If they did, a smart meter would do a lot more.
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Behind the wheel of the Mini Countryman is Guerlain Chicherit, famed world champion of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup, who managed to launch a modified version of the vehicle off an 8-meter high ramp, do a full 360 degree back-flip, and land it back on all four tires.
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When Wiggins finished, he crumpled to the pavement, as suffering time trialists do, too exhausted to budge another meter.
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Athletes do triple jumps down a 10-meter lane lined with infrared sensors to determine their energy level before a workout.
As I sat there thinking what to do, I immediately realized that my meter must have informed my Utility Outage Center that my house did not have any power.
Jessica Ennis earned the heptathlon gold, Greg Rutherford scored a long jump win and Mo Farah's sprint to victory made him the first British runner ever to do so in the 10, 000 meter competition.
While I didn't do any formal testing, I could almost see the meter run down using internet radio -- a quarter of the reported capacity disappeared in three hours.
But for computing to be bought and sold as a utility, firms must be able to switch vendors, to do it for all their computing functions, and with meter-based pricing.
Raising the question: do the ads that win the USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter win at advertising award shows?
Already, a handful of meter makers have begun incorporating ZigBee transceivers into their products to do just that.
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But Super Pass Owners do not need to feed the meters and never receive a parking ticket for an expired meter.
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In his spare time John Malone pilots a 24-meter-long yacht, Liberty, outfitted with comforts and technology to let him do whatever he wants.
She explained that she wouldn't because, when things got really tight, she knew she could do one less wash a week and cut down on the heating to save the pound coins going into the meter.
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