Verizon said Wednesday that it planned to offer telephone service to those residents though Verizon Voice Link, a wireless technology that will connect to their home telephones, rather than repair the underground cables.

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The company's 2013 AV products feature a number of wireless connectivity enhancements, including the industry's first soundbar that can connect with a TV using wireless Bluetooth technology.

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While much of the analysis can take place in the cloud data centres of the internet, the smartphone is the intermediary that is making the new wearable movement possible, as the devices connect to apps over Bluetooth wireless technology or other tethering methods.

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