Using a dedicated high-current electric circuit, like those installed for electric ovens, these can recharge the MINI E in 4.5 hours. (With an ordinary mains socket, by contrast, recharging could take all day.) For cars with smaller battery packs, like the Smart, overnight recharging from a conventional socket is possible.
Many others have had additional security measures like bulletproof glass installed in their homes.
There are Living Machines installed in 20 locations, like in a recently constructed Port of Portland building.
As Microsoft's Windows client marketing manger, the self-confessed "technology geek" has all sorts of gadgets installed that make it seem like something out of a futuristic movie.
Other changes include that any pre-installed client app on something like a phone, computer, or TV will need Twitter's permission before it ships (sensing a trend here?), or potentially face revocation of its application key.
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Like most pre-installed apps, they can't be uninstalled and they take up precious storage space.
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Widgets are installed by website owners, who like them because they can help generate more Web traffic.
And rectifying the cost difference between aircraft-quality parts and avionics with those installed on even a premium sedan seems like a stretch.
For sure, experiencing badly installed video art can be all too like involuntary detainment in a hospital ward or an airport lounge, as sound and image from different sources bleed chaotically into one another.
Like Amsterdam, it has installed 350 charging stations.
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The model has even been stretched to other industries, including a credit card that offers discounts linked to well-being and car insurance that offers cheaper petrol to people who drive safely (a telemetric device installed in your car monitors aggressive driving, like harsh acceleration or sharp cornering).
The more we scan it, the more we realize that the list of winners reads like a who's-who catalog of apps we know we want installed on our Dreams out of the gate -- and more importantly, it looks like Google has a great way here to encourage best-of-breed Android development over the long run.
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With California the biggest market and New Jersey the most dynamic, solar is catching on as states like Nevada, Arizona, and Pennsylvania revamp installed capacity.
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Duncan MacKay, a local marine-energy consultant, says that if all the energy companies' plans come to fruition, something like 500 seabed and surface turbines will be installed within 18 miles of Thurso over the next decade.
Watching Kate micromanage Jon as he installed that garage shelving, I thought, Do I sound like that? and knew with certainty that I often do.
During its construction, with its windows not yet fully installed, he stared at the edifice and saw what looked like a gaping whale, an image that gave him an admiring chuckle.
States are turning to more market based incentives as opposed to rebates, such as the Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs), a cap and trade like credit granted to firms or individuals who have installed solar capacity, which can be sold on spot markets.
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Vegas installed New England as a cautious 3-point favorite, but it feels like a hedge.
It works like this: Trane bored holes up to 500 feet underground and installed dozens of loops of pipe.
And it might just work, if BP can avoid getting dragged into a morass of tangential health claims like the ones that sank just about every company that manufactured or installed asbestos products as a main line of business.
Curators installed Inigo Manglano-Ovalle's "Red Factor, " a parachute-like piece reaching a wall of windows with angled steel frames from the first floor.
Like Adobe's Flash, Silverlight acted as a wrapper that, once installed on a machine, allowed that device to run code written for it.
Skype also has extra add-ons like Pamela (I know who names these products) that I paid for and installed.
This means enterprise users now have a three-way choice for office productivity: remote delivery of desktop applications, browser-based cloud solutions like Google Docs or the native, Microsoft-compatible LibreOffice suite that comes pre-installed.
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