Another possible draw: the introduction of a service called Sea Smart, a one-button emergency gizmo, comparable to OnStar for luxury autos, with a panic button that sends a signal via satellite every ten seconds and offers real-time tracking of the distressed vessel on a 3-D color map back at Sea Tow's headquarters.

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The insole does this by communicating with a "base station, " an intermediary device between the button in the shoe and the television set, which uses a radio signal to calculate and transmit the information.

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The device "learns" the infrared signal from the TV remote and switches off the entire bank of plugs when the standby button on the remote is pressed.

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In turn the WACI emits the IR signal to the TV through one of my IR Emitters, just as if I had pressed the button on the remote.

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