As a result of limitations like these, he said, the Japanese craft Kaiko had limited manoeuvrability and needed a custom-built ship for spooling out the reams of heavy cable required to attach it to the ship.

BBC: Robot sub aims for deepest ocean

In 2013, we'll surely see a few new chargers, including, I hope, some production-ready induction units that would let you juice up your ride without having to drag a thick, heavy, filthy cable out of the trunk every time.

ENGADGET: 's CES 2013 Preview: Autos

The cable channel doing most the heavy lifting for Disney is ESPN, which along with a contribution from the Disney Channel, generates more profits than the rest of Walt Disney combined.

FORBES: Why ESPN Is Worth $40 Billion As The World's Most Valuable Media Property

For years, cable has been grabbing eyeballs neglected by the repeat-heavy broadcast networks during the summer.

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Ad spending on cable TV and syndication TV--both better positioned than script-heavy broadcast networks to weather the Hollywood writers' strike--saw gains of 3.1% and 10.2%, respectively.

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Frank was the only one of our group to have taken a hog that evening, and so it was his boar that was winched up on the gambrels (imagine a heavy steel coat hanger with hooked ends, suspended from an iron frame by steel cable), the animal's hind legs at eye level.

WSJ: Going the Whole Hog at a Hunting School

Verizon ( VZ - news - people ) also beat expectations thanks to increased cellphone customers, but its quarterly results suffered from a heavy loss in traditional phone subscribers as more consumers go completely wireless or pick cheaper alternatives offered by cable and Internet companies.

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