Fifer says the city also plans to experiment with municipal uses of the network, like setting up Wi-Fi-enabled traffic cameras, trash cans that can wirelessly call the city when they need to be emptied or traffic meters that call in when they're overdue.

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While some government satellites can take a sharp picture of a guerrilla's tent or capture a cell-phone call, they won't know if the tent has moved 400 meters in the past several hours or where the cell phone call originated.

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Continuing to drive innovation and newer solutions for traditional markets by utilizing omnipresent data capture devices, or smart meters as IBM prefers to call them, mixed with its industry leading analytics, makes Big Blue one of the most exciting companies to watch.

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Basic rooms are 250 square feet (23 square meters) with what the designers call a raw, industrial-chic aesthetic that includes 12-foot (3.6-meter) concrete ceilings and distressed hardwood floors.

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