- Wenge (colour)
infobox color
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spelling=colourWenge (pronounced 'whenj') is a rich brown colour with copper accents, taking its name from the shade of the
Wengé wood it resembles.Uses
It is rising to popularity as a shade for consumer electronics, such as [http://vaio.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-NR11Z%2FT&site=voe_en_GB_cons&pageType=Overview&category=VN+NR+Series Sony laptops] . Other devices such as the Sanyo Exacti and [http://zune.pgpartner.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=27828647// Microsoft's Zune] digital music player have been produced in similar shades, although they are not defined as wenge explicitly.
Controversy
The name of the colour has given rise to a small
internet meme [ [http://www.idiottoys.com/2007/09/sonys-cheaper-nr-series-vaio-is.html#links IDIOT TOYS: Tech reviews for the bored: Sony's cheaper NR Series VAIO is available in "wenge" ] ] . The crux of this meme is that to the English language the word wenge can seem crude, especially when taken out of context.References
External links
* [http://vaio.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-NR11Z%2FT&site=voe_en_GB_cons&pageType=Overview&category=VN+NR+Series Sony Vaio website]
* [http://zune.pgpartner.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=27828647// Official Microsoft "brown" Zune page]
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