Substations and transformer boxes eventually reduce the power to the 110 volts that toast your muffin in the morning, but the electrical noise on a high-voltage line can destroy data signals immediately.

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However, if you're looking for a model using Google's Android interface and are yearning for a well-designed, easily integrated keyboard solution, or want to play more power-hungry games, the Transformer Prime is a good choice, as long as you can tolerate its software limitations.

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An electrical transformer station on 14th Street exploded during the night as well, ruining power to most of lower Manhattan and, incidentally, the Forbes headquarters on Fifth Avenue.

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There seems to have been a sequence of technical faults (reportedly, a problematic transformer, false alarms, failed signals and an apparent power surge) at about the same time in a small area of the power grid serving London.

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