These physical devices come in a variety of configurations that include various combinations of MEMS motion sensors, motion processors, and appropriate APIs.
Designed for iOS, with an update that will include Android coming soon, this is the first Unity plug-in that allows developers to create augmented reality apps for physical devices.
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Samsung's lawyers pushed Mr. Van Liere as well, asking why he didn't show all sides of the tablet and why he only showed videos instead of handing respondents the physical devices.
In an emerging field called digital manufacturing, 3D printers enable the production of physical mechanical devices, medical implants, jewelry, and even clothing.
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This is force feedback, or the art of simulating physical forces in devices ranging from mice and joysticks to surgical instruments and even knobs on stereo receivers.
The retailer offers several smartphones, from the Samsung XCover to the Galaxy S III, focusing on large-screened devices with physical buttons for ease of use.
It's also going to have to make sure that more than two buttons are operational, moving ahead -- even as the industry has moved toward virtual everything, consumers are still accustomed to having the physical buttons on their devices work.
"We could create devices sensitive to any physical energy, " said Prof Nicolelis, from the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
While medical science hasn't yet developed a way of preventing our minds being blown by solar eruptions and off-world farming, it is working on self-powered devices to monitor our physical health.
This opens up the possibility of this installed base of scanners to be able to process barcodes, coupons, loyalty cards and gift cards directly from mobile devices no physical packaging, cards or coupons required.
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Earlier this year there were rumors about Apple ditching the physical home button on upcoming iOS devices, and now we have what appears to be a new iPod touch prototype matching such description, courtesy of CrunchGear via Mr. Blurrycam.
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To be fair, these are complicated mechanical devices, forced to process physical objects, not just data.
The multi-year collaboration delivered the foundational modeling technologies for 3D parasitic extraction, circuit simulation and physical design-rule support of FinFET devices.
Microsoft said it sold 10 million Xbox Kinect sensors, the devices that help people play games using physical motion, in its first 60 days, when sales averaged 133, 333 units a day.
Whether controlling content on any screen like Clik or just controlling the temperature like Nest, we have only scratched the surface on how homes, offices and networks of physical locations can communicate with each other via mobile devices.
About 300 doctors, health policy wonks and others attending that high-tech meeting received what was dubbed a "smartphone physical" from medical students using 10 of the latest devices.
These devices seek to move beyond the mouse and physical keyboard, letting people communicate with their gadgets by gesturing, using sign language or, in the case of Skinput, tapping on their hands, fingers and forearms.
However, in a letter to the assembly's petitions committee, a minister says the regulations were made because of the "physical and mental harm that could occur with the use of devices such as 'invisible' electric fences".
Available as a physical device or as a free app for iOS or Android devices, it offers players an added level of security against account-theft attempts that stem from sources such as phishing attacks, viruses packaged with seemingly harmless file downloads, and websites embedded with malicious code.
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Amazon noted it has long had a public policy called "Buy Once, Enjoy Everywhere, " that aims to make buying its digital content and physical goods easy on all hardware, not just its own Kindle devices.
The devices developed by the Georgia Tech researchers rely on a different physical phenomenon - tiny polarisation changes when so-called "piezoelectric" materials such as zinc oxide are moved or placed under strain.
UltraViolet is a common file format and digital rights authentication system designed to allow a digital copy of a film or television show bought from any vendor physical or electronic to be played on any one of 12 devices owned by up to six members of a household, either via download or streaming from the cloud.
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There are no buttons along the device's bezels, which is a bit of a shame: as with Kobo's other devices, we can't help but bemoan the lack of physical page turn buttons.
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The launch of NOOK Video makes it the first digital retailer of UltraViolet titles in the UK, making it easier than ever for UK customers to integrate compatible physical DVD and Blu-ray Disc purchases and digital video collections across their devices.
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Self-monitoring of diet and physical activity is associated with weight loss success and can be performed conveniently using handheld devices.
Adding a product with both a physical keyboard and world mode makes this a great addition to the Sprint family of devices.
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The hunt involves ferreting out a variety of answers and physical objects based on a series of clues, sent via text messages to players' mobile devices.
Asked why, 75% said Netflix is a good value for the price, 61% liked the bundle of physical DVDs and streaming movies and 53% said they like the ability to watch on multiple devices.
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Dr. Michelle Collie, director of Performance Physical Therapy in Rhode Island, says she started seeing patients with head, neck and back pain caused by mobile devices six or seven years ago.
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