It's worth mentioning that the Lumia 620 has been gifted with the same distortion-free, high-amplitude mics embedded inside the Lumia 920 -- more on that in the camera section.

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Embedded inside it is a batteryless RF switch, and the way it works is that upon the release of the spring mechanism inside, a tiny bit of power is generated for the 2.4GHz RF transmission ( ZigBee compatible), and whatever device is connected to the RF control outlet on the other end will receive the on or off signal.

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Meanwhile, for those who have wondered whether a philosophical message is embedded deep inside this film, good news.

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The next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, is expected in 2006 and will have search functions embedded deep inside it.

ECONOMIST: The internet

Wind River has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981, and its technology is found in more than 1 billion products.

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Several years ago, Mr. Dell wrote a four-page memo after he first played with the XPS One, a high-end desktop that embedded all its parts inside the monitor.

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When Robert Poor looks at the world, he sees 50 billion embedded microcontrollers, the workhorse chips inside cars, traffic lights and air conditioners, doing their jobs in splendid isolation.

FORBES: EMBEDDED NETWORKS

Once approved, they could be embedded both in the inks used on prescription bottles, and the pills inside, to confirm they are genuine.

ECONOMIST: MONITOR