So could the increased use of portable devices mean the end of traditional in-flight entertainment?
Responsibilities: Define and implement antenna system architecture to optimize the radiation performance for wireless portable devices.
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The portable speaker also includes a built-in USB connector to power and play other portable devices.
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The patent points out that networked portable devices which employ infra-red or radio-frequency communication have limitations.
The incorporation of touch screens into portable devices is one driver of this growth.
The combination of highly portable devices and the mobile internet is transforming our experience of computing.
Phones, tablets, notebook computers and other portable devices have become critical parts of many daily lives.
Sony will also start offering its PlayStation games on a range of portable devices including Android smartphones.
The latest portable devices and high-speed wireless networks give consumers access to video content wherever they go.
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As for the new market in powerful portable devices, Nvidia intends to tackle it from both ends.
This is the chipmaker's smallest processor, designed specifically for low-cost and portable devices, not for intensive number-crunching.
It will also become available on a wide range of Sony's portable devices, as well as on Android-based mobile devices.
The U.K. company's technology is ubiquitous in cellphones and is becoming a popular choice in larger portable devices.
As portable devices become more sophisticated, with added functions and large colour screens, they are draining batteries faster.
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Large markets for portable devices have driven significant performance improvements in rechargeable batteries.
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As portable devices become more commonplace, it seems more frequent travellers are choosing to BYOE (bring your own entertainment).
Materials will be designed for portable devices, such as iPads or mobile phones.
Still, hardly anybody has bought the first generation of portable devices that can store books downloaded from the net.
In addition, the app's Music Play function enables quick and seamless wireless streaming of music stored on these portable devices.
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Apple is promising to reveal new software for the Macintosh personal computer, as well as its line of portable devices.
Mobile product manufacturers have looked at solar energy for some time, as consumers demand more battery power from portable devices.
DMFCs cheaper and more efficient, which will, in turn, make them even more attractive as power sources for portable devices.
Touch screens have particular appeal in portable devices because virtual buttons and other controls appear on screen only when required.
Sony will also offer its PlayStation games on a range of portable devices, including Android smartphones, the company said this morning.
That ethos has spawned a universe of connected portable devices, which some analysts have dubbed a 2.0 movement in consumer electronics.
This segment offers handheld and portable devices, and related software that can deliver real-time location data and directions to specific destinations.
You can even use an old-fashioned wire to hook them up to less-portable devices a desktop computer or CD player, for example.
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" By comparison, he notes, portable devices "can be put up fairy quickly, and can be changed quickly without a big investment.
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