So, as a backup, we also got "Santa's Video Chat, " a 99-cent iPhone app.
Franklin also danced with Britain's Sadler's Wells Theatre and as a backup for Josephine Baker in Paris.
Some of those users keep the Internet telephone as a backup, or use it just for long distance.
The devices often serve as a backup in case the electrical systems and radio in the aircraft are inoperable.
When out on a long adventure and additional power is needed, users can use two AA batteries as a backup.
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Supporters of LORAN say the nation's increasing reliance on GPS has ironically increased the importance of maintaining LORAN as a backup.
But get advice if you want to do this, and don't name an elderly relative as a beneficiary, even as a backup.
Young played 2011 as a backup in Philadelphia and was trying to make the roster in Buffalo when he was cut there.
GenVault keeps a copy of the rice DNA sequences and plate numbers as a backup if the lab workers fear an identity mix-up.
Not all planes across oceans have data-link capabilities, and high-frequency radio is still used with some flights and as a backup with others.
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GenVault keeps a copy of the rice DNA sequences and plate numbers as a backup, in case the lab workers fear an identity mix-up.
Brennan Boesch, trying to win a spot as a backup outfielder, was a late scratch from the Yankees lineup because of sore left ribs.
The Angels are set in the outfield with Josh Hamilton, Mike Trout and Peter Bourjos, and have designated hitter Mark Trumbo available as a backup.
The two 5W-powered USB ports allow users to connect even two bus-powered external hard drives and also function as a backup battery for two iPads.
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"In the near future, this type of simple laser communication might serve as a backup for the radio communication that satellites use, " Smith said in a statement.
Fortunately, I brought the Lumia 810 as a backup.
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That included making sure the Hackensack branch could serve as a backup home base in the event that both the primary and backup power at the main office went down.
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At 40, the still-vital Brodeur would be the oldest goaltender to win a championship since 43-year-old Dominik Hasek did so as a backup with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008.
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Diana Ross, whom Michael Jackson named as a backup guardian in his will, visited with the children Wednesday and agreed with the plan, according to the lawyer who represents the children.
Leinart, a five-year flop in the NFL so far, is trying to resurrect his career as a backup with the Houston Texans, after the Arizona Cardinals finally cut him loose this summer.
It also features micro USB charging, backlit LCD screen and a 5200mAh (6 hour rated) rechargeable battery that can power connected USB devices as well as serving as a backup battery for iPads.
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Frosty conditions at the Camborne Rec have led to the Pirates proposing that Sunday's fixture be switched to the Mennaye Field in Penzance as a backup plan if the weather does not improve.
Deutsch notes that when the Mars Science Lab recently landed, as a backup capability the DSN used the Parkes Radio Observatory in Australia to look at its signal during entry, descent and landing.
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Miguel Quinones, manager of a group Castro played with twice as a backup bass player about five years ago, said Thursday he had nothing bad to say about Castro based on his own experiences.
Sales tax revenues that are pledged to pay for the bonds (as a backup if parking revenues fall short or the team goes into bankruptcy again) are way down in both Arizona and Glendale.
"I know he got drafted in the NFL and played well as a backup for a number of years, " said Loeb, who redshirted his freshman year at Syracuse when Greg Paulus was the starter.
The Gateshead facility also serves as a backup plant for the Bank of England, which has a separate contract with De La Rue to print British pounds, according to a Bank of England spokesman.
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