When connected to a Bluetooth enabled portable device, streaming and controlling content is a breeze.
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The portable device could offer a rapid early diagnosis in hospital and the community.
It would be an even bigger leap from a portable device to a television, Zachary says.
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"Now you could make the argument that it's the best portable device for playing games, " Jobs declared.
That company did get the portable device memo, but it spectacularly misjudged the smartphone revolution sparked by Apple.
The M5M supports DEVSLP power mode that reduces power consumption and extends battery life of an ultra-portable device.
The Smartphone Film Scanner is a (comparatively) portable device that straps onto any iPhone and "most" Android phones.
Their system is capable of broadcasting from a stereo receiver, or even a portable device, to headphones or speakers.
But viewing and using said documents and photo albums are convenient and more easily shareable on a portable device.
Recorded TV shows will be able to travel with you, using a portable device coming to market next year.
By integrating both the touch sensors and the solar cell layers into the same stack-up, surface area on the portable device may be conserved.
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The Wii U is an interesting point here because it is balancing expectations of a tablet, portable device and game controller all in one.
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Cisco Cius is an ultra-portable device weighing just 1.15lbs (0.52kg) that extends the productivity benefits of Cisco collaboration applications to a highly secure mobile platform.
The STB uses the Sling transcoder to convert your content to a compatible format, then the app wireless boots a sub-HD version to your portable device.
At the core of the Android app, means you will have a portable device which you can carry in your pocket and capture action as it happens.
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CallWave is now focused on a new service, called Fuze, which brings all forms of communication (instant messaging, alerts, voice and video) together on any portable device.
But the company stumbled by failing to recognize quickly enough that, in the age of the Internet, no one wanted a portable device that couldn't get online.
Some mobile phone zealots believe that handsets - driven by must-have voice functionality and carrier subsidization - will ultimately be the only portable device people will ever need.
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The concept of an affordable, portable device that allows the visually impaired to consume media easily and without special consideration is an exciting proposition, but one never fully realized.
Intel is due to unveil a variety of cellphone and other portable device storage and processing chips, some of which are bound to end up in future Apple products.
The iPod (and subsequent sister-device, the iPhone) continues to provide listeners with a small, portable device equipped to store thousands of songs, and its continued popularity is unmatched by competitors.
The helicopters are monitored as they fly autonomously to a forward operating base, where a marine controller on the ground takes over using a portable device to direct the drop.
One of the best tricks that the mobile industry has managed to achieve in the last few years is to lower consumer expectations on how long their portable device should last.
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Tiny upstart Sling Media is now a veteran in this category, with a nearly two-year-old device that tosses video over the Web from a TV screen to a computer or portable device.
For example, a consumer shopping for an Apple iPod might just be thinking of it as a portable device, not realizing it can also be used with a car stereo or for movies.
And Project SHIELD provides fidelity and dynamic range never before available on a portable device, through its custom, bass reflex, tuned port audio system -- with twice the low-frequency output of high-end laptops.
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The PDA paradox is that, ignoring cell phones for a moment, consumers should be more willing to gravitate toward a multifunction portable device than a dedicated one due to the space constraints of mobility.
Purchased movies can reside on up to two computers, with each computer being allowed to sync with one portable device, and it does seem that re-downloading will be allowed in case your HDD crashes.
The controller allows a Qi-compliant smartphone or other portable device to charge in a surface area of at least 70 mm by 20 mm, 400-percent larger compared to today's 18-mm by 18-mm "bull's-eye" charge space.
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