It looks like those not able to get their own one-of-a-kind Ben Heck creation could soon be able to get their hands on the next best thing, as Ben (whose work on Engadget can be found here) has now lent some of his considerable talents to the forthcoming Gameport handheld, which promises to let you get your old school emulation fix with no questions asked.
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Convinced that its success had come by focusing on engineering, the company continued to invest in each of these lines of business as if they each had to be the next big thing in their category, instead of turning these devices into a platform on which consumers could build their lives and on which digital partners could create and deliver new value.
Hartz also advises them to remember that people who have enjoyed success as Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are always looking for the next big thing and they enjoy helping the next generation along where their know-how matters.
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Most entrepreneurs (myself included) are type A personalities who are always thinking about the next big thing or problem in their companies.
"You're not safe until the points say you are, until the three teams have that R next to their name, but the good thing is we're looking upwards and not downwards at the moment, " Ferdinand added.
So some pill-pushers are settling for the next best thing: putting him in their ads anyway.
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It is their job to do so, and possibly the next best thing to psychological safety.
It's time for plaintiffs' lawyers to start looking around for the "next big thing" with which to line their pockets from big business.
We'd be smug and recommend that prisons invest in some cellphone jammers (see the previous post), but apparently they interfere too much with the radios used by prison guards, so how about doing the next best thing and just start eavesdropping on their calls?
In other studies, the researchers showed how we prefer artwork and artists with potential to win awards over those that actually have, and prefer restaurants and chefs with the potential to be the next big thing in dining over the ones who have already made their name.
When incumbents cannot gain an advantage over challengers by bringing home the pork, they will go for the next best thing enough campaign cash to allow them to outspend their challengers at election time.
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When the Four Seasons in Maui first did its cycling program in 2010 it was surprised that the professionals and participants needed their riding clothes washed at the end of every day and returned first thing the next morning.
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By the time they got the freedom, their next generation was already prepared for the war for another ten years because that was the only thing they learned.
Next thing you know we'd have corporate political parties and calls for public financing of their campaigns.
Of course, most people are going to hang this thing in the window once, forget about it, and then spend the next several years powering their devices with the included AC adapter -- but at least they're trying, right?
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