An all-in-one, hybrid device is a much better investment in terms of portability and productivity.
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Tablets lack the functionality of a full computer and leave many holes holes that I think a hybrid device like the Microsoft Surface will be able to fill.
Thus the HDD spindle motors can be spun down more often resulting in reduced power usage in the computer the hybrid storage device is used in.
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The GT3 R Hybrid's flywheel device was built by Formula 1 constructor Williams as part of F1's pursuit of Kinetic Energy Storage Systems (KERS), which began in 2009.
Since the ARCHOS GamePad is effectively a portable gaming device and tablet hybrid, the company created a patented game recognition and mapping tool so that any game available on the Google Play store can be played using the GamePad.
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While he was up there, Mr. Taylor flashed a reference device -- a laptop hybrid with the keyboard and touchpad built into the carrying case.
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Similarly, device manufacturers will also need to adjust their models to a hybrid world of consumer agency and the tempered benevolence of corporate IT.
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In addition to the petrol engine and electric motor, the LF-CC hybrid drive system further comprises a generator, a high-performance battery, a power split device which, via planetary reduction gears, combines and re-allocates power from the engine, electric motor and generator according to operational requirements, and a compact power control unit to govern the high speed interaction of the system components.
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The G2 Touch Hybrid Display contributed significantly to the design of the Optimus G as it reduced the thickness of the device enabling Optimus G to fit more comfortably in the hand.
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Players shoot their way through a gory post-apocalyptic landscape with the help of the new Wii U's tablet-controller hybrid, called the GamePad, whose onboard screen and buttons can be manipulated to act as a sonar device to find oncoming bad guys, among other things.
Thus flash memory in ultra thin notebook computers will be most popular ether incorporated into a hybrid HDD (such as those offered by Seagate Technology, Western Digital and Toshiba) or as a dual storage device configuration where the OS and applications are stored on a small SSD and user data is stored on a HDD.
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