With the pointer that he keeps attached to his hand, Ward can punch in a security code and the automatic door swings open.

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The project aims to provide users with a bevy of end-devices -- automatic door locks, thermostats, humidity sensors, presence sensors, power outlet switches and more -- that connect to a router-like SmartThings hub.

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According to the report, one of the brothers jumped out of a Honda Civic and reached in through the front passenger side window of the SUV, opened the door and pointed a silver colored semi-automatic pistol at the driver.

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"This bill opens the door to racial profiling, and it puts Latinos in Arizona in automatic suspect mode, " Romero said.

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You had merely to lead them to the plate-glass porch door and point out a squirrel or a cat running on the railing, or the automatic pool vacuum flipping its tail in the water as it carried on, side to side, end to end.

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Choose two- or four-door models in right- or left-hand drive, gasoline or diesel, manual or automatic, and seating for up to nine.

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Based on the A7, the four-door coupe pairs a 560-horsepower V8 engine from the S8 sedan with an AWD eight-speed automatic transmission.

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