Meanwhile mixed signal devices proliferate with both analog and digital components on a single chip.
For such wireless networks, Google has publicly supported the possibility of using small, inexpensive cellular devices, called "micro cells" that would be located at the access points and would harness the TV airwaves to broadcast the equivalent of a 3G or 4G wireless signal for devices within a quarter-mile radius.
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The devices also can signal whether a trailer is full, is connected to a truck and has open doors.
PlexTV enables the use of Plextor's PX-612U drive with these previously unsupported devices by translating signal output to mimic a hard drive.
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Here's the thing: the fact that the Kobo e-reader isn't a multitasker like the iPad and newer "hybridized" devices might not signal its failure in any way.
Signal processing in the HiFi devices is fully symmetrical.
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And what it is, it's a combination of a chip in various devices and an extra signal that can be sent out by television stations.
Those who use the new Wi-Fi standard will notice the biggest benefit in crowded spaces, where a clean radio signal cuts through interference from other devices, even if their connection to their service provider falls short of 802.11ac's lofty speed limit.
Dialog Semiconductor is a German company that makes mixed-signal circuits with an emphasis on mobile devices.
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The e-ink screen shows battery and signal status, the number of connected devices and a smiley icon to confirm public mode.
There's also an integrated LCD that provides a look at WiFi access information, battery life, network signal strength, and the number of devices connected, with audible alerts and a web admin interface available as well.
In addition, DDR4 has been designed in such a way that stacked memory devices may prove to be a key factor during the lifetime of the technology, with stacks of up to 8 memory devices presenting only a single signal load.
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Nemesysco's devices use a series of patented signal-processing algorithms that can differentiate between a "normal" voice and a"'stressed" voice.
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If the price signal is right, people who own generating devices can make economic decisions to take part in the grid.
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Slowing down light may have many practical uses in communications, signal processing, television displays and night-vision devices.
But reports this week that semiconductor giant Intel will soon cut prices by 50% on its top-end Core 2 Duo chips--as profit margins continue to sag--signal that its war with smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices continues.
For at least two years, multiple iPhone carriers lodged complaints with the company that its phone doesn't work well in making calls and doesn't hold a wireless signal for a voice call as well as other devices, these people say.
But reports this week that semiconductor giant Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) will soon cut prices by 50% on its top-end Core 2 Duo chips--as profit margins continue to sag--signal that its war with smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people ) continues.
The basics behind Loran and GPS are largely the same, with devices measuring the time it takes for a signal to travel between a transmitter and your receiver.
In an announcement of sorts yesterday, DARPA reportedly said that the project's goal is to use "set of handheld devices" to track down a specific "signal emitter of interest" using radio frequency geolocation, and presumably some other measures they're not about to dish the details on.
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Devices in the network also only need to transmit a signal strong enough to reach their closest neighbor, not to travel all the way back to a base station.
The chips run small devices like digital cameras that require a microprocessor, memory and digital signal processor.
Bluetooth uses a radio signal in the 2.4-gigahertz range to connect two or more devices for sharing data when they're close to each other.
The court's ruling has put aside, for the short run, a more potent challenge of the FCC's ability to mandate so-called software-defined devices, which use open-source software to define how a signal can be sent or received.
This is ideal for notebook, tablet or mobile phone users who want to be able to use their devices wirelessly and connect to the network from places in their home where a wireless signal from a router may not reach.
The high-end devices have a fully symmetrical layout for operation with analogue audio sources, thus ensuring absolutely symmetrical signal transmission from the source to the headphones.
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The prototype white-space devices used in trials had little trouble sensing occupied TV channels, typically picking them up at signal strengths less than a thousandth of that needed to display an image on a TV screen.
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