Sentences with phrase «flick of a switch on»

One of my favourite features is bedtime mode, with just a flick of a switch on the collar, Violet starts to sing lullabies and wishes the children Good Night.

Class A mode is enabled with the simple flick of a switch on the front panel.

Not exact matches

«The soldier will be able to... change darkness into day with one flick of a wrist on the infrared dial and switch.»

The way my room is configured, my bed is on the opposite side of the room from the light switch, so it was annoying to get up and flip the light off before bed, only to remember I'd forgotten something and flick it back on again.

Qantas has flicked the switch on its domestic in - flight Wi - Fi offering — the latest innovation aimed at snaring more of Australia's competitive domestic market.

As much as I love Pinterest (and I really, really do love Pinterest) it's so good to switch off the computer, snuggle on the sofa with a blanket and a cup of tea and flick through a magazine.

We can't just flick on the switch of government spending or pump the bubble back up.

Flicking the switch on such a world simulation could have fundamental ramifications for our concept of reality, according to philosopher Nick Bostrom of the University of Oxford.

It's a procedure that makes neurons sensitive to light, enabling researchers to turn them on or off at the flick of a switch.

Earlier research by Rafi Ahmed of Emory University found that such viral infections in mice stall the innate immune response by flicking on the PD - 1 switch, which keeps the T cells from functioning.

«Much like flicking on a light switch, genes get «switched on» at specific intervals to initiate the fundamental biological process of protein synthesis,» said Dr. Weinberger, who is also an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with which Gladstone is affiliated.

Then when we decide it is the right time to start having babies, it is commonly assumed that we can flick the switch of our cycles back on and «hey presto!

That is, as something you could turn on and off with the flick of a switch.

The pair cited late actress Britney Murphy as an example of someone who could turn her crying on and off at the flick of a switch, and lamented their difficulties doing so.

Flicking through the catalogue on the Nintendo Switch eShop reveals a line - up of quality indie titles across a range of genres.

Most modern 4WD systems are «part - time» where the vehicle by default is in two - wheel drive mode and at the flick of a switch or touch of a button (or yank of a center - console - mounted lever on older trucks), four - wheel drive can be engaged for low - traction situations.

At the flick of the switch, you can engage special low gears that allow the Jeep to keep ploughing on in the trickiest conditions.

In the chassis the lowered, electronic KONI shock absorbers allowed to adjust damping on four settings, allowing for comfort or road handling at the flick of a switch.

The new MINI models are now available with adaptive dampers and driving modes that allow you to switch both your mentality and behavior on the road at the flick of a button located at the base of the gearshift lever.

Sure, the engine note may sound a little flat next to the three - pot rumble of the Cooper, but there's still a lot of character to be had, especially with the exhaust pops on upshifts and on the overrun that come when you flick the rotary switch at the base of the gear lever to select Sport mode.

Water running from every tap, hot or cold as you wish; lights at the flick of a switch, day and night, no need for oil lamps; ovens to cook on that don't need anyone to go and fetch gas cylinders from the bazaar.

Amazon, which is based in Seattle, said Tuesday that the Android Kindle software offers the ability to switch font sizes and, with a tap or the flick of a finger on the phone's screen, go to the next page in a book.

Simply click the Bluetooth Dongle (we're getting to that) in place, flick the on / off switch on the bottom of the mouse and your computer will quickly sort itself out and you'll be good to go.

Key to Sharp's parallax 3D system is how the technology can be turned on and off at the flick of a switch.

So put on your bear skins and grab up to four mates to navigate the tricky terrain of tropical jungle and erupting volcanoes — the player with the PlayStation Move controller leads the way, flicking switches and triggering platforms to help the others, using DualShock Controllers, through each level.

It's not full multitasking but if you want to flick between applications on the PS4, a double tap of the PS button will quickly switch between the two most recent apps.

Because with a flick of a switch, you can literally have the game change from a modern art style to an eight bit retro one on the spot!

Whilst the model shown above is only a working prototype, we're overjoyed to see that it has two octaves of full - sized keys and what appears to be a «pitch bend» flick switch on the handle.

I haven't played this monstrous, evil game yet... but my impression of mobile games like this is that you flick on once or twice during a day and have a quick blast before switching to something else.

The other side of the action comes in the form of utilising the Switch's motion sensors and accelerometers to understand when something is being rotated, flicked or shaken so it can produce the expected response on - screen.

With a flick of a switch, the lights on the projector came on accompanied by a sharp intake of breath from the assembled crowd at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

Either they could make their own hydrogen from electricity supplied by the grid, or obtain it from a pipeline network... Everything comes on and goes off at the flick of a switch, and works as smoothly as our heat and electricity systems do today.

The alert slider is probably one of the more nifty things you'll find on a OnePlus handset, giving users the ability to switch sound profiles with the flick of a switch.

You need to activate this feature from settings menu and select the mode of panic switch: either flick, shake, or placing palm on screen.

PC players can play with anyone on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Mobile with the flick of a switch.

Since it's seemingly so easy on other platforms, it's likely just a case of flicking a Switch at Sony or Microsoft's end to give the go ahead for Epic to allow it.

The watch face does still switch itself off to conserve battery, but comes back on again with the flick of the wrist.

The standout feature is TalkThru, which allows you to hear everything going on around you at the flick of an oversized switch, which can be especially important in training environments.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS • Successfully punched in 1500 records (error free) within 8 hours, just in time for a drawn - in deadline • Implemented a system to make incompatible data compatible by the flick of a switch • Trained 13 data entry interns in handling data discrepancy problems, as part of their training • Suggested implementation of a dynamic backup system, which saved the company from complete wipeout following a virus attack on the database

... it is a very large area with entrenched issues, different issues, large land mass, lots of underlying interests, lots of overlaps, to think that within a very short time frame you could actually effectively amalgamate or expand the Queensland South boundaries and just flick the switch on the 1st July and everything would be hunky dorey is an exercise in naivety... there was compelling logic behind the amalgamation but it was the planning and implementation that was flawed.

BEAUCHAMP: Basically the success that we have — whether it's through lobbying or watching my unbelievable staff flick the switch on a new piece of technology that at three o'clock in the morning is going to be seen by 3,000 people who are all on the system at that particular low point in the day.

You can switch all of the lights in the range on and off, dim them, set lighting schedules around your day, and even flick between different shades and intensities of white with just a button's press.