Oximeters aren't exactly the sexiest gadgets in the world, but they're definitely quite useful.

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This technique does not always work, but sometimes it can be quite useful.

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But, those rate readouts can be quite useful while involved in any sort of physical activity, making them a necessary hindrance.

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It was quite entertaining at the time but proved useful during birth.

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Sort of a lazy man's social phone, but we reckon that can be quite a useful thing for the targeted demographic of college students.

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But, I think it will be quite useful to have these organization to try to provide a counterbalance to prevent this mismanagement going on.

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All are innovating in various ways true but there are equally innovative and quite frankly more useful products coming out of Africa.

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Certainly a useful tool, but hardly a transcending (or, quite frankly, original) feature.

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Not quite as pretty as a butterfly, perhaps, but a lot more useful than an oil slick on a puddle.

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It's not quite as flashy as Google Earth, but it looks a whole lot more useful.

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For survival, it is useful to estimate the level of the risks they are supposed to manage at close to, but not quite, zero.

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