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    | n | 
    connect
    a wide range of computing and 
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    telecommunications
    devices without the need to buy, carry, 
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    connect cables 
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    delivers
    opportunities for rapid, ad hoc connections, and in 
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    the
    future, possibly for automatic, unconscious, 
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    connections
    between devices 
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    power-efficient
    radio technology can be used in many of 
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    the
    same devices that use IR: 
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    Phones
    and pagers 
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    Modems 
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    LAN
    access devices 
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    Headsets 
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    Notebook,
    desktop, and handheld computers 
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