It involved moving mountains and eradicating disease and inventing and constructing by far the hugest locks and lock gates ever conceived at the time and even a 1914 General Electric computer system to run it all.
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The Original will reproduce music wirelessly from any device with Bluetooth or directly through the 3.5 mm connection so it can be used as a premium external speaker system for iPad, Kindle, a laptop computer, electric guitar and more.
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And for those cyberfans who view the computer as their favorite toy, there are real toys, like the 1966 Brainiac electric brain kit, designed by pioneering computer theoretician Edmund C.
Jung is also on the boards of Apple Computer and General Electric.
Ford also used the keynote to announce My Ford Mobile, a smartphone application that links up with the computer in Focus Electric, providing a information like how far the car will drive on its current charge, individual driving trends, and the location of nearby charging stations.
Fourth, sell diamond rings to college students and fifth, send computer data over copper electric wires.
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But experts say a successful, large-scale attack on U.S. computer systems could hobble electric-power grids, transportation networks and industrial-supply chains.
An airline official said it was not a mechanical problem, but a computer error on the electric brake system controls.
While there are industries where it makes sense to allow duopolies or even monopolies to obtain economies of scale and network effects computer operating systems and electric utilities might be two examples the tradeoff usually is that they must accept closer government regulation to prevent price-gouging and other abuses.
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Mabuchi Motor has half the world market for tiny electric motors used in electronic gadgets and computer drives.
In it the White House's former counterterrorism chief, Richard Clarke, urged a wholesale reboot of government computer systems and new security rules for electric utilities and Internet access providers.
For many, the Volt will be an electric car most of the time, though the onboard computer does tell the gas engine to drive the wheels now and then.
The new president of Japan's Oki Electric Industry, Katsumasa Shinozuka, speaks with evangelical zeal about computer-telephony integration.
Mr. Melvin says he spends hours at the computer tracing power lines, looking for telltale shadows of electric towers or posts.
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These products are used in telecommunications networks, computer-controlled systems, security systems, emergency lighting, electric utilities and switchgear, medical equipment, rail signaling, renewable energy, and military and aviation equipment.
In the US business leaders are rock stars, celebrities who are lionized and followed for their ability to make money (Sheldon Adelson, Sands Las Vegas), lead complex companies, (Lee Iacocca, Chrysler) inspire innovation ( Steve Jobs, Apple Computer) or even have shameless affairs (Jack Welch, General Electric).
It produces an electric current, which the chips use to send out an identifying signal, which the computer recognizes as being me.
Some stepped back from their computer monitors to reminisce about 2007, when they said the mood was more electric as the blue chips hit new highs.
The electric grid does not care if you plug in a toaster, an iron, or a computer.
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GaN switches convert power at higher frequencies than traditional components and can be easily embedded in virtually any electrical system from consumer electronics products to computer servers, HVAC equipment, industrial motor drives, and inverters for solar panels and electric vehicles.
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