As a unique selling point, both of the tablets can be upgraded to support mobile data connections via add-on modules.
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These add-on modules might be designed for measuring vibration, temperature or displacement in fields where precision is important, such as agriculture, aviation and the medical field.
Like scoreboards, they also rely on modules, consisting of rows of LEDs illuminated at a lower voltage than most scoreboards and controlled over a secured Internet connection.
Premiering at Photokina this week, the souped-up G700SE is a modified version of the G700 that appeared last month, with this guy able to accept add-on modules that can boost functionality by a good bit.
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However, it also delivers less warfighting capability, because one of its key innovations is to locate mission systems on a series of interchangeable modules that can be quickly installed or removed depending on what role the warship is expected to execute.
Exporters can beat domestic U.S. manufacturers on price by selling modules and turbines at raw costs.
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The U.S. boom is being driven by falling prices for photovoltaic modules brought on by the rapid expansion of Chinese manufacturing capacity as companies like Suntech, Trina and Yingli expanded into the U.S. market.
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Embedded modules based on the Gobi fifth generation reference platform will initially be available from Huawei, Novatel Wireless, Option, Sierra Wireless and ZTE in several form factors and regional configurations, making them a compelling 4G LTE solution for a variety of connected mobile devices.
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The Yammer premium version provides tools for IT administrators and enterprise features such as Active Directory sync, single sign-on support, and integration modules for SharePoint, NetSuite, Salesforce.com and others.
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Prior to the seminar, librarians from Jamaica and Uganda worked on a set of draft modules covering all areas of information literacy for discussion and amplification at the workshop.
The professional modules were defined based on the main target of the area, elaborated with the support of tourism specialist consultants.
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But the fact remains that the same qualifications can be reached by different means: some boards will offer more course-work, some exams will have more modules, and so on.
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The plan is to make engineers work on more projects at once and make modules that fit anywhere, in any size.
At Logan, firefighters on 24-hour shifts have three training modules to complete every day.
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Moodle is designed to support pedagogies based on social constructionist theory, and includes activity modules such as forums, chats, resources, journals, quizzes, surveys, choices, workshops, glossaries, lessons, and assignments.
Componentization of the OS to scale the system up or down depending on the device, including a set of modules that have been preconfigured and tested to enable device-specific scenarios.
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To build on the expertise of site managers and tourism professionals, the participants will also work on a guide and a series of training modules, and launch the development of education materials for a broader public.
The program is delivered through our online, on-demand library of 10-minute multimedia modules.
Drupal Gardens is focusing on bringing only the portion of the thousands of modules over that help create general purpose web sites.
The car, built on Mitsubishi-designed underpinnings, will be assembled into modules in China, then shipped to a factory near Oxnard, Calif. to be completed.
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The hardware modules will take a variety of forms, depending on their use.
The other two modules work with the subjects that have been developed based on the preliminary studies carried out by Roberto Marinho Foundation.
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Like many other Solar companies, First Solar has diversified into project development, and set its sights on places where the high price of power means that its solar modules can be profitable without uncertain subsidies.
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What our man Pascal Brisset did is design a Linux system around a Gumstix Overo Fire computer-on-module, a Vuzix VR920 head-mounted stereoscopic 640 x 480 display (complete with 3D tilt sensor and 3D magnetic compass), WiFi, and Bluetooth modules -- the whole shebang resides in (and on) the eyewear, just the thing for secure telepresence and augmented reality applications (or just extra-private web browsing).
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TCL's handsets, for instance, run on chipsets and software from Wavecom, a French company that makes communication modules for wireless gadgets.
Developers can also break apart some applications, like Gmail, to easily change look and layout on different tablets (think of it as a marriage of programming in modules and graphic templates.) There is a good 3-D capability, so scrolling YouTube galleries, looking at album art or turning the pages of ebooks looks good.
The press release touts NAD's work on the feedback stage, and there's nary a mention of ICEpower modules, so it's a good bet that the M2 is NAD's own design and not a repackaged reference kit.
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