Digital cameras harness chip technology to do the job of film
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Digital still cameras, first introduced by Kodak in 1991, have emerged during the 1990s as a significant industry. Kodak's 1991 product cost more than $20,000, but only four years later, the company was selling the DC40 for less than $800. Now, late in 1998, Kodak and other companies are offering complete digital lines of products, and sales revenues are increasing at 30 percent to 40 percent per year. Digital cameras are still relatively expensive because charge-coupled devices (CCD), which take the place of film in these devices, are complex and expensive to manufacture. Moreover, higher resolution in a photo requires a larger CCD, which costs more money. High-quality 35-millimeter single-lens-reflex cameras from companies such as Canon, Kodak, Leica or Nikon can cost as much as $30,000.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Counting sheep and dollar signs
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High-end bedding, mattress and box sets which sell for over $1000 and sometimes as much as $7000, are becoming more accepted by consumers. Consumers increasingly see good bedding as essential to a healthy life style because of its link to quality of sleep and body comfort. Some health experts caution that though adequate support is important for good sleep, many consumers may not be getting much for the extra money they are spending.
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High-end bedding is more accepted by health and comfort-oriented consumers
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Manhattan hotel rates aim for sky
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The hotel market in Manhattan, New York continued to experience a tighter market in the first quarter of 1998. The average cost of staying in a Manhattan hotel is approaching $200 per night. The Manhattan hotel market is the most expensive in the US. It posted a record year in 1997. The market's 1998 first-quarter average rate is the highest in its history. Some hotels have even begun charging up to $500 a night as an average rate.
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NY: The hotel market in Manhattan, New York continued to experience a tighter market in the first quarter of 1998
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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