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Still, the software is still a little more palatable for newcomers than what you’d find on most Xiaomi phones. That’s because while it’s running off of MIUI 9.6, the included launcher is specially designed for the Pocophone and includes things like an app drawer, masking some of the Xiaomi-ness of the software experience with a more familiar UI.

When you label a case ‘Tough Armor,’ you set some pretty high expectations. Luckily, as the beefiest case Spigen produces, it does live up to that name. The Tough Armor for the Pixel 2 definitely lives up to its name, both in terms of protection and aesthetics. Plus, that kickstand is incredibly useful.

Now, for a mid-range smartphone, this hardware should be more than enough, and indeed it is. For the most part, I found overall usage experience with the 8C to be quite good during my review period. Apps launch fast enough, split-screen multitasking works as expected, and even PUBG Mobile runs fine (albeit at the lowest settings). There are no issues as far as the core spec sheet is concerned.

The EVO CHECK features either a clear back and white frame, or smoked back and black frame. I received both for testing, and I’m really not sure which I prefer. The backs are smooth on the outside, but ridged on the inside from the little ‘x’-shaped pattern, which tech21 calls a ‘check’ pattern, in order to prevent the rainbow effect that tends to happen with clear cases. This is effective for the most part, though you may see some discoloration around the fingerprint sensor, camera cutouts, and branding at the right angle. Speaking of those cutouts, they’re not very well-done; the one for the camera isn’t centered properly, and I noticed the one for the fingerprint sensor would sometimes become misshapen. Luckily, neither issue interferes with use of either function. There’s a bit of tech21 branding near the bottom, which I don’t mind.

Hill Descent Control (HDC®) uses the ABS system to assist in maintaining a controlled vehicle speed on steep declines without driver intervention. HDC incorporates Gradient Release Control to progressively release the brakes when moving away on an incline2.

Desperate, the group went to a neighbor, who let them look through his garage. Amid the random odds and ends stuffed into the space, Meyers pulled out an ancient-looking wooden pulley.

The worktables are higher than a desk but a little lower than the Apple Store tables they inspired. This height—arrived at after much reflection—accommodates seated study and standing visits. (Risking self-parody, Ive later referred to the “simplicity and modesty” of the arrangement.) Samsung Electronics sells vacuum cleaners as well as phones, and employs a thousand designers. Apple’s intentions can be revealed in one room. Each table serves a single product, or product part, or product concept; some of these objects are scheduled for manufacture; others might come to market in three or five years, or never. “A table can get crowded with a lot of different ideas, maybe problem-solving for one particular feature,” Hönig, the former Lamborghini designer, later told me. Then, one day, all the clutter is gone. He laughed: “It’s just the winner, basically. What we collectively decided is the best.” The designers spend much of their time handling models and materials, sometimes alongside visiting Apple engineers. Jobs used to come by almost every day. Had I somehow intruded an hour earlier, I would have seen an exhibition of the likely future. Now all but a few tables were covered in sheets of gray silk, and I knew only that that future would be no taller than an electric kettle.

"What’s Houston’s architectural style? Some would say we don’t have one. That isn’t true, exactly, but it is quite hard to define. Which is why we decided to use every letter of the alphabet to describe what our city looks like. Put it all together, and a picture emerges, of a diverse and fascinating city."

“It had three levels,” he said. “The bottom was for storing farm implements. The upper level was for cows and chickens, and the top was a hayloft.

Cities are theaters and shape-shifters, too. I’m vaguely reminded of the old Cinecittà studios outside Rome, where Fellini worked and Mr. Anderson has made films. A stable house in the former distillery now resembles the cabinet rooms in old master museums. A tiny, Alice in Wonderland door opens onto an immense warehouse, 60 feet high and 200 feet long.

Typically, Robert Brunner explained, design had been “a vertical stripe in the chain of events” in a product’s delivery; at Apple, it became “a long horizontal stripe, where design is part of every conversation.” This cleared a path for other designers. In 2007, Brunner formed his own consultancy, Ammunition, and began working with Beats, a new headphone company founded by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. Brunner’s firm was integrated into the Beats process to a degree that was made possible, he said, by Apple’s example. Ive, Brunner said, had “single-handedly elevated our craft to a level that it’s never been at before.”

I can tell they care a lot about their customers based on how much effort they put into their products; but more-so, I now know how much they care about and respect the riding community by allowing “us” into their world through you.