You can access the same channels as
on the standalone devices; the big benefit here is having one remote to control both the TV and the Roku platform, plus you don't have to waste an HDMI port with a standalone Roku device.
And this brings up the point that many people are still unsure about: should Android Wear be a standalone OS, or be able to run
on standalone devices?
Not exact matches
This purchase from Overdrive allows the company to eventually offer a more robust experience
on many tablets and other
devices without the need to administer their
standalone applications.
The tablet has been priced at $ 700 when bought
on a
standalone basis and a whooping $ 1000 when included with other related accessories such as the media station into which the tablet is slotted for a virtual desktop with phone, screen, ethernet ports, USB ports for keypad, headsets, and other
devices.
We will, of course, continue to offer our full service of books, magazines, and newspapers
on both NOOK
devices and our
standalone Reading Apps, and look forward to bringing the best in digital reading to your NOOK experience.
On e-ink
devices, you can make notes in your books but that's not as good as having access to a
standalone program for jotting whatever you need down.
That's the official launcher from Google which ships with Nexus
devices, but is also available as a
standalone app, to be downloaded and installed
on any
device running
on Android Jelly Bean and above.
Smartphones and tablet owners cut the time they spend
on laptops, cameras, MP3 players and other
standalone devices, the CEA reports
A twin camera setup has been provided to the Galaxy Tab 2, with a 8.0 Mega Pixel unit at the rear complete with auto focus and LED Flash (fast approaching
standalone digital cameras here) along with a more modest 2.0 Mega Pixel Camera
on the front of the
device.
The game - changing Asus Eee Pad Transformer combined a great
standalone tablet with a keyboard dock that not only let you type properly but also doubled the
device's battery life and gave you such connectivity gems as full - size USB ports and a regular SD card slot, essentially turning the tablet into a mini laptop that had a better screen and lasted longer
on the go than any netbook.
With both browsers appearing
on the Galaxy Nexus, we have a suspicion that Google will keep the stock Android browser in Jelly Bean, which will be modified by the likes of Samsung and HTC with updates to their
devices, and continue to offer Chrome as a
standalone browser app, as it currently is.
Windows 8 has been present
on standalone tablets so far, without much love for dual booting
devices with Android, for example.
The
standalone ElitePad 900 does not feature a single port other than the power / docking connector
on the bottom edge of the
device.
But enterprises are going to want to use this as a
standalone device on Wi - Fi - enabled corporate campuses.
The Garminfone will include many of the features found
on the company's
standalone GPS
device lineup including preloaded maps of North America, a database of nearly 6 million points of interest, and voice - guided navigation with text - to - speech for directions.
The
device features Android 1.6 overlaid with Garminâ $ ™ s own user interface commonly seen
on its
standalone GPS
devices along with 3G support, capacitive touch display, Bluetooth 2.1 with stereo audio support, Wi - Fi radio, HTML Web browser with pinch - to - zoom support and a 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and -LSB-...]
The
device features Android 1.6 overlaid with Garminâ $ ™ s own user interface commonly seen
on its
standalone GPS
devices along with 3G support, capacitive touch display, Bluetooth 2.1 with stereo audio support, Wi - Fi radio, HTML Web browser with pinch - to - zoom support and a 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and digital zoom.
These are actually
standalone applications giving you access to the Kindle world, but will let you access the content you already have
on another
device, which helps take the sting out of this closed world.
You won't need a PlayStation - it's a
standalone app which you can install
on most smart
devices.
The game is intended to be a
standalone entity, there's no real connection to the console game, it's for those who enjoy mafia - themed games or want more of the Mafia world
on their mobile
device.
Whoever can come up with such a
device that can be
standalone and PC powered will have the next «nintendo switch»
on their hands.
With the One X you're getting a Blu - ray player that's pretty much
on a par with a # 200
standalone device.
Last week, Showtime jumped
on the HBO Now bandwagon and started offering
standalone Showtime
on Apple
devices.
The game is planned to launch this year for Nokia mobile phones - since the N - Gage platform is now built in to the company's smartphones, as opposed to being a
standalone branded
device - and for free
on PC via the game's website.
The report was based
on Eurogamer sources claiming the
device will have detachable controllers and a TV base station, like a
standalone Wii U gamepad.
