Not exact matches
If our
device could be
moved close to where it is needed, but still on the energy producer's side of that equation, yet just outside the meter, then the energy producers could have millions of these small
devices that they own and operate, because grandma doesn't want to become her own utility company because she has a solar panel, but if the utility companies and energy providers could
compete with each other to have small units that are so close to the loads, they still get the full advantage of being a supplier of energy, except with just millions of little plants, they can avoid needing transmission lines, distribution lines, substations, et cetera, that everybody is talking about being expensive, unreliable, and subject to issues.
We are threatened by the market establishing a new cultural precedence in which books become bound to our
devices, unable to be shared, and unable to be
moved over to a new
device or
competing system.
The
move could affect companies like Amazon.com and others that sell e-book readers that
compete with Apple's iPad tablet and offer free mobile apps so customers can read their e-book purchases on other
devices.
Vendors are
moving quickly to
compete in this space as consumers realize that these small
devices are often more ideal than larger tablets for their daily consumption habits.»
Fitness
device maker Fitbit Inc., is reportedly inching closer toward its acquisition of Pebble Technology Corp., the wearable startup, in a
move that will bolster the former's growth and help it
compete better with rival Apple Inc..
As with some
competing models, Toshiba's new mini PC has a battery built in so that the
device can be disconnected from display and
moved to another located elsewhere.
Despite the Essential Phone clearly not being finished or refined to the point where it can truly
compete, even at $ 499, I think it's time to go into maintenance mode with this
device and
move on to making sure the next one is truly great from the start.
This sort of laptop is meant to
compete with Apple's MacBook
devices, and it's a logical
move from Xiaomi.