Then we quietly shopped it across the region to influencers, making it clear to these leaders that our concept required the relinquishing of control, as well as the harnessing of the creativity of our citizens to work effectively.

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Aside from fancy ways that Microsoft uses photos in tiles in Windows 8, in search results on Bing, and in megaphoto stitches in SkyDrive, the company just adheres to one simple concept that gives the user control over his or her pix: you can put your photos in whatever folders you want.

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The concept had been deemed too hard to control: the rover would swing like a pendulum as it flew, and its radar was too inaccurate to find safe anchorage.

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Rather than have friends gather around your tiny iPhone display or force a person to awkwardly reach across you and tap on your handset, this concept lets anyone simply cast shadows to control the interface.

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Tennessee's claim that it should continue to control the land stems from "acquiescence, " a concept in property law that it has the right to keep a boundary if it is not contested over a long period.

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The concept of segmentation should be included to provide damage control when a trustworthy space is breached.

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One bond concept that needs to be addressed is a change of control provision.

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The following March, security firm IOActive created a proof-of-concept exploit designed to spread from meter to meter and take control of a smart grid.

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In March, BMW rolled out a concept car with a touch-sensitive surface that allows the driver to control the heating and music systems via gestures.

FORBES: Written by Bryan Nelson