Sentences with phrase «of such a small device»

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This doesn't mean that such a device would be able to self - repair a broken screen, but rather iron out small scratches and minor cuts that may occur when your phone is inside your pocket alongside a pair of keys, for instance.

When you literally tell a small electronic device such as Alexa to order more slow cooked beef pot roast, personalization of this device means that it recognizes YOUR voice.

BASC Scotland director Dr Colin Shedden said: «BASC and many other organisations and individuals made the case that the use of such remote training devices had been incredibly helpful in addressing problematic behaviour, such as sheep worrying, in a small number of dogs.

For such a small device, it provides a good amount of versatility to activate different muscle groups for a well - rounded core workout.

Marc Madou, a microengineering expert at the University of California, Irvine, and his colleagues are targeting their efforts at microbatteries, small power cells used to juice devices such as pacemakers, hearing aids, smart cards, and remote sensors.

Chemist John Pojman of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge adds that such roving droplets «might be useful as a pumping mechanism for microfluidics, converting chemical energy to mechanical motion in small devices,» such as the microfluidic labs - on - a-chip many researchers are developing as diagnostic machines.

Now, researchers at MIT and in Canada have found a promising new approach to delivering the short but intense bursts of power needed by such small devices.

Wardle says the combination of carbon nanotubes and multilayer coatings may help finely tune microfluidic devices to capture extremely small and rare particles, such as certain viruses and proteins.

He hopes to test the device in other surgeries, such as ablation — which involves burning away a small amount of heart muscle to correct an abnormal beat — and is already dreaming of new adventures with other snake - bots.

Once such a torsion balance has been calibrated, it becomes a measuring device for minuscule forces applied to one end of the crossbar: a small horizontal push results in a sizable angle of twist.

Rechargeable lithium ion batteries are small and light, yet can store copious amounts of energy, making them ideal for use in everyday electronic devices such as iPods and laptops.

However, as chipmakers such as Intel continually shrink the size of their chips so they can act as the brains of increasingly smaller devices, they need new approaches to memory that combine the best assets of solid - state and hard - disk memory and keeps costs comparable, if not lower.

Lab - on - a-chip designates devices that integrate various biochemical functions on a fingernail - sized chip to enable quick and compact biological analysis or medical diagnosis by processing a small volume of biological samples, such as a drop of blood.

«With mobile devices such as the smartwatch, the interactive screens are so small that only a few control commands can be triggered by individual touches,» explains Jürgen Steimle, professor of human - computer interaction at Saarland University.

To investigate the forces at work over such small distances, Joshua C. Long and his colleagues at the University of Colorado at Boulder designed a new device containing at its core a tungsten metal strip.

«These highly elusive 3 - nanometer structures are too small to be captured with other types of liquid biopsy devices, such as microfluidics, due to shear forces that can potentially destroy them,» he noted.

At the more moderate pace of 5.5 kilometers per hour, a 29 - kilogram load can generate about 4 watts, more than enough to operate a number of small portable devices at once, such as a cell phone, handheld GPS, PDA, and even night vision goggles, Rome and colleagues report 9 September in Science.

The new work in Nature Communications overcame fundamental barriers in utilizing LED technology on monolayer semiconductors, allowing for such devices to be scaled from sizes smaller than the width of a human hair up to several millimeters.

The chip is small enough to be implanted in the body just beneath the surface of the skin and is powered wirelessly by a wearable device, such as a smartwatch or patch.

April 13, 2018 - Ensembles of atoms, trapped as vapors in small cells, are exquisitely sensitive to external fields or perturbations, and many sensor devices already use light, and specifically precision spectroscopy, to probe the quantum states of such ensembles...

Coming up with devices such as a happy memory - displaying machine, he's shunned by the other elves — but when Saint Nick is kidnapped by Neville Baddington (Curry), head of a rival delivery service, and the task of Saving Santa falls to Bernard, he proves that even the smallest creature can make a difference.

Specific trends include: personalized learning; large - scale initiatives such as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and 1:1, makerspaces; digital badging / microcredentials as a move toward competency based learning; a redefinition of learning spaces; and the integration of academies and smaller learning communities (schools within a school) to provide more rigorous pathways that cater to the diverse interests of students.

When delivering training via a mobile device you have a number of limitations to consider, such as poor connectivity and small screen sizes.

There are also increasing reports of thefts from vehicles with such high - tech security and videos of teenagers with «small electronic devices» gaining easy access to locked cars.

While the LAPD has come to rely on in - unit computers to achieve such tasks as information storage and transmission as well as warrant and license plate scans, the fact of the matter is that computers take up valuable cruiser space, and if a collision should occur, they present a higher danger than many smaller devices.

It is accessible to rear - seat passengers and allows items such as electronic devices and small toys to be stored out of sight, for greater security and reduced clutter.

