One interesting application the patent highlights is video annotation and editing via a gesture-based toolbar.

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The Kindle and the Nook are beginning to get at some of this functionality with annotation, dictionary, and Wikipedia integration.

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In London, after the matches, a list of moves with annotation was faxed all over the world within 15 minutes of the conclusion.

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The device features clever business tools like document annotation and BlackBerry synching, and a durable all-plastic screen that is Plastic Logic's proprietary technology.

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He tried several methods, but among the most effective was a new computer progam called the Variant Annotation, Analysis and Selection Tool, or VAAST.

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The tool also makes it easy to insert graphs or charts, thanks to an "Add Annotation" option that integrates diagrams directly into your lecture notes.

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So if you're thinking about us as an annotation layer on the news, there's not going to be 10 different annotation layers on the news.

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Also, as a first for Android and Samsung, Awesome Note (a cloud-based annotation app previously available only on iOS) has been integrated into the device as a free service, exclusive to the OEM for one year.

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The creative submissions included specialized tools that enable clinical decision support through diagnostic applications, clinical dashboards that link EMRs with immunization registry and syndromic surveillance data, and multi-use applications that support clinical workflow and medical record annotation.

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