Compatible with most USB chargers, the coiled cord is tangle-resistant and easier to manage, while the 6 ft. cable length provides better mobility while in use.

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Mr Lee added that an as-yet unknown length of power cable was planned to go underground around Meifod, near Welshpool.

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In addition, V CAST Video from Verizon Wireless brings more than 100 full-length TV series from leading broadcast and cable providers to wireless phones.

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Since the speed of light through a cable is consistent, the difference is entirely in the length of its path.

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At San Javier station, six stops from San Antonio, it is time to sidle onto Metrocable Line J, the newer and, at 2.7km in length, the much longer of the two cable car lines.

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TVGuide.com's Online Video Guide allows users to watch virtually any and every available full-length TV episode from all the major broadcast and cable television networks.

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This system enables users to connect one half-length PCIe 2.0 adapter card to the Mac mini via a Thunderbolt cable, while allowing the connection of additional Thunderbolt peripherals to the daisy-chain Thunderbolt port.

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