Whereas tablet PCs are full-blown PCs that contain all their components inside the casing of a notebook-sized flat-screen display, smart displays are light, portable display screens that connect wirelessly to a PC, so a user can interact with the PC away from the desk for reading documents or surfing the Web.

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At the heart of both is the Smart Hub, a palm-sized box somewhat similar to the Harmony Link.

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Efforts focus on accelerating adoption of smart devices, empowering small and medium-sized businesses, and raising skills development to ignite African innovation for the continent and for the world.

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For those looking for even greater flexibility and control of their Smart TV experience, Samsung's new Smart Wireless Keyboard (sold separately) features a standard-sized keyboard along with touch pad.

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Robert Sullivan, dean of the Rady School of Management in San Diego, suggests that it may be smart to seek work in a small- or medium-sized company, where career progression might be smoother.

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By 2016, the 4Afrika Initiative plans to help place tens of millions of smart devices in the hands of African youth, bring 1 million African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) online, upskill 100, 000 members of Africa's existing workforce, and help an additional 100, 000 recent graduates develop employability skills, 75 percent of whom Microsoft will help place in jobs.

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