Their counterparts at the Treasury and elsewhere, in turn, felt they were under pressure from the White House to decide on deals without pushing them up the line where they would bother higher-level officials and land on the president's desk.

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In sum, small, quick tasks like answering emails or performing administrative duties can be done on the fly from a mobile device, enabling the user to reclaim time and mobility by unchaining them from their desk.

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But you did sell securities from the trading desk even on deals where you could no longer give them your full attention?

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Only then do I go back to my desk and dispatch answers on the emailed emergencies, either taking care of them or delegating to my wonderful and capable assistant.

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The sensor, or an array of them, would record the movement of your hands while they type against a keyboard projected by laser on your desk, or even in the space in front of you.

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