But this allows them to log into a physical device that is actually running on the network.
The design of the physical device gets out of the way of the gadget's software--which lets it morph from being a Web browser to a media player to a phone and back again.
What this means for consumers is that Leap Motion will be able to improve their software and developers will push the envelope with their apps without the user needing to upgrade their physical device.
Available as a physical device or as a free app for iOS or Android devices, it offers players an added level of security against account-theft attempts that stem from sources such as phishing attacks, viruses packaged with seemingly harmless file downloads, and websites embedded with malicious code.
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The encrypted files will appear as gibberish to anyone who does not have the physical iTwin device that was used to encrypt.
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We round things off by considering how the Infinity Base peripheral differs to the Skylanders Portal and how that aims to simplify the sometimes confusing technology around game saves both to the cloud and to a physical local device.
Backup and archiving remain the biggest applications for digital magnetic tape although it is also used as a physical data transport device (as the old saying goes, you can ship more data on tape in a delivery truck over a shorter time than you can send electronically).
While the 9.7 and 8-inch IPS touchscreens are perfectly serviceable, the physical buttons on each device feels junky and unresponsive.
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Students will realize substantial benefits from the bundle, which will add a physical keyboard to the device as well as a USB adapter that supports plugging in USB thumb drives as well as peripherals such USB mice.
Since there's no physical interface on the device to configure WiFi, the company's developed Blinkup, a way to enter SSID and password information on any iOS and Android smartphone and beam it to the Electric Imp's light sensor by rapidly pulsing the handset's screen on and off.
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The last time we heard from Steorn, the company had just joined a long line of optimistic but doomed people and companies unable to actually demo free-energy tech when put the test -- and although the Orbo didn't actually do anything, CEO Sean McCarthy promised us that we'd eventually get a working demo with physical access to the device.
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This applies to the touch-screen version of BlackBerry 10, since RIM is bringing out a second BB 10 device with a physical keyboard.
The vulnerability allows anyone with physical access to the iOS device the ability to easily bypass the passcode lock and use a USB cable to get access to the data stored on the iPhone or iPad from a Mac or PC.
Customers can touch to look up words, highlight passages and customize their reading experience by adjusting the font size and style, and experience lightning-fast page turns by swiping or using the device's contoured physical buttons.
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Key to handset hacking, he said, was installing software on a device either by getting physical access to the mobile, tricking its owner into downloading a booby-trapped application or making them visit a page that inserts malware onto a device.
Unlike that device though, there are no physical buttons up front -- be they capacitive or mechanical.
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His wife undergoes physical and occupational therapy twice daily, her tracheotomy device has been removed, and she can speak normally, the release said.
It's a natural positioning once you've got your fingers firmly positioned in the crook on the back of the device (of course there are no physical page turn buttons here, unlike the Nook Simple Touch).
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Apps will be promoted to folks browsing Amazon.com just like how Kindle books pop up among physical goods, and can be "pushed" to your device similarly.
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In the case of EPOS, we're shown a stylus that, in addition to offering traditional physical touch input, also allows users to interact with a device via ultrasound.
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Security solutions based on physical infrastructure, and policy expressed in terms of a particular device, the corporate PC, an IP address, network port, or application protocol are becoming useless in a mobile, borderless world.
The device can be utilized by people with different types of physical and dexterity related problems.
Most important, the physical therapists agree, is taking frequent breaks while using any mobile device or desktop computer.
Head-on, the Note 8.0 looks just like any other high-end Galaxy device: capacitive buttons for menu and back hug the physical home button below the display, while the company's logo, a front-facing camera and sensor reside up top.
Speaking of sharks, Nyad is attempting the swim without a physical shark cage, and she is relying on an electronic shark repellent device and a team of divers to keep them away.
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When the explorer drills the ice to make a physical measurement of thickness, he will use the hole to lower a 4kg conductivity-temperature device (CTD) into the ocean below.
Kinect motion technology could help Microsoft compete effectively against Nintendo Wii that uses a physical controller to play a game while the Kinect allows users to play game without a handheld device.
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The GPS only documents public activities of the subject physical location of a car, not even the person themselves and is not an eavesdropping device for conversation or communication.
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Even cooler is that fact that all of these properties can be applied to a scene as complex as the galaxy image above with physical properties that can be manipulated by touch on a standard issue iPad or any fairly modern mobile device.
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Other than the network types and pretty bits, you're mostly looking at the same device, where the highlight is an official dip into Android 4.0 waters that drops the physical navigation in favor of more Nexusish on-screen keys.
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