CPU makers can continue to reduce power consumption, but we're at a point where optimizing such a small portion of the overall power footprint doesn't have any significant impact on the battery life of the device.

The analyst believes tablets are likely to expand their usefulness beyond the living room / bedroom in the near future, with usage patterns being shaken up by a variety of factors including enterprise / workplace adoption of tablets; the diversification of form factors (such as smaller tablets and phablets, touchscreen laptops and «netvertibles», hybrid devices and other new forms); as well as the roll out of 4G cellular services and more cellular data bundles.

On the front of the device is a small built in microphone which allows you to record your voice in certain ebooks that have the «read and record» feature and benefits new applications such as Skype.

Truth be told, devices such as the e-book reader have made reading more accessible and we now have thousands of books at our disposal within a device that weights no more than one small book.

The e-reader arena is populated with a number of small and large screen devices, such as the Amazon Kindle, Kobo Aura One and Good e-Reader 13.3 The new GVIDO is doing something completely different, they have just announced a new dual screen 13.3 inch music reader that was designed for digital sheet music.

Also, while Apple may not be acknowledging the existence of such a device, there is no denying there does exist a market where a small sized iPad can thrive.

Adding to the small bevy of updates that were pushed out yesterday for several devices, TELUS has now started pushing out OS 10.3.1.2708 (Software version 10.3.1.1865) to multiple BlackBerry 10 devices such as the Passport, Z10, Q10, Z30 and Classic as well.

To think how far we've come in such a short amount of time, vastly increasing technological capabilities while at the same time making devices smaller and more portable.

Part of analysts» skepticism is due to price points — namely, whether such devices can push their way into a sector where notebooks are falling below $ 1,000 and even smaller netbooks can cost as low as $ 199.

You can read the EPUB format using a variety of open source and commercial software on all major operating systems, e-ink devices such as the Sony PRS, and small devices such as the Apple iPhone.

Certain issues hinder Thai market growth such as the inflexibility of font display on small screen devices (for PDF) and the limited catalogue of readable collections (EPUB).

Many people don't realize that some of our smallest belongings — such as handheld electronic devices, mobile phones, video equipment and iPads — are the most expensive to replace, and are also some of the easiest targets for burglars.

For instance, you can provide him with mental stimulation by using various feeding options, such as treat - dispensing devices, an apple or carrot pieces bobbing in his drinking water and even something as simple as 4 to 5 small hay piles instead of one.

You could also purchase a device such as a scat mat that emits small amounts of static electricity to deter your cats or dogs from getting too close to the tree.

It'll be interesting to see how that plays out as a complement to Android Market on such devices, but over time it could be significant; one of the essential challenges for smaller mobile developers is getting your title noticed in the massive clutter of Android Market (or for that matter, iOS) applications.

If you ask me, this is plenty of time to play during commutes to work etc, and a dip in resolution and perhaps frame rate is a small price to pay for such a unique device.

Considering the basic similarities or architecture and underlying coding between Windows 10 PCs and the Xbox One and Project Scorpio, in theory converting titles from Windows 10 to Xbox One or Project Scorpio should be relatively simple, and as such the VR / MR headset devices being created by Acer, HP, Asus and Dell should also be compatible with Project Scorpio with a small amount of additional coding.

Such gameplay only requires one iOS device, something that works well on the iPad but I'd be cautious of whether it could work as well on the small screen space of an iPhone.

Some of these shortcomings can be overcome, such as by buying a battery pack for convenience (in order to charge the battery during the day, and to then use the battery pack to charge other devices at night), but some of the weak points can make the products an almost complete waste of money, such as ones with a solar panel or cells that are too small to be practical for everything except adding a little boost to a device's battery (which, to be fair, can be very useful indeed if your device's battery is completely flat).

Our grid connected and off grid wind turbine systems, which consist of our 2.4 kW and 10 kW devices and related equipment, are utilized for electrical power generation for applications and markets such as residential, micro-grid based rural electrification, agricultural, small business, rural electric utility systems, as well as other private, corporate infrastructure and government applications.

And therefore devices such as the following are used by law societies: (1) methods to control an alleged over-supply of lawyers; (2) «alternative legal services,» which are charity, simplistic services, and without the benefit of the solicitor - client relationship (pro bono services being but a very small exception, and possibly targeted legal services); and, (3) the sponsoring of «apps,» (the application of electronic technology to legal services), the effect of which upon the problem is unknown and unanalyzed, and can not solve any such access to justice problem.

Unfortunately, this type of battery — especially when contained in such a small device — is prone to leaking.

Electrical shock from a small amount of current is often the result of a defective product such as appliances, power tools, or medical devices.

The introduction of a touchscreen on such a small device is certainly one way to reduce the need for physical controls (ironic that this was introduced immediately after the new iPod shuffle regained its tactile buttons).