The idea is that you can keep a dish cool in an oven that doubles as a refrigerator for several hours during the day, then set it to defrost and bake using a timer--making any changes from a PC or Web-enabled phone.
There are phone-based apps that can handle this, as well as PC-based ones.
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Not only does the OS bring in billions in profits, it provides users with a familiar interface, whether it is on their PC, personal digital assistant, set-top box, Tablet PC or cell phone.
At its event, Google said its PC-to-phone call rates will be cheaper than those of providers of similar services.
They made 10 million PC-to-phone calls in the first six weeks.
Over the years, Sprint has introduced non-phone devices such as USB modems, PC cards and "mobile hotspots" that connect other gadgets to 4G, but people continued to clamor for compatible phones.
Typical test-marketing survey mumbo jumbo suggests that the phone would offer "all the exciting Google services from the PC" and -- thanks largely to targeted advertising -- affordable (as it's been suggested) flat-rate data service and a three-month trial.
By combining both PC and mobile phone functionality, F-07C opens the door to a range of new uses.
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The MPx, their new Pocket PC Phone which should be out ever-so-soon.
Developers will not need to cross-compile or package applications differently for phone, tablet, PC and TV.
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Sony and other consumer electronics makers can focus, say, on a pricier PC-TV that can download videos through phone lines.
Meyer created a communications system that works on any telephone network and can be accessed on any mobile handset, PC or landline phone using voice messages, e-mail or SMS text.
Ultra-connected, Parrot Zikmu Solo is compatible with any peripheral or network (iPhone, iPod, PC, Mac, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth mobile phone, Ethernet, etc.).
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Now many, many new network installations are using Power-Over-Ethernet so you can run a phone, you can run a PC, a security camera all over these blue wires.
When Wi-Fi isn't available, built-in Bluetooth connectivity pairs the Polaroid iM1836 camera with any Bluetooth-enabled device to upload images and video through a mobile phone, PC or even iPod Touch.
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The main problem: By loading music from a user's PC to a phone, the handset doesn't create any revenue-generating opportunity for the carriers.
Included: a palmtop computer (touted as the smallest Windows-based PC), a DVD player and a personal digital assistant that is phone, fax, modem, pager and electronic organizer all in one.
Kindle Textbooks are "Rent Once, Read Everywhere" as they can be read across the most popular devices with free Kindle Reading Apps for PC, Mac, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android-based devices.
This is an app that lets you use a PC to configure your phone more quickly, since you can type out your credentials on a full-sized keyboard.
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This tiny Bluetooth 2.1 controller is actually a jack of all trades device as it will control your phone, tablet or PC for gaming, multimedia control, remote camera trigger and even help find your keys -- via a free app -- if you lose them.
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The move will bring the x86 processor architecture that dominates the PC and server business into direct competition with the ARM-based designs that now dominate the smart phone and tablet industry.
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