In another model being pushed by incumbents in the in-flight entertainment business, airlines install a plane-wide content-streaming system with an array of movies, TV shows, games and other content, generally alongside broader Internet access.
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Instead of buying the solar array, homeowners can lease the system with monthly payments for the equipment and a locked-in price for electricity.
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It touts an impressive array of features including the HS SYSTEM incorporating a 12.1-megapixel high-sensitivity CMOS sensor and DIGIC 4 image processor, 1080p Full HD video and a 5x optical zoom lens.
Last month, the city Board of Elections replaced the old lever-voting machines with a new electronic-scanning system, causing a wide array of problems.
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Improvements include retrofits to 1, 500 lighting fixtures, a 200-kilowatt rooftop PV array, and an overhaul of the HVAC system.
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Once the train is rolling through the system, it is governed by another array of computer programs.
Skipping ahead, China now has more dollars than it can spend and its financial system is populated by a constantly expanding array of institutions.
Android operating system, which is used with an array of device makers and is based on open-source software, so it can be more vulnerable to security breaches.
To do that, the system essentially bombards the space with an array of wireless signals and keeps watch on any changes in signal strength, building up a "picture" of the room in the process.
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By way of a true Windows 8 operating system with Intel architecture, the broadest array of today's most popular PC games will run natively on the Razer Edge without the need to be ported, optimized or developed anew.
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Jim Hoefler, of Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, who is the author of a recent book on death in America, notes that boomers have a fear their parents never knew: that an impersonal health-care system may hook them up to an array of beeping machines rather than admit failure.
The 3.7-pound high-performance LIFEBOOK S762 subcompact notebook, perfect for business travelers, offers an array of full-sized features in a thin and light system.
Perhaps the most interesting part of this design is its dual-mode power system, which consists of the standard solar cell array as well as a nuclear power source, allowing the rover to operate continuously and in areas that go long periods without sunlight.
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Ford's outfitted the Fusion Energi with a dizzying array of driver-assist tech, including a lane-keeping system, adaptive cruise control, driver alert system, active park assist, rear camera, blind-spot indicator system with cross-traffic alert and pull-drift compensation (phew).
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These include the international seismic monitoring network, the international array of sea level measuring stations (the Global Sea Level Observing System, the Global Telecommunication System of the World Meteorological Organization and associated public geostationary satellites) and the internet.
Another caveat: Both Microsoft and Amazon make an array of apps for phones and tablets running Google's Android operating system.
Developing games for a uniform system is a huge advantage over the PC market with its wildly diverse array of price and power points.
As revealed last year, the US Department of Homeland Security is working on a system called FAST (Future Attribute Screening Technology) that relies on an array of sensors and advanced algorithms to detect physiological and behavioral cues that are said to indicate malintent.
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This complete system for voice communications also enables gamers to use speakers and the high-quality microphone array to achieve a better overall experience.
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This improvement is likely due to a growing array of new features and services being offered that are providing a seamless product experience between the operating system functions and third-party apps.
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The system evolves constantly and 800 units have to be deployed every year to complete and maintain the array, compensating losses due to ice, beaching, design cycle (4-5 years) and cover areas that are far from well travelled routes.
The microgrid comprises eight 100-kW grid-tied inverters, the rooftop PV array, the lead-acid battery pack, backup diesel generators, and a Web-based monitoring and control system.
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After seeing its consumer satisfaction ratings plummet in recent years, largely because of its confusing and often downright confounding MyFord Touch infotainment control system, Ford announced it would not only be issuing its second major software update to help make the array easier to fathom, but will extend the warranties on existing systems by an additional two years.
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