In the all-electric EV Now mode, the accelerator only responds to the first one-third of pedal travel.
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One drawback was that in the teach-me mode, we didn't see all of the examples of compound kanji words that the reference mode gave us. (A kanji can have different readings and, depending on the character or characters it is combined with, different meanings.) App creator Rory Prior says he is considering adding a vocabulary-training feature to the teach-me mode to address that.
This apparent inconsistency has been the subject of spirited debate in the patent law community, with some people claiming, not at all unreasonably, that the best mode requirement is effectively gone.
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Maybe it's a backlash against the dark, noirish mode that was all over the catwalk and is now in stores and in fragrance (see "Coco Noir").
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Nintendo also says that children under six shouldn't use the 3D mode at all, since their eyes are still developing, and that parents can use controls built into the 3DS to lock it into 2D mode for children.
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It is optimized to provide the ability to travel in all-electric mode for typical daily use, but can also leverage the existing gasoline infrastructure to power its range extending generator, as needed, thereby eliminating 'Range Anxiety' and providing the freedom, flexibility, and peace of mind that comes with the extended range of a conventional vehicle.
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Other than that, this has fundamentally the same design as the other Yoga laptops, which is to say its screen can fold all the way around into tablet mode (with in-between options, like Tent and Stand modes).
In the standard bell-curve, you will recall, mode, median and mean are all the same.
To ensure consistency, we set all of the smartphones to auto shooting mode, with our trusted senior mobile editor Myriam Joire behind the wheel.
While the entry-level GZ-E320 misses out on the highlight mode, all five models share a 40X optical zoom, 1080p shooting from a BSI CMOS sensor, an SDXC card slot and a 3-inch touchscreen for previewing any would-be masterpieces.
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Today, as then, Bush's freedom agenda for the Muslim world is under attack from all quarters as the US shifts noticeably into a comparable isolationist mode.
Unlike the current period, from 1983 on, the economy was in rapid catch-up mode and eventually regained all that had been lost during the early '80s.
One of the additions is a new online mode that allows players to take former greats all the way to the Hall of Fame.
As we mentioned earlier, one of the XPS 12's closest competitors is the 13-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga, whose screen folds all the way back so that if you're using it in tablet mode, the keyboard remains exposed on the back side.
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Players like myself who blazed through the single player first without touching the online mode actually could find themselves with a different (and worse) ending, all because of a multiplayer mode that had nothing to do with the central story.
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It can shoot 720p video and offers the same Eco Mode bundled with all of Canon's 2013 compacts.
We have all sorts of pens and photo mode and all sorts of stuff that just really allows you to customize the experience and make it what you want it to be to tell your story, which is what the Disney Epic Mickey games are all about.
Ironically, one consistent positive point on the GS4 was a the fact that you could turn all of these whizz-bang features off, and push the phone into Easy Mode.
But now we're at the dawn of a new mode of work requiring cross-collaboration, and somebody who can see all the different facets of a problem is critical.
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Tragically, this is a mode the GOP can slip into all too readily on foreign policy: arguing for strength from a position of weakness, and over-arguing accordingly.
Unlike many raps groups, known in Senegal for their extreme dress sense and dreadlocks, Laxaso's members - who are all in their early twenties - embrace the traditional Senegalese mode of dressing and wear flowing robes, or boubous.
Given all the financial uncertainty surrounding the Mets, many pundits figure new general manager Sandy Alderson to go into rebuilding mode by midseason, especially if the club is out of contention.
The lack of a front-facing camera might initially turn the confirmed socialite a little sour, but don't worry, you can still take those all important "selfies" with the clever self-portrait mode that we also saw in the 301 (the one that says "left a bit, right a bit").
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The next time I played Super Mario, on the Wii (you can order all the vintage games), I found myself in a narratological mode.
The Flex tracks your sleep quality as well, but the approach here differs from other Fitbit products: whereas the Fitbit One and Fitbit Zip have a key you can press to enter sleep mode, the Flex has no buttons at all, so your only recourse for logging sleep is to use the app or website.
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Each of the new models features a new and improved Superior Auto Mode that automatically adjusts camera settings for the ideal composition in all lighting situations, even if a subject is moving.
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Boosting: When very sporty performance is required, the electric motors form an alliance with the TDI engine known as "boosting": in this mode, all four wheels are driven.
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The government rates the Volt at 95 miles per gallon city, 93 highway, in all-electric mode.
Most scientists spend most (if not all) of their careers, accepting the prevailing paradigm and proceeding in a puzzle-solving mode within its basic assumptions.
The thought of repeatedly drawing lines across the screen may sound daunting (especially in landscape mode), but in all seriousness, we urge you to give it a go, even just for normal typing.
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