The computer acts as a word processor where the text of a speech can be input at any time.

计算机起着文字处理器的作用，一篇讲话的文本可随时输入。

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In 2007 it will launch a new device, called the iTV, that ACTS as a bridge between a television and a computer.

2007年该公司将会推出一款叫itv的新设备，此设备能在电视与电脑间起到桥梁的作用。

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Constructed in the model of a stack of logs or beams, the log Laptop Pillow ACTS as a primary stacked structure for support of the computer and provides considerable comfort.

仿佛堆砌的圆木头，这种枕头可以用来支撑电脑，笔记本放在腿上更加舒适。

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The whole idea of replacing the watch with a band that acts as a mobile computer would be interesting, for the very fact that it would replace the real estate (our wrists) once used for a single point of reference on time.

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It looks like a TV but acts as more like a computer, playing CDs, slide shows of digital photos, and video on demand.

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The instructions could come from the outside--like a computer that acts as a garage-door opener--letting the drugs out of the reservoir.

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