But as is often the case with specs, wattage is not a critical measure anyway.
A pulsating stage set is the sort of thing men with specs once drooled over on Tomorrow's World.
From the perfect lipstick and glasses with specs appeal to clashing neon colours and Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A... Click here or on the image on the right to launch the gallery.
But the front-engine, rear-drive layout has long defined the Corvette, and this car, like its C6 predecessor, may well show its taillights to cars with specs that more closely conform to what is considered state of the art.
Music in darkness can offer thoughtful perspectives; the Royal National Institute of Blind People has just hosted its latest See Through Sound gig, which supplied its audience with specs to simulate sight-impairment.
When I looked at the the websites of specialist fit modelling agencies, I was struck by their galleries of pretty girls, photographed at full length and labelled with specs of height and body measurements.
After months of teasing, Chinese smartphone startup OnePlus has formally launched the OnePlus One, a budget Android handset with specs so enticing that some industry watchers had suspected it of being vaporware.
Two different actors, each complete with specs, floppy hair and mournful Yorkshire accent, perform the playwright himself in "The Lady in the Van," the dramatic memoir he recently opened at the Queen's.
"People always say the Lord looks out for fools and idiots," Mr. Bailey, 38, joked with Mr. Bird as they sat in a trailer, its walls covered with specs for drill bits, occupational safety fliers and an 800 number for poison control.
Various shapes and sizes of the quartz materials are seen in this slide with specs of mica.
An XPS apparatus was equipped with SPECS X-Ray XR50 (Al cathode 1486.6 eV) and a SPECS PHOIBOS 100 Hemispheric Analyzer with a 5-channel detector.
