And the time spent resolving conflicts with other applications and connectivity for remote workers too.

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Back in March, Switched On discussed a number of Kickstarter projects (all of which have now shipped) that extended sensor-based monitoring and notification to remote locations (provided there was WiFi or Bluetooth connectivity).

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Ideally, this sort of set-up could allow computer users in remote areas to be able to charge up without worrying about grid connectivity.

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The wireless pen allows you to draw directly onto compatible Panasonic TVs, annotate, draw, whatever takes your fancy, and then share these images via a range of different connectivity options (via a paired tablet and Panasonic's Viera Remote 2.0 app, or save to USB etc).

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