"Those involved in the consultation events were very keen to stress the importance of the qualifications being portable throughout these islands and beyond, " he said.
The Mini will end up being more portable as well, and boasts higher internal specs than the iPad 3.
Bamford also foresees smartphones being used as portable DVRs, collecting and storing shows that can then be played wirelessly to TVs.
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In addition to being incredibly small and portable, you can wear i'm Here on your wrist using its strap, attach it to your jacket or keep it in your backpack or purse and so conveniently take it anywhere with you.
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In its survey of technology staff, PointSec found that the vast majority of firms knew that portable drives were being used by staff.
Much as the iPod touch is billed primarily as a digital media player, the Movit mini is being billed primarily as a portable Skype phone, perhaps to avoid direct confrontation with Apple's iPod dominance.
Demand is also being driven by the proliferation of portable consumer electronic devices such as music players, digital cameras, video recorders, and handheld gaming consoles.
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 same goes for getting video out and onto portable devices -- you're being totally shown up by open-source projects like iTiVo and pyTiVo.
The Xbox 360 is no exception to this rule, with JoyTech bagging the prize for being the first to make the Xbox 360 "portable", and our crafty in-house modder Ben Heckendorn undeniably creating the most effective solution with the Xbox 360 laptop.
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But some of our favorite designs are the ones that do social good, like Olafur Eliasson's Little Sun -- a portable solar-powered lamp that's being distributed to people who live without electricity worldwide.
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