That trick, the company claims, allows it to cram more capacity into less gear.

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EnerNOC, an American energy middleman, for instance, pays other firms for allowing it to shut down their non-essential gear at times of peak demand, thus freeing up capacity.

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The company offers gear designed to help cable and phone companies squeeze more video capacity out of a limited amount of bandwidth as consumers watch video clips on their computers, demand more channels from their cable companies, and even start to watch television on their wireless phones.

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This high capacity storage device could help push the Ultrabook market into high gear.

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To accommodate my family of three, it was packed with lots of gear to bring home, so I made full use of the storage capacity.

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