And if you strap the Fitbit One to your wrist with the included armband, the device will monitor your sleep quality and wake you in the morning by vibrating.
Last year, Dutch chip-maker NXP released a new type of mobile audio component -- the TFA9887 -- that allowed a mobile device to monitor its speaker system in real-time in order to max out volume without risking damage to the driver.
The great migration to the Cloud and the virtualization movement will only create more of a need to monitor device performance and more need for his services.
In order to help dog owners manage the health of their pets using ICT, Fujitsu has leveraged its sensing technologies for humans gained in the development of the company's mobile phones and other technologies, and has adapted them for a device that can monitor a dog's activity levels.
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If your aging parent has dementia, consider getting him or her a wearable a GPS device that permits you to monitor his location from your computer.
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Happy Feet, named after the popular animated film about a tap-dancing penguin chick, has been fitted with a tracking device so the zoo can monitor his progress.
This time, they tracked the inmate's condition on a device known as a bispectral index monitor.
He notes that in one case Cognizant built an app for a medical device company that allows doctors to monitor cardiac patients on mobile devices.
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Paid services offer more extensive remote access, including the ability to turn on a phone, operate its camera, pull up a virtual copy of its home screen and monitor activity on the device.
These new mobile and live-streaming applications offer numerous benefits, such as using the VIXIA HF R42 or VIXIA HF R40 camcorder to record activities remotely, or setting the device to function as a baby monitor or security camera.
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It's Fitbug's first device to offer sleep tracking and will monitor your night-time movements like we saw on Jawbone's Up.
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One of those firms developed software to monitor power consumption on every device on the network and switches off unused ports to save power.
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Cheney was wearing a harness device, known as a Holter ECG monitor, and the four episodes were detected over 34 hours, Glover Weiss said.
The UltraWide Monitor is also an outstanding device for graphics professionals.
As an added bonus I would recommend a device that you can sync with a monitor via technologies such as AirPlay, MHL or All Share Cast.
Already, companies in regulated industries can get packages that monitor the rest of the consumer device for proprietary material (something one hopes they warn employees about).
The ultra-compact multimedia-capable device, called Dell Wyse "Project Ophelia, " is slightly larger than a USB memory stick and enables users to convert any capable TV or monitor into a functioning interactive personal display device without using a computer, tablet or smartphone.
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Innovamedica is also co-developing with Tyco Healthcare, a unit of conglomerate Tyco International, a device called a gastric mucosa impedance spectrometer, used to monitor patients in the intensive care unit for signs of organ failure after surgery.
Innovamedica is also co-developing with Tyco Healthcare, a unit of conglomerate Tyco International (nyse: TYC - news - people ), a device called a gastric mucosa impedance spectrometer, used to monitor patients in the intensive care unit for signs of organ failure after surgery.
The device has a built-in sleep timer and is compatible with monitor, LCD, plasma and projection displays.
Tokyo, May 14, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced development of a special device that can be attached to a dog's collar to monitor their level of activity and other data.
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Plus, the built-in HDMI output turns this compact device into a multimedia player-just connect it to any TV or monitor to view video or photo slide shows.
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These capabilities are packed into a device barely larger than a USB stick that is self-powered through a monitor and easily fits inside your pocket.
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In addition to other possible uses, Patwari wants to conduct research with doctors to test his method as an infant-breathing monitor, and, if it proves useful, develop it as a medical device that would need federal approval.
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The other benefit of using the microchip is that it can be equipped with biosensors, which means that a doctor can monitor how effectively the drug is treating the disease, and remotely program the device according to adjust to changing circumstances.
This flexibility means you can monitor your eating habits and health improvement at home or on the road from a mobile device.
For worried parents, the device brings an interesting twist: there's also a mobile iOS or Android companion app to monitor your offspring in real-time from any locale.
Samsung's new MDT, which was produced by a team of 20 researchers who have been toiling on the device since November 2000, uses a special coating to create more natural and full colors, improving the monitor's contrast.
However, the device would have to be launched at least 15 years before any predicted collision and would need a team to monitor it from the ground during this time.
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