A man works behind a stack of French Minitel terminals which are to be broken down into its components for recycling in Portet-Sur-Garonne, southwestern France May 23, 2012. The Minitel, the box-like terminal with a keyboard and monochrome screen, was introduced on the market in 1982 by telecommunications operator France Telecom and used by the French to get information as a phone directory or to purchase train tickets. Although there are between 600,000 - 700,000 of the units still in use, the Minitel service will end on June 30, 2012. REUTERS/Bruno Martin (FRANCE - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) 

A circuit board, screen and plastic front from a French Minitel terminal which are broken down into its components, are collected for recycling in Portet-Sur-Garonne, southwestern France May 23, 2012. The Minitel, the box-like terminal with a keyboard and monochrome screen, was introduced on the market in 1982 by telecommunications operator France Telecom and used by the French to get information as a phone directory or to purchase train tickets. Although there are between 600,000 - 700,000 of the units still in use, the Minitel service will end on June 30, 2012. REUTERS/Bruno Martin (FRANCE - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) 

Screens from French Minitel terminals which are to be broken down into its components, are collected for recycling in Portet-Sur-Garonne, southwestern France May 23, 2012. The Minitel, the box-like terminal with a keyboard and monochrome screen, was introduced on the market in 1982 by telecommunications operator France Telecom and used by the French to get information as a phone directory or to purchase train tickets. Although there are between 600,000 - 700,000 of the units still in use, the Minitel service will end on June 30, 2012. REUTERS/Bruno Martin (FRANCE - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) 

The plastic shell of a French Minitel terminal moves on a conveyor belt as it is broken down for recycling in Portet-Sur-Garonne, southwestern France May 23, 2012. The Minitel, the box-like terminal with a keyboard and monochrome screen, was introduced on the market in 1982 by telecommunications operator France Telecom and used by the French to get information as a phone directory or to purchase train tickets. Although there are between 600,000 - 700,000 of the units still in use, the Minitel service will end on June 30, 2012. REUTERS/Bruno Martin (FRANCE - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) 

Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG, prepares to present the Leica M Monochrom camera, the world's first digital camera exclusively for full-frame, 35mm black-and-white photography, at the "Leica - Das Wesentliche" (Leica - The Essential) event in Berlin May 10, 2012. The latest camera of the Leica M-System has an 18-megapixel monochrome image sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 32 to ISO 3200. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

The back of the Leica M Monochrom camera, the world's first digital camera exclusively for full-frame, 35mm black-and-white photography, at the "Leica - Das Wesentliche" (Leica - The Essential) event in Berlin May 10, 2012. The latest camera of the Leica M-System has an 18-megapixel monochrome image sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 32 to ISO 3200. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

The front of the Leica M Monochrom camera, the world's first digital camera exclusively for full-frame, 35mm black-and-white photography, at the "Leica - Das Wesentliche" (Leica - The Essential) event in Berlin May 10, 2012. The latest camera of the Leica M-System has an 18-megapixel monochrome image sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 32 to ISO 3200. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A combination of two pictures shows the front and the back of the Leica M Monochrom camera, the world's first digital camera exclusively for full-frame, 35mm black-and-white photography, at the "Leica - Das Wesentliche" (Leica - The Essential) event in Berlin May 10, 2012. The latest camera of the Leica M-System has an 18-megapixel monochrome image sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 32 to ISO 3200. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A guest tests the Leica M Monochrom camera, the world's first digital camera exclusively for full-frame, 35mm black-and-white photography, at the "Leica - Das Wesentliche" (Leica - The Essential) event in Berlin May 10, 2012. The latest camera of the Leica M-System has an 18-megapixel monochrome image sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 32 to ISO 3200. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG, presents the Leica M Monochrom camera, the world's first digital camera exclusively for full-frame, 35mm black-and-white photography, at the "Leica - Das Wesentliche" (Leica - The Essential) event in Berlin May 10, 2012. The latest camera of the Leica M-System has an 18-megapixel monochrome image sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 32 to ISO 3200. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG, presents the Leica M Monochrom camera, the world's first digital camera exclusively for full-frame, 35mm black-and-white photography, at the "Leica - Das Wesentliche" (Leica - The Essential) event in Berlin May 10, 2012. The latest camera of the Leica M-System has an 18-megapixel monochrome image sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 32 to ISO 3200. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG, presents the Leica M Monochrom camera, the world's first digital camera exclusively for full-frame, 35mm black-and-white photography, at the "Leica - Das Wesentliche" (Leica - The Essential) event in Berlin May 10, 2012. The latest camera of the Leica M-System has an 18-megapixel monochrome image sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 32 to ISO 3200. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG, presents the Leica M Monochrom camera, the world's first digital camera exclusively for full-frame, 35mm black-and-white photography, at the "Leica - Das Wesentliche" (Leica - The Essential) event in Berlin May 10, 2012. The latest camera of the Leica M-System has an 18-megapixel monochrome image sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 32 to ISO 3200. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

