In fact, there is even reason to think they are at last ready for prime time.
We know there is a massive opportunity, but is M2M ready for prime time?
But, by the time broadband-in-gas is ready for prime time, it might not even be needed.
Unfortunately, the products being shown off at today's event weren't quite ready for prime time.
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Its lead author, John Danesh of the University of Cambridge, says CRP wasn't ready for prime time.
While natural orifice surgery "isn't ready for prime time, maybe it's a steppingstone to something else, " Shikora said.
The Aquadex still "isn't ready for prime time, " argues Keith Aaronson, a heart specialist at the University of Michigan.
Now the home security and automation platform is finally ready for prime time.
Congressman TOM DAVIS (Republican, Virginia): Four and a half years after 9-11, America is still not ready for Prime Time.
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At least one of these efforts is not only ready for prime time now but has apparently already been battle tested.
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"It's not ready for prime time, which is why we're showing videos, " said one Motorola spokesman at the company's crowded demo event.
These technologies still face a number of significant challenges before they will be ready for prime time, but the direction seems clear.
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We do not need 800 audit firms covering this industry, most of which are not ready for prime time and never will be.
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Meanwhile, online bookseller Amazon.com Inc. views the technology as not yet "ready for prime time, " according to Bill Curry, director of Amazon.com's public relations.
Pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids are just now testing the waters in limited numbers and are yet to be ready for prime time.
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Movie pirating might not yet be ready for prime time -- even over the fastest connection, it typically takes hours to download a full-length film.
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Of the items on display, the one that looked most useful and almost ready for prime time was Sharp's media player with video-on-demand functions (above).
The Fitzpatrick camp pointed to what they considered Schrader's spotty voting record in local elections as a sign that she wasn't ready for prime time.
Having looked at those companies back then I can clearly say that the solutions were not ready for prime time for a number of reasons.
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's (nyse: TWX - news - people ) WB, might not be ready for prime time, I entered the Madison Square Garden theater.
But I need to interpret the findings through the totality of what is known about it and determine if it is really ready for prime time.
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Follow past the break for some impressions, a demo video and a quick recap of the various features it'll have once it's actually ready for prime time.
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Siri is a virtual assistant packaged into the iPhone 4S and is being hailed as proof that speech recognition and artificial intelligence are ready for prime time.
While some could argue that pure electric cars are still not ready for prime time, the Volt exists as the bridge between internal combustion and battery-powered propulsion.
While the Observos board is isn't quite ready for prime time, its already getting some serious field testing in a plant nursery, restaurant and other diverse locales.
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Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted that the company had taken a wrong turn by releasing its new Maps app before it was ready for prime time.
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That software was deemed not ready for prime time last year, when the city and operator Alta Bicycle Share decided to postpone the launch of Citi Bike until 2013.
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This gives the course an unfinished, old school feel, from a time when earth moving equipment did not exist, but it is finished and quite ready for prime time.
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They won't get a sudden big whack of new money, but at the same time, they aren't shoved out into the public limelight before they're really ready for prime time.
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