Sony spent tens of millions developing digital gear only after Lucas made it clear he would be a customer.

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The commission envisages developing types of fishing gear that allow fishermen to target more specifically what they want to catch.

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Famous for its globally best-selling HD HERO line of wearable and gear mountable cameras, GoPro spared no expense developing the HD HERO2.

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Suggestions include buying more police boats, developing a system to track patients after hospital evacuations and lining up more generators, boilers and electrical repair gear.

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