It adds that the software will be tailored towards battery-powered devices (think tablet computers).

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Be careful when using Bluetooth in battery-powered devices though, leaving it switched on draws additional power from the battery.

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Electronic cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution in a disposable cartridge, creating vapor that users inhale.

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The battery-powered devices, about the size of a videocassette, use Global Positioning System technology to report where a trailer is (Orbital Sciences also owns Magellan, the largest producer of GPS receivers).

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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are small battery-powered devices that can deliver a small electric shock to the heart in response to a life-threatening arrhythmia (when the heart starts beating rapidly and inefficiently).

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The spring is wound for half a minute, and then unwinds over six minutes, charging a battery in the process, and providing enough energy to run the radio for an hour. (This means the radio's spring-controller circuit is no longer necessary.) Thus, Freeplay has switched from making solely spring-powered devices to making battery-powered devices that are equipped with a clockwork mechanism for recharging and emergency use.

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It also helps Intel push its chips into smaller, battery powered devices and embedded systems, as Intel begins challenging companies manufacturing chips based on power-efficient ARM designs.

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