The chip, in turn, wirelessly powered a radio-wave device that was located a meter away and measured energy from the ear.

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The D-Wave One system consists of a superconducting 128-qubit chip in a cryogenics system within a 10 square meter room.

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Overall, the chip was a welcome addition to the fold, but we got the feeling that the first wave was priced too high and offered too little of a performance increase on the gaming side to really warrant a wholehearted recommendation.

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No wonder that equities, even those of blue-chip companies with solid balance sheets and pretty good business prospects, are taking a hit amid this wave of uncertainty.

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The D-Wave computer operates as an adiabatic quantum computer, and consists of a superconducting 128-qubit chip in a cryogenics system within a 10 square meter room.

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Rather than carrying a wallet, users could wave their wrists and pay for coffee at Starbucks (now, even, without a NFC chip) or use their iWatch as a credit card.

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