The instant-on and touch metaphor makes it very easy to get information you want.
"We need to have instant-on sources of energy" like gas to balance loads from wind and solar generation.
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In this time-obsessed society, the instant-on convenience of smartphones and tablets is one of their biggest advantages over Windows laptops.
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Other details we've already heard plenty about, like its instant-on "suspend mode", preloading of content, cloud gaming and shared game experiences.
The Device has long battery life and instant-on, making it truly portable.
WD's innovative hybrid technology pairs MLC NAND flash storage for fast SSD-like data throughput and instant-on responsiveness with magnetic disks for efficient, high-capacity storage.
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The "A-Drive" will be a cheaper alternative to the SSDs currently used in ultrabooks, offering the same instant-on capability but with larger storage capacity.
The 23-inch models provide instant-on TV functionality with three TV tuners (two for recording, one for viewing) while 21.5-inch units include dual TV tuners.
Both models will include an instant-on external WiFi finder, so you can find a working network without having to open and boot up your laptop.
The other big news is Ubuntu Light, which is Canonical's take on an instant-on OS, and is targeted directly at OEMs for use on netbooks and other mobile devices.
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Like other instant-on OS's, it will integrate with Windows and give you access to things like music, photos and other files, as well as provide all the basic apps you need.
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The Latitude 10 is equipped with Microsoft Windows 8 designed to increase learning productivity and collaboration by maximizing learning time with instant access to resources through the Instant-On with Connected Stand-By mode feature.
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Microsoft is busy announcing a slew of upgrades to Xbox Live, and the biggest news so far is relaunch of the video service, now Zune-branded with 1080p instant-on streaming content in 18 countries.
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The MacBook Pro with Retina display features flash storage that is up to four times faster than traditional notebook hard drives, and delivers improved reliability, instant-on responsiveness and up to 30 days of standby time.
Of course, any 1080p support at all is a plus over the 720p-only Apple TV, but we'd be remiss if we didn't note that the Xbox 360 offers instant-on 1080p Zune video rentals -- Roku doesn't provide the content and its boxes are cheaper, yes, but it's something to think about if you're in the market.
Its new Instant On-Record power and record switch enables people to know that the camera is on and recording with a single push of a switch.
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Users can simply slide the Instant On-Record switch into its locked position to immediately start capturing video.
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With HTC Locations, a new differentiated online mapping experience, people have instant, on-demand mapping without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges.
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According to a survey performed by Jupiter Research, a whopping 71% of consumers between the age of 13 and 17 use instant-messaging programs on their computers.
Available initially for iPad, the Nick App features a moveable tile layout that can be swiped in any direction, promoting discovery and exploration and offering kids instant and on-demand access to more than 1, 000 pieces of Nickelodeon-themed content.
The advanced adaptive streaming format has gained the support of IC vendors including Broadcom, MediaTek, and MStar, and has been selected to power video delivery for UK-based Dixons Retail's KNOWHOW Movies, German retailer Media Markt's Videodownloadshop, and Mei-Ah and China Mobile powered services that provides 4G LTE and 3G service subscribers instant access on their Android mobile devices to on-demand, catch-up TV.
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LOVEFiLM members will have instant, exclusive on-demand access to what is known as the second pay television window of Twentieth Century Fox film content.
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Last year, Home Secretary Theresa May was allowed to make instant 12-month bans on "any substance deemed potentially harmful", in a measure to control legal highs.
One of the first to benefit is expected to be Lotus Sametime, an instant-messaging add-on for firms that already license Lotus Notes and its related networking software.
Uniyed had not been at their best, but Rooney was a constant threat, forcing a diving save from Isaksson with an instant left-foot shot on the run.
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The free smartphone app (yes, Android users get the love, too) allows users to find instant dining deals on-the-go, but until recently has been limited to the Seattle area.
CD-quality sound on the company's instant-messaging service could provoke even steamier gossip around the coffee pot.
Ning, a Silicon Valley start-up, plans to almost double its mobile development staff to 17 to work on a hybrid instant-message and social network it launched in February, said Chief Executive Jason Rosenthal.
The firm is in a frenetic race to rule the latest instant high-tech industry: on-site service providers, or OSPs.
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