The AirPlay Audio System by Acoustic Research is better than traditional docking and other wireless devices because you can control your music from your Apple iOS device, giving you freedom as a full-function User Interface (UI) remote.
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Another user-friendly audio function slows down the speech of callers who speak rapidly without lowering the pitch of their voice or changing the length of the conversation.
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To enhance the user's sharing capabilities when away from family and friends, the S9500 offers a built-in GPS function to provide the user the ability to log their travels and share where they have been.
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And it should function without the user having to switch SIM cards, pay outrageous roaming fees or deal with dropped calls.
User can click on the function and it speaks to them.
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In addition, the newly adopted Touch AE (Auto Exposure) function allows the user to set focus and exposure with a single touch on the subject displayed on the monitor.
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Also new is Sports Scoring, a function that lets the user record a running tally of the score for a sporting event by simply tapping on a smartphone.
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The name alone is enough to raise eyebrows, but wait until you see the special features: a biorhythm calculator, a fatness function that calculates a user's height-to-weight ratio, a calendar for keeping track of your menstrual cycle and a calorie-counting function.
Atop the controller sits an infrared sensor which activates a game's zoom in or scope function when it detects a user's looking down the barrel.
In some schemes, users also need a special viewer or player program that is deemed to be secure meaning, for example, that the printing function is disabled if a particular user's rights do not include printing.
The new Last Mile function automatically saves the location of the user's car when continuing by foot, making it easy to find it on the way back.
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TheABAddressBookRequestAccessWithCompletion function does not block the app while the user is being asked to grant or deny access.
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You and Your Applications may not collect user or device data without prior user consent, and then only to provide a service or function that is directly relevant to the use of the Application, or to serve advertising.
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The PENTAX Q10 comes equipped with a Full HD video capture function employing the H.264 recording format, allowing the user to capture high quality, extended movie clips (1920 x 1080 pixels) at a frame rate of 30 frames per second.
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Each user receives a professional score, based on peer feedback, which is expected to function as a huge source of motivation to commit to their projects and coworkers.
When the handset nears the limit set by the user a message appears on screen, and if the limit is reached the data function disables itself for the rest of the 30 day period.
This "user intent" is then put to use, launching an additional app or performing the specified function, while non-speech input (presumably like the ability to correct your requests in text form) get a brief mention.
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Apple would be in a position of having to continually maintain its position of having the best app for a given function, and ambitious developers would have an incentive to rethink core aspects of the iOS user experience.
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The new Google Places search function allows LEAF owners to look for area restaurants, shops and other points of interest and browse user reviews using Google's POI database to get the most up-to-date information at all times.
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For the first time ever, Kyocera has implemented its proprietary voice-activated command feature into the DIGNO S, allowing the user to speak to the phone to activate e-mail, phone and other commonly used applications - a function accessible by simply tapping an icon on the lock screen.
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