"I saw all these ships waiting out there,I am guessing, waiting their turns to load and unload the cargo, so,I said,Why do the ships come into the harbor?" Why not have the harbor go out there and bring the goods in?'" Researchers describe the mobile harbor as a lean, light system for unloading container ships even if the coastal area is too shallow for them to dock.

VOA: standard.2010.01.04

Backpack iD is getting some familiar iPod lovin' with a built-in remote keypad system and dock connector interface.

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Not to be confused with a house boat which is mobile and can move around a floating home is permanently attached to a dock, is connected to a sewer system and does not have its own means of propulsion.

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Apple devices connected by dock or USB are automatically charged while the system is on.

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