Firefox Reality is designed and engineered specifically for the next generation of
standalone VR and AR headsets, but during initial development our source code will also run in Developer Mode
on Daydream and Gear VR
devices.
Although watching it in - browser or shooting it across the network is convenient, you can also access it in a more traditional way if you have Plex set up
on your smart TV or a
standalone device, like RasPlex
on the Raspberry Pi.
«When you hold the remote it's rather difficult to reach the touch screen and some of the buttons with your thumb... The smart home buttons
on the bottom of the remote are a nice touch, but I feel they're a bit more of a novelty than a necessity since there are plenty of other
standalone switches & voice control
devices that can do the same job.»
There are also concerted efforts to bring VR to a larger and more mainstream audience, including mobile options built around smartphones, like the Oculus - powered Gear VR and Google's Daydream View, as well as
standalone devices based
on mobile SoCs like the Oculus» Go, Mi VR, and Santa Cruz HMDs; Lenovo's Mirag Solo; and HTC's Vive Focus.
The Vive Focus is a
standalone headset which means it has everything needed for a VR experience built directly into the
device — including the battery, processor, graphics, and display — rather than relying
on a docked smartphone.
Apple's iPhone X will enable new features in its
standalone Clips app, according to the iPhone X section
on Apple's website describing all of the new features found in the
device.
Forty - two percent use voice assistants
on mobile, 14 %
on computers or tablets and 8 %
on smart speakers (i.e.
standalone devices).
While the initial Daydream
devices required a compatible Android phone for its smarts and screen,
standalone versions are now
on the way, including
devices created by Lenovo and HTC — the creator of the Vive headset for PCs.
Instead, this is a
standalone app available for iOS
devices that parents can manage through their own Facebook account (no need for parents to also download the app
on their
devices).
Google said it was working with both HTC and Lenovo to deliver the first
standalone VR
devices later this year, based
on the Google Daydream technology.
Standalone built - in GPS is sometimes offered only
on cellular
devices.
While the company didn't have much to say or show of this reference design
device, Google did tease that both HTC (seen above) and Lenovo (seen below) are working
on standalone Daydream headsets based
on this reference design.
While the Gear VR relies
on Samsung's high - end Galaxy phones for power and a display, HTC Americas president Jason Mackenzie confirmed that the HTC Vive will be a
standalone device that connects to your PC in a VR - focused interview with Greenbot's Florence Ion.
This is one of the (currently)
standalone functions of the Android Wear, as it saves this data in the Fit app and this is restricted to the watch only - there's no crossover into wider access
on your Android
device.
A
standalone new Home app now sits
on your iOS home screen by default, working
on iPhones, iPads and the Apple Watch to help you easily control all your HomeKit
devices.
«To help make sure everyone can have a great Facebook experience regardless of where they connect, we rolled out Facebook Lite as a
standalone, native app designed for lower end Android
devices on spotty network connections to give people...
HTC confirmed the cancellation to TechCrunch, saying in a statement, «We still have a great relationship with Google, but will not be bringing a
standalone device to the western markets
on Daydream.»
It's a
device that could complicate Oculus» vision for
standalone VR, especially as HTC is focusing
on the high - end of the VR market.
The Diesel
On Full Guard series is compatible with both Android and iOS smartphones, though the fact that it features Android Wear 2.0 also means that the new
devices are capable of
standalone operation.
Besides a number of custom overlays, the software package pre-installed
on the Fossil Q Control is virtually identical to what other modern Android Wear
devices are offering, including support for
standalone apps and the Google Assistant.
Compare this to the Apple Watch, which
on top of being a powerful
standalone device, is emerging as a potent tool for monitoring your health, and has
on multiple occasions helped detect or prevent heart attacks.
Cortana's
standalone device is called the Harman Kardon Invoke, discreetly unveiled
on the company's official website as a premium Amazon Echo rival.
Since the smartwatches are considered as an add -
on accessory more than a
standalone device, there isn't much growth as seen with the smartphones or tablets.
The
device supports up to 16 PINs, and since this is a
standalone lock, those PINs can't be restricted based
on time or day, nor set to expire after a certain amount of time.
The additional details
on Google's
standalone headset comes right after a The Drum report focused
on a «wireless virtual reality»
device which received approval from the FCC.