Depending on his or her age, your child may use a hand-held device to measure how well he or she can breathe (peak flow meter).
The functioning equipment on the probe includes a device to measure the asteroid's magnetism, a spectrometer to examine its composition, an electronic camera and a laser rangefinder to survey its precise shape.
It's a device used to measure the speed of marching troops by counting the number of paces taken each minute.
Consumers don't care about how apps come to take advantage of their devices, but they do notice an experience that doesn't measure up to what a device is capable of.
On Day 44 of the trek, both a radar device meant to measure the ice thickness and a satellite communications unit to relay the data are still not working - despite being brought back to the UK for repairs and then delivered to the team last week.
But the girls used one-way valves throughout the device as a safety measure.
To measure this, archaeologists use a device called an accelerator mass-spectrometer.
In addition, the device has the ability to measure, record and stream back in real-time data to flight controllers on Earth, giving doctors better insight into the crew's exercise.
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That budget measure -- a kind of fiscal doomsday device called sequestration -- was extended for two months this year already.
They include the device, entertaining and annoying in equal measure, of periodic appearances by Michael Gambon as Julia's long-dead acting teacher, who keeps reminding her that the only reality is the theater, and anything else is fantasy.
It has cultural roots, but it also is a measure of national economic policy to promote gold as a savings device.
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The device consists of a camera, infrared laser to measure distance and a microchip that interprets the data to track people in 3D.
The "Wireless Wonder" Award goes to the Motorola Q , which took the slim form factor of the company's juggernaut RAZR line, applied it to a QWERTY device and threw in 3G network speeds for good measure.
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Install an antitheft device or system on your vehicle as an extra deterrent measure.
This is accomplished by using a wireless device (Fitbit) and a Withings scale (to measure your weight, track sleep, and activity) along with motivation from a registered dietician, an exercise physiologist, and behavioral coaching sessions via Skype.
The device is them connected to a battery and computer which can measure and gather information about the pain-carrying nerves signalling the brain.
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For many of us, the iPhone has become an indispensable communication device -- and now a new app developed by Lapka can measure environmental radiation and whether or not your food is organic, turning your smartphone into a tool for good health as well.
The studies measure satisfaction with traditional wireless handsets and smartphones among customers who have used their current mobile device for less than one year.
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As a device Natal is a thin bar about 12 inches across, with sensors that measure a room's depth, the available light and the size and motion of up to two gamers standing in front of the machine and multiple players taking turns.
Since the device can detect one specific type of taste, they hope to find ways to measure the others, as well.
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