Sentences with phrase «standalone device for»

The Rift headset and Touch controllers both got $ 100 price reductions in March, and the company is reportedly working with Xiaomi on a $ 200 standalone device for release next year.

During Facebook's F8 developer conference today, human CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the availability of the Oculus Go, the company's latest VR headset and its first standalone device for virtual reality that doesn't require a PC or smartphone.

Not exact matches

Early plans call for the standalone speaker to sell in the low $ 100 range, undercutting the competition, while the technologically more complex video chat device would cost a few hundred dollars, one of the people said.

Microsoft has HoloLens, a prototype for an augmented reality headset that's still in development, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer calls HoloLens an «untethered» experience, telling TIME last summer that «it's a standalone device that all of the computing power is in the head - mounted display.»

A mobile baby monitor is a cheaper (and handier) alternative for classic standalone devices.

Perhaps personal devices — mobile phones, tablets, and laptops — will ultimately embed these voice - activated assistants in a more appropriate way for an educational environment — and spare schools the costs of purchasing standalone devices.

Surprisingly, companies such as Samsung promote this very trend of launching smartwatches that only function with a specific smartphone brand, knowing that standalone smartwatch devices would have allowed for a vastly improved user experience.

The device (in several iterations) had the standalone market mostly to itself for awhile, but since the introduction of the Nook and the iPad (and other tablets and smartphones) now faces serious competition and decreasing marketshare.

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.

The world's first 2.5 - inch HDD intended for tablets (but also available as a standalone device) has one thing going for it: It allows Archos to release two new G9 tablets that'll each have 250 GB of storage.

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.

For purposes of this Final Judgment, the term E-book does not include (1) an audio book, even if delivered and stored digitally; (