The public beta it announced was for a Web-oriented machine capable of running complex applications on- and offline, which it says can manage multiple users with security and privacy, is automatically updated for speed and security, and has both a WiFi and 3G connection (by working with Verizon).

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Sun said in-house tests showed the application server running on a 64-way Sun Enterprise 10000 to be capable of handlingover 1, 500 Web-to-database transactions per second, and more than 2, 600 page views per second, or 225 million page viewsper day.

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At the Georgia Institute of Technology, US, this has led to the development of a smart T-shirt that contains a web of wiring that is capable of monitoring a number of vital signs at once.

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The 3D-capable Blu-ray models also feature a Web Browser with pointer cursor for easy maneuvering, while all models in the 2013 lineup also feature external HDD Playback and personalized menu options on the Blu-ray lineup.

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For all of OLPC's brilliant bells and whistles, the nonprofit has created a closed platform that isn't capable of using Windows programs--not to mention a constantly evolving ecosystem of Web applications.

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