinizone und Gesicht.

 

Härchen wachsen feiner nach:
Da die Härchen an der Wurzel entfernt werden, wachsen sie mit einer dünneren Spitze nach. Dadurch fühlen sie sich weicher und feiner an als Haare, die durch die Rasur an der Hautoberfläche entfernt werden.

 

Epilieren kann effizienter sein als die Verwendung von Wachs:
Bei Wachs können nur längere Haare gut entfernt werden, während der neue Silk-épil Xpressive auch kurze Haare von 0,5 mm entfernt.

 

Close-Grip-Technologie

40 Pinzetten entfernen durch engen Kontakt zur Haut Haare so fein wie ein Sandkorn.

 

Beweglicher Epilierkopf

Passt sich ideal den Körperkonturen an und ist so besonders gründlich.

 

Akku

Kabellose Anwendung – schnelle Aufladung (Modelle 7681 WD, 7281 WD).

 

Voll abwaschbar

Gerät kann unter Wasser gereinigt werden – für verbesserte Hygiene.

 

Smartlight

Macht selbst feinste Härchen sichtbar – für eine besonders gründliche Epilation.

 

Individuelle Wahl der Geschwindigkeit

  • Stufe 1 – besonders sanft
  • Stufe 2 – besonders gründlich
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    Empfohlen von Dermatologen

    Das Silk-épil Versprechen für sanfte Haarentfernung: Spezielle Funktionen machen die Epilation noch angenehmer.

     

    Wet & Dry

    Besonders sanft bei der Anwendung in der Badewanne oder unter der Dusche (Modelle 7681 WD, 7281 WD).

     

    High Frequency Massage

    Bietet maximalen Hautkomfort während der Epilation.

     

    Vorbereitungstücher von Olaz

    Bereiten die Haut auf die Epilation vor.

     

    Produktübersicht.

    Die Produktvorteile des 7681 WD Silk-épil 7 Xpressive Pro Legs, Body & Face in der Übersicht:

    • Close-Grip-Technologie mit 40 Pinzetten
    • High Frequency Massage
    • Beweglicher Epilierkopf
    • Akkugerät
    • Voll abwaschbar
    • Smartlight
    • Individuelle Wahl der Geschwindigkeit
    • Empfohlen von Dermatologen
    • Wet & Dry
    • 16 Epilationsvorbereitungstücher
    • EffizienzPro-Aufsatz
    • Rasieraufsatz & Trimmer
    • Epilieraufsatz für Gesichtshärchen
    • Unterarmaufsatz
    • Reinigungsbürste
    • Aufbewahrungsetui/Kosmetikbeutel
    • Farbe: weiss/silber

     

    Casio Men's G-Shock Classic Digital Watch #DW9052-1V

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    Product Features

    • Quartz movement
    • Protective Mineral crystal protects watch from scratches
    • Case diameter: 46 mm
    • Resin case; Digital dial; Day-date-and-month functions
    • Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

    Product Description

    The simply designed Casio G-Shock Classic digital watch for men offers shock resistance that's great for your most vigorous sporting activities. The durable rectangular black watch case measures 45mm wide (1.77 inches), and it's matched to a comfortable black resin sports strap. The face has two windows that show time (bottom) and date (top) as well as a circular display for the stopwatch function, which can measure events down to 1/100 of a second for the first 60 minutes (and down to 1 second from 60 minutes to 24 hours). It also offers elapsed and split time modes, and 1st-2nd place times, and it includes a countdown timer with a 24-hour range. Other timekeeping features include a multi-function alarm, hourly time signal (which can be turned off), and 12/24-hour formats. This timepiece also features an Auto Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2039), ±15-second accuracy per month, Afterglow backlighting, and water resistance to 200 meters (660 feet)–which will stand up to the rigors of recreational scuba diving.

