But as author Michael Hinshaw points out in his book Smart Customers, Stupid Companies and in a recent blog post, that gap is no longer tenable.
The company reported that it also saw new orders for smart phones from existing customers and new smart phone projects with handset manufacturers expanded, along with new tablets and other products, which drove increase and profit in the assembly services and handset business.
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Customers with smart thermostats reduced their usage by 27%, and customers with gateway systems, which adjust the electricity use of multiple appliances, reduced their usage by 43% during the peak hours.
In fact, smart, prosperous customers won't even make withdrawals to pay their doctor bills.
Samsung ATIV smart PC offers customers the blend of PC capability with the convenient tablet form factor.
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In this email interview, Navin discusses what the tech behemoths got wrong about smart television, what customers can expect when television and the Internet fully integrate and how his company is addressing that transition through Smart TV apps.
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CEOs are happy to buy technology that makes their employees smart, especially about customers.
Verizon reported earnings that disappointed analysts because of the high uptake by customers of smart phones and particularly iPhones in the quarter.
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Customer product research on mobile phones is up 54 percent since 2009 while some 52 percent of customers use smart phones in store to check prices at other venues.
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As early as 2004 the city's Water and Sewer Commission had equipped almost all its customers with wireless smart meters.
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It's about finding smart people, partners and customers wherever they may be who can positively impact on your business and its customers.
Roderick West, President and Chief Executive of Entergy New Orleans, expressed some deep skepticism today about how much real value smart meters will bring to customers, especially low income ones.
Customers who select the smart security package can add the following home automation packages.
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Last year, Pepco Holdings announced a two-year pilot program for smart meters, which will give customers several different pricing options.
In that slot, customers can slide the Smart Evolution Kit in.
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Utility customers only save money when smart meters help them to cut their energy use.
Customers want better use of smart meters to reduce consumption, and cost.
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Handsets that target older customers, such as pricey smart phones, are more likely to be offered in more conservative colors, says Sapna Tahliani, a device marketing manager for Verizon Wireless.
The experience has highlighted one of the core underpinnings of our brand: With a great product, the right strategy, and a smart way to connect with our target customers, Turn was confident at our moment of decision.
GridPoint sells them a network of "smart" devices to help the companies and customers trim the fat out of the electric grid.
The brand is also gifting Acetrax Movie credit to customers who buy a new 2012 Smart TV, offering the ultimate family entertainment this Christmas.
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Elza is both a talented chef and a smart business woman, good at drawing her customers back to the Tulip cafe by listening to them sympathetically.
It will provide smart meters to 2.6 million more customers.
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The GE WattStation Wall meets these customers' needs with its combination of smart functionality and "plug-and-play" simplicity.
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Smart meters are devices designed to show suppliers and customers exactly how much gas and electricity is being used.
Smart companies test product information by finding out how customers perceive it and how much of it the customers actually comprehend.
The smart grid effort will help, as many more customers now have hourly meters than they did a few years ago.
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Of particular note, is Lenovo's continued strength in China's emerging cities, and the Company continues to build its reputation with other product offerings such as smart phones, tablets and smart TVs, as it leads China's customers into the PC Plus era.
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