The optional dock offers the same features it always has, but for any first-time Transformer buyers who might be reading this, here's a quick primer: in addition to being an external keyboard, the dock is home to an SD card slot, a full-size USB 2.0 port and a built-in 19.5Wh battery, allowing you to go longer without charging your tablet.

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Companies like mine are laying the groundwork for these changes by allowing the nation's utilities to effectively collect data from across their networks (down to the individual transformer) to help real-time pricing decision, real-time security and transmission.

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The ASUS Transformer Prime is one of those "time machine" devices.

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At first glance, it's visually quite similar to the Transformer Book we just reviewed, except this time it has 11.6-inch, 1080p screen.

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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.

ECONOMIST: Power industry