The team hopes the laser could be built into a remote-controlled robotic device which could be despatched into a mine field, looking for vapour clouds.
For someone who needed to make sure his sick cat got special food not available to his healthy cat, an Arduino motherboard controlled a device, using a converted CD player, that enabled and restricted access to a bowl.
Each device communicates to the Internet via WiFi and can be controlled via any iOS device (the company is also developing Android software) from anywhere on the planet.
If you were a security researcher or a digital forensics person you would hook your device up to a WiFi network that you controlled, and you would watch the traffic your device is sending.
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Lunn said the device puts a controlled electronic field into the water, which dissipates quickly, so there is no permanent damage to the shark.
Many analysts suspect that the device, completely designed and controlled by the company, will power the direct sale of lots of books, music, videos, and games.
It rolls around on the ground, controlled by an iPhone, iPad or Android device.
But officials now believe the device may have been remote-controlled, or accidentally detonated by the bomber.
The police officer agreed that the device was made safe following a controlled explosion.
The company is working to allow any internet capable device to be remotely monitored and controlled from the site.
The VueZone can be controlled from any Apple iOS or Google Android device as well as from a browser on a PC or Mac.
But White was quite shocked to see a Humvee equipped with a .50 caliber gun turret that was controlled by what looked like a suspiciously familiar device: an Xbox 360 controller.
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They are controlled by voice or via a small touchpad on the device.
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One other suggested use is as a performance device - where the state and shape of the fabric is controlled by someone other than the wearer.
The device is similar to an Israeli product already on the market which is controlled by a computer.
One new device, the iWalk prosthetic foot and ankle, uses a chip-controlled motor to propel amputees forward in the latest step toward robotic legs.
Reiterates that Q is a device for streaming movies, TV and music from Google play that can be controlled by Android phones and tablets.
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Mr Penny said the device caused panic and an army bomb disposal unit came from Nottingham to conduct a controlled explosion.
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The device instructs a patient to breathe at the correct speed, and a microprocessor-controlled motor squeezes the desired dose of insulin through microscopic holes on a mouthpiece, generating a fine aerosol.
With its curved slider and gesture-controlled touch interface, Palm Pre fuses exquisite design with the revolutionary webOS software for fast access to content on the device or web.
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