    The G-Shock Story

    G-Shock – Absolute Toughness

    With the launch of its first watch in 1974, Casio entered the wristwatch market at a time when the watch industry had just discovered digital technology. Armed with cutting-edge technology developed for pocket calculators, Casio entered the field confident it could develop timepieces that would push watch technology forward.

    Casio’s G-Shock line was created on just such a directive: to build a watch that never breaks. And in 1983, this product was developed to shatter the notion that a watch is simply a fragile piece of jewelry that needs to be handled with care.

    G-Shock is renowned as the world’s toughest watch and is in the midst of a huge renaissance since its 25th anniversary celebration last year. It is the best trending watch brand in the industry right now and thanks to its toughness and durability as well as it’s cutting-edge technology, it is among the best values in not only timekeeping but all personal accessories.

    In addition to toughness, 200 meter resistance and fantastic cutting edge and hip styling some G-shocks also have such technology as Tough Solar Power for battery life of 20-30 years (great for our planet), Atomic timekeeping for the more precise time available on earth as well as unique features like moon phase and tide graphs.

    G-Shocks come in a variety of styles including Rubber/Resin bands, Solid Stainless Steel and even Titanium.

    Since it’s launch, Casio’s G-Shock continues to evolve and push the envelope. The non-stop, self-adjusting (solar-powered atomic-timekeeping) G-Shocks featured in the Amazon.com assortment are the latest, greatest example of this evolution!

    The Casio Story

    In developing its own wristwatches Casio began with the basic question, “What is a wristwatch?” Rather than simply making a digital version of the conventional mechanical watch, we thought that the ideal wristwatch should be something that shows all facets of time in a consistent way. Based on this, Casio was able to create a watch that displayed the precise time including the second, minute, hour, day, and month — not to mention a.m. or p.m., and the day of the week. It was the first watch in the world with a digital automatic calendar function that eliminated the need to reset the calendar due the variation in month length. Rather than using a conventional watch face and hands, a digital liquid crystal display was adopted to better show all the information. This culminated in the 1974 launch of the CASIOTRON, the world’s first digital watch with automatic calendar. The CASIOTRON won acclaim as a groundbreaking product that represented a complete departure from the conventional wristwatch.

    Casio transformed the concept of the watch — from a mere timepiece to an information device for the wrist — and undertook product planning based on this innovative idea. We developed not only time functions such as global time zone watches, but also other radical new functions using Casio’s own digital technology, including calculator and dictionary functions, as well as a phonebook feature based on memory technology, and even a thermometer function using a built-in sensor. The memory-function watches became our DATA BANK product series, while the sensor watches developed into two unique Casio product lines of today: the Pathfinder series displaying altitude, atmospheric pressure, and compass readings.

    In 1983, Casio launched the shock-resistant G-Shock watch. This product shattered the notion that a watch is a fragile piece of jewelry that needs to be handled with care, and was the result of Casio engineers taking on the challenge of creating the world’s toughest watch. Using a triple-protection design for the parts, module, and case, the G-Shock offered a radical new type of watch that was unaffected by strong impacts or shaking. Its practicality was immediately recognized, and its unique look, which embodied its functionality, became wildly popular, resulting in explosive sales in the early 1990s. The G-Shock soon adopted various new sensors, solar-powered radio-controlled technology (described below), and new materials for even better durability. By always employing the latest technology, and continuing to transcend conventional thinking about the watch, the G-Shock brand has become Casio’s flagship timepiece product.

    Today, Casio is focusing its efforts on solar-powered radio-controlled watches: the built-in solar battery eliminates the nuisance of replacing batteries, and the radio-controlled function means users never have to reset the time. In particular, the radio-controlled function represents a revolution in time-keeping technology similar to the impact created when mechanical watches gave way to quartz technology. Through the further development of high radio-wave sensitivity, miniaturization, and improved energy efficiency, Casio continues to produce a whole range of radio-controlled models.

    G-Shock Red Gundam by malzor905

    Nicolas Deuil, Soirée Casio G-SHOCK, le 13 Octobre 2009 by nicogenin