However, the country is known as an early adapter of new technologies and an innovator as well.

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Hopelessly devoted to your mass-market paperbacks, or an early adapter of the Kindle?

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He was an early and enthusiastic adapter of Compstat, a crime-tracking system implemented in 1994 that uses computer analysis to identify problem areas in order to deploy officers and make tactical adjustments to drive down crime.

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The company's Real-Depth Adapter is currently making the trade show circuit and is expected to be commercially available early next year.

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