One question some art insiders are raising: With great impressionist and modern work ever scarcer, will the most activity come in contemporary art?

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Despite the stepped-up activity, some art dealers still bemoan what they call the indifference of the tech world and write off tech billionaires as glorified engineering nerds who skipped art history to play with their computers.

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Moreover, unlike art, science is a collective activity that demands collaboration.

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Jeff Hyman, CEO of Retrofit, explains that his company uses a device known as a Fitbit along with a Withings scale (with state of the art wireless and tracking technology) that makes tracking your activity, sleep and weighing yourself rather simple.

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And if a firm outsources the entire patent-filing activity, it also leaves this identification and interpretation of prior art to the external solicitors.

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"We believe this all-new version of our flagship activity and sleep tracker, combined with state-of-the art Bluetooth syncing and our fresh, innovative social features will create a great experience that will inspire and empower people to live healthier more active lives, " James Park, CEO and founder of Fitbit.

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