Forcing one box to get along with the other via one way communication and control interfaces like IR will always lead to kludge.

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Box.net started as a storage tool for employee-to-employee communication but was not focused on sending files across companies, Koon says.

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When lightning struck the box, it blew a fuse, which caused two catastrophic problems: it cut off communication and froze the signal on the color green.

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The new biostamp won't be in your doctor's tool box any time soon, however, as Rogers and his team are still refining the wireless power and communication technologies it leverages.

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