What if entrepreneurs short-circuit the quest for pure knowledge--that is, pull the technology out before the research is over?
What if entrepreneurs pull the technology out before the research is over?
Although its name suggests there might be considerable overlap with the Catapult centre, the former's remit is much more geared to exploiting "today's technology" to the maximum, while the latter will try to pull "tomorrow's technology" more to the near-term.
Proof that Russian high technology can still pull a Sputnik on the competition if it wants to.
That's because the city has equipped three bus routes with wireless technology that can pull off a trick every commuter has dreamed of: switching a red light to green on command.
Parents can pull the plug on the technology perhaps for a little while, or you can sneak a peak at their phones and devices, like I do regularly now, without any guilt.
Skype also wants to pull in more revenue by licensing its technology to wireless carriers and consumer electronics manufacturers.
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Essentially, by matching each of us with custom content, personalization technology will transition from a pull to push mechanism.
Personally, I'm not convinced that such "groundbreaking" technology is the way to pull the world on to the digital bandwagon.
The online travel website has seen better quarters, with higher taxes, increased spending on technology and content, and a push and pull between airlines and global distribution systems that took a toll in the last quarter of 2010.
Google has been working hard to pull together a huge alliance of partners that will support the technology behind its mobile phone platform.
Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) has been working hard to pull together a huge alliance of partners that will support the technology behind its mobile phone platform.
Microsoft is tinkering with a technology called Stuff I've Seen that will pull results from the Web along with one's own computer and its network. (Microsoft claims this won't make personal files viewable by the public.) Google's Internet Explorer toolbar tracks the sites users surf and relays the addresses back to headquarters.
"It's remarkable how difficult these things are to pull off mechanically, "comments Richard Cheney, Director of Science, Technology and Clocks at Skinner.
The other driver: Now that accounting firms are prohibited from selling higher-margin technology consulting services to their auditing clients, auditing units have to pull more of their own weight.
Visual feats aside, Fuller, 47, has managed to pull off something of an economic miracle -- at least in the world of hydraulics: He claims his technology allows for energy savings of 80% or more and brings down project costs by 50%.
Ultimately I realized that without modern technology like broadband, streaming video and smart mobile devices, it would be nearly impossible for us to pull off our usual Sunday service.
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Andrew Reid is the Founder, President and Chief Product Officer of Vision Critical, a technology company that helps businesses and organizations worldwide connect with large pools of customers on an ongoing basis to pull valuable insights on everything from new products, ad buys and much more.
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