Additionally, the SMILE Plug Computer features an open platform based on Arch Linux for ARM, the Plugmin administration app and the Stanford SMILE Junction Server.
Again, if you unplug the computer during a video playback, the image pauses until you plug the computer in elsewhere in the network.
They like to be able to drip with superiority as they tell somebody's grandmother to plug the computer into the wall.
The device includes a fixed micro-USB connector and a pop-out flexible cable to plug into your computer or another power source.
He immediately pulled the plug on his computer, and the connection vanished.
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The drive is easy to install-simply plug it into a computer's SATA port.
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The box will still ship with a micro-USB to USB cable in the box, allowing the handset to plug into a deskbound computer or a mains charger with a USB socket.
It actually comes pre-programmed with a game controller script, so you can plug it into your computer and start playing as soon as you open the box (requires the free Super Tux Cart videogame).
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Now, you bring your car to a service station, plug it in to a computer and the diagnostics show up immediately.
Another favorite: computer chips that plug directly into your brain.
In addition, instead of having to plug a phone into a computer, then transferring photos to the computer, then uploading, more and more people will simply upload via their phones, Gil says.
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Simply plug it in to your computer, then connect the other manufacturer's hard drive and it instantly becomes a totally automatic Clickfree backup drive that searches, organizes and backs up all of your PC data and digital files.
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All a person needs to do is plug the Clickfree drive into their computer through a USB port.
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Given the way my working life pans out I would indeed love to have a single basic computer which I then plug into accessories when I get to places.
To do this, you could run a "Monte Carlo simulation" in which you plug historical weather data into a computer and then roll a pair of virtual dice 10, 000 times.
"We were extremely lucky in that we were riding the crest of wave in technological advancements because literally every week the guys in the computer department were discovering new plug-ins and new developments in the field and employing it for what I wanted to achieve, " he said.
Just plug it into a USB port on your computer and it does the rest.
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Plug a cheap Webcam and headset into your computer, and several of the most popular applications will allow you to chat with your friends -- and see them.
The electric grid does not care if you plug in a toaster, an iron, or a computer.
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Would we be able to find the connectors that plug into the consumer device for connecting it to a computer (or whatever its equivalent would be) or to power after 50 years?
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Adding cape plug-in boards to the popular and expandable BeagleBone computer that is used as a development kit allows hobbyists and developers to quickly and easily augment BeagleBone's capabilities with LCD screens, motor control and battery power as well as the ability to create their own circuits.
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Intel has already pushed Nvidia out of the business of supplying computer chipsets, the digital nervous system that all processors plug into to power PCs and laptops.
To this end, Lexmark inked a deal with Compaq Computer in May and has introduced printers that digital cameras can plug directly into.
Inspired to expand development options for their BeagleBone mini computer platforms, participants in the BeagleBoard.org community created cape plug-in boards to enhance the sensors, actuators and interfaces available on the BeagleBone platform.
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Just plug in your phone via USB for a top-up - even when the computer is switched off or in sleep mode.
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Unlike plug-in pen tablet displays, the Modbook Pro is acomplete all-in-one computer that can easily be slipped in and out of abackpack and used anywhere (up to seven hours on a single charge)without cables, display adapters or breakout boxes.
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An Ubuntu-equipped phone would plug into a dock connected to a keyboard and monitor, and the result would be a desktop computer of genuine value.
At lockups, news organizations have been required to plug their computers into a device called a "black box" tied to a central switch, which blocks computer transmissions until the embargo lifts.
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