Built into the hardware of your VAIO, this smart security feature can detect potential theft and lock down your laptop to prevent access to your personal data.
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The smart labels feature essentially focuses on "bacn, " that brand of e-mail that people subscribe to and generally want to read -- but don't have time for right now.
Google also does similar things with Google Now, its smart assistant feature in Android, which can do things like remind users when they should leave a location to make an appointment.
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Keeping with the contextual phone skills, Samsung's Smart Stay feature makes the device detect (through the front-facing camera) whether a face is looking at it in order to switch the display on or off.
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Creating a new form of artist-based radio, the Smart DJ feature is a quick and dynamic way to personalize your collection, discover new favorites and create ultimate playlists by launching instant mixes based on your favorite artists.
The scales, known as the Smart Body Analyzer, are the first-ever smart scale to feature heart rate measurement and air quality monitoring.
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The GALAXY Camera's 'Smart Pro' feature makes it easy to recreate advanced photographic setups in just a few simple steps for stunning artistic results.
In addition to Smart Auto, the SL820 and SL620 also feature Samsung's proprietary Smart Album program.
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The Gmail feature called "smart labels, " which now is available for users who choose to switch on the feature through the Gmail Labs page, automatically sorts e-mail into groups to make it easier -- and hopefully less stressful -- for to users to manage their overflowing inboxes.
However, the GPS feature on smart phones can be a big drain on the phone's battery.
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Another feature called Smart Stay uses the S III's 1.9-megapixel front camera to detect when you're looking at the phone or not.
Smart, but the feature also pauses the video when you cover your eyes, say, to avoid a gory scene in a horror movie.
But then there are some odd classifications such as HomeSync (fun surely?) and Smart Pause (usability feature, no?) under the life task category.
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This feature is smart-it personalizes the time for each customer based on their reading speed and is constantly updated as the reader's speed and habits change.
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It took me a while to figure out that the Wi-Fi connection on my phone kept mysteriously turning on by itself because of some feature called Smart Mode.
This feature is smart - it personalizes the time for each customer based on their reading speed and is constantly updated as the reader's speed and habits change.
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The electronics giant has revealed that a "Value Pack" update for the Optimus G Pro will be served up in Korea next month, and will pack a feature called Smart Video that responds to a user's peepers.
This new feature enables smart phone users to download the application (available on both Android and iOS operating platforms) and connect with the pre-installed SMART CAMERA capabilities via a Wi-Fi connection to manipulate, share and back-up images shot across the range of connected Samsung cameras available.
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By utilizing Bluetooth Smart, GameSmart devices will feature simplified setup, longer battery life and universal compatibility.
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Samsung is already selling that many smart phones and more limited feature phones a quarter.
Mobile wireless telecommunications services play a critical role in the way Americans live and work, with more than 300 million feature phones, smart phones, data cards, tablets and other mobile wireless devices in service today.
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Tamper detection Smart meters have a tamper detection feature that automatically notifies BC Hydro if they have been removed from the wall or otherwise manipulated.
Discover mixes and radio stations curated by the worlds best DJs by typing any song title or artist name and SMART SEARCH will recommend mixes that feature those queries.
Smart Pause is an advance on a feature already available on the Galaxy S III.
At the height of her career, the Canadian-born Durbin, who made her first feature, "Three Smart Girls, " at age 13, was among the highest-paid actresses.
Moreover, the majority of these transactions are being conducted using conventional feature phones, and not sophisticated smart phones.
Low-cost smart phones have drastically accelerated the decline of feature phones in China and this trend is expected to be seen in more emerging markets in the next three years, Canalys researchers said.
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I've previously chided the idea of MSN Direct, noting that most competent feature phones can do everything that a smart watch can, but the usage model is different.
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