Last September, Microsoft announced the Kinect's availability in China, but the catch was there would be no Xbox 360 to go with the motion-sensing peripheral, meaning only the developers could make the most out of the sensor on a PC.
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In many cases, workers can opt out of participating in the sensor studies.
In 2004 Weatherford was first to roll out a new twist in optical sensor technology.
It turns out that the development of the sensor and optics started a long time before the software.
An airborne sensor designed to seek out hostile emitters was canceled after the contractor failed to pick a plane big enough to carry the equipment.
Outside of the 10.1-inch screen, it's sporting its own 1.5GHz dual-core chip and 1.9-megapixel front camera as well as a 5-megapixel rear sensor, HDMI video out and USB.
For whatever reason, the company doesn't want those ports shown, but we can tell you what they consist of: AC adapter, AV multiout, sensor bar, HDMI out and what looks like two ports for USB.
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Out of the box, the Kinect sensor is 11 inches long and 3 inches high, including the motorized stand it sits on.
His proof-of-concept was crafted from 22 webcams and some custom code, but when Kinect came out, he realized that he could use the sensor bar instead.
The sensor and the motors that control the sensors are well out of the way, Aram said.
The milk jug is also outfitted with a temperature sensor that can alert users when milk has been left out for too long.
With a name like N9, however, it was obvious which phone we needed to compare Nokia's lone wolf MeeGo handset to, so out came our trusty N8 with its world-beating 12 megapixel sensor.
As for the device's cameras, its primary 13-megapixel shooter bests the Ascend Mate's 8-megapixel sensor, while a 1.3-megapixel camera peers out the front.
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One earpiece holds a proximity sensor, which if it's pointing at your ear, pumps out the left-channel, if it's facing away from you, it pumps out the right channel (pictured).
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"If the sensor gives off a reading that's "really crazy, then you could go out to the bridge that day and take a look.
But the feedback from her AliveCor device, a sensor that clips to the back of an iPhone and allows patients to take their own electrocardiograms, checked out normal, providing reassurance.
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While the entry-level GZ-E320 misses out on the highlight mode, all five models share a 40X optical zoom, 1080p shooting from a BSI CMOS sensor, an SDXC card slot and a 3-inch touchscreen for previewing any would-be masterpieces.
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Rounding out Canon's new PowerShot lineup is the PowerShot A2500 digital camera, which includes a 16-megapixel image sensor and DIGIC 4 Image Processor, as well as a 28mm wide-angle lens with 5x optical zoom that can extend out to 140mm at the telephoto end.
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