Men are silhouetted against the setting sun as they walk by the sea in Karachi May 4, 2012. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A dancer from Japan's contemporary dance company Monochrome Circus performs during their show 'Refined Colors' at the Canovas theatre in Malaga, southern Spain February 11, 2006 Picture taken February 11, 2006. 

Dancers from Japan's contemporary dance company Monochrome Circus performs during their show 'Refined Colors' at the Canovas theatre in Malaga, southern Spain February 11, 2006 Picture taken February 11, 2006. Reuters/Rafael Marchante 

A dancer from Japan's contemporary dance company Monochrome Circus performs during their show 'Refined Colors' at the Canovas theatre in Malaga, southern Spain February 11, 2006 Picture taken February 11, 2006. Reuters/Rafael Marchante 

Dancers from Japan's contemporary dance company Monochrome Circus performs during their show 'Refined Colors' at the Canovas theatre in Malaga, southern Spain February 11, 2006 Picture taken February 11, 2006. Reuters/Rafael Marchante 

A dancer from Japan's contemporary dance company Monochrome Circus performs during their show 'Refined Colors' at the Canovas theatre in Malaga, southern Spain February 11, 2006 Picture taken February 11, 2006. Reuters/Rafael Marchante 

A stamp featuring a monochrome bust of Queen Victoria is seen in this undated handout photo. Stamps, the world's most valuable commodity by weight, are just one of a number of alternative investments gaining popularity. To match feature Leisure-Stamps-Investment. REUTERS/Stanley Gibbons Group/Handout 

Shadows fall across the rain-drenched track as competitors run in the men's 10,000 metres final at the world athletics championships in Helsinki August 8, 2005. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopa won the men's 10,000 metres gold medal in 27 minutes 08.33 seconds while compatriot Sileshi Sihine took silver and Kenya's Moses Mosop, bronze. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi PH/mk 

A group of school children observe an untitled work made of pure intense ultramarine pigment, part of the exhibition of French artist Yves "Monochrome" Klein, at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, northern Spain, February 1, 2005. The exhibition, a retrospective of the brief but intense career of the influential French artist, began Tuesday and runs until May 2nd. REUTERS/Vincent West VPW/PH/AA 

A group of school children observe an untitled work made of pure intense ultramarine pigment, part of the exhibition of French artist Yves "Monochrome" Klein, at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, northern Spain, February 1, 2005. The exhibition, a retrospective of the brief but intense career of the influential French artist, began Tuesday and runs until May 2nd. Pictures of the month February 2005 REUTERS/Vincent West VPW/PH/AA 

A worker walks among snow covered seats at the U.S. Capitol site for the inauguration of President George W. Bush in Washington January 19, 2005. Bush will be inaugurated for a second term January 20th. . REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque RTW 

Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Ganetsovski shows a seventh millennium BC human skeleton discovered in excavation works near the town of Vratsa, some 120 km north from the capital Sofia, November 13, 2004. Archaelogists believe the skeleton is of a woman from the monochrome neolith era, the earliest stage of the new-stone age. The body was buried in a crouching pose, called "hocker", facing the direction of the sun. 

Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Ganetsovski shows a seventh millennium BC human skeleton discovered in excavation works near the town of Vratsa, some 120 km north form the capital Sofia, November 13, 2004. Archaelogists believe the skeleton is of a woman from the monochrome neolith era, the earliest stage of the new-stone age. The body was buried in a crouching pose, called "hocker", facing the direction of the sun. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov SN/JV 

Auction house Christie's Asia chairman Anthony Lin displays a rare Tang-style celadon-glazed amphora which set a world record for a monochrome porcelain in Hong Kong November 1, 2004. The porcelain from the Qing dynasty Yongzheng period (1723-1735) fetched HK$17,432,750 (US$2,233,814), more than three times the pre-sale estimate. 

Auction house Christie's Asia chairman Anthony Lin displays a rare Tang-style celadon-glazed amphora which set a world record for a monochrome porcelain in Hong Kong November 1, 2004. The porcelain from the Qing dynasty Yongzheng period (1723-1735) fetched HK$17,432,750 (US$2,233,814), more than three times the pre-sale estimate. REUTERS/Bobby Yip BY 

Sony Corp's Yoko Dobashi shows off the electronic maker's new digital organiser, the CLIE, at Sony headquarters September 6, 2000. Sony joins the fast-growing PDA, or personal digital assistant, market on Saturday with the CLIE (pronounced "klee-ay" and stands for Communication, Link, Information, and Entertainment). The CLIE adds video playback to the usual array of organiser functions and hooks up to the Internet. The colour-screen version is expected to retail for around 55,000 yen ($525) and the monochrome display model at 50,000 yen. 

Sony Corp's Yoko Dobashi shows off the electronic maker's new digital organiser, the CLIE, at Sony headquarters September 6, 2000. Sony joins the fast-growing PDA, or personal digital assistant, market on Saturday with the CLIE (pronounced "klee-ay" and stands for Communication, Link, Information, and Entertainment). The CLIE adds video playback to the usual array of organiser functions and hooks up to the Internet. The colour-screen version is expected to retail for around 55,000 yen ($525) and the monochrome display model at 50,000 yen.

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Casio Computer Company's Akira Watanabe shows off the "world's first wrist-type wearable digital camera WQV-1" which is unveiled in Tokyo January 6. The display screen of the wrist camera is a 120 X 120-dot LCD capable of displaying 16 grayscales. The monitor can be used as a viewfinder when recording images and as a display screen for playback. The wrist camera's 1MB of built-in semiconductor memory can store up to 100 monochrome images. It will go on market from May for 22,000 yen (US$212). 

Casio Computer Company's Akira Watanabe shows off the "world's first wrist-type wearable digital camera WQV-1" which is unveiled in Tokyo January 6. The display screen of the wrist camera is a 120 X 120-dot LCD capable of displaying 16 grayscales. The monitor can be used as a viewfinder when recording images and as a display screen for playback. The wrist camera's 1MB of built-in semiconductor memory can store up to 100 monochrome images. It will go on market from May for 22,000 yen (US$212).

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A model for Swedish designer Marcel Marongiu presents this monochrome gray suit with large lapels as part of his Autumn-Winter 1997-98 ready-to-wear fashion collection, March 12. 

A model for Swedish designer Marcel Marongiu presents this flowing monochrome gray floor-length dress with a high collar as part of his Autumn-Winter 1997-98 ready-to-wear fashion collection, March 12. 

A model for Swedish designer Marcel Marongiu presents this monochrome gray suit with large lapels as part of his Autumn-Winter 1997-98 ready-to-wear collection, March 12.

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A model for Swedish designer Marcel Marongiu presents this flowing monochrome gray floor-length dress with a high collar as part of his Autumn-Winter 1997-98 ready-to-wear collection, March 12.

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