They found two desktop computers without hard drives, numerous computer components, a laptop case and a digital camera with a USB cable attached.

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Each robot is composed of two halves: the upper part, shaped like a stunted surfboard, is attached by a cable to a lower part that sports a series of fins and a keel.

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During Wednesday, the pace of the rescues increased from one per hour to three, progress that was measured by the spinning of the metal wheel that let out and then shortened the cable attached to the capsule -- a makeshift elevator with only two stops.

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To charge the Pebble itself, a cable must be attached.

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Moving to the underside of the left earcup, you'll find a 3.5mm boom microphone insert and a short cable with a quick disconnect dongle attached at the end.

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With this the driller can create 4-D images (three dimensions plus time) of oil reservoirs via a seismic vibration sensor attached to the end of a fiber-optic cable pushed down into a well.

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The typical American couch spud already has a number of "boxes" attached to his television set: A VCR, a cable-TV decoder box and perhaps a videogame console like a Sony PlayStation.

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Once attached, simply select your local plug, or use your extended cable, to power both your MacBook and iPad or iPhone from a single outlet.

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We ran a wire cable between two trees, about twenty feet off the ground, and attached a pulley to it.

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