That will then be followed by the water sampling device - its descent captured live by HD cameras - and then the sediment corer.

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According to Ed Waugh, who designed the electronics for the water sampling device, the trials are "a useful way of getting a feel for the task".

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The UltraGig 6400 mobile 60GHz WirelessHD transmitter is currently sampling to mobile device manufacturers.

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Of course, this is just a single sampling of users, and On Device gives no indication of how many of the almost almost 16, 000 iPhone owners surveyed are on each platform (I have queried the company on this point), but in the ever-upward world of technology, flatness equals death.

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Someone watching a cable series at a friend's house can finish the program at home or on their mobile device, schedule their DVR to record an episode, even record the full season, just by sampling the screen for a second or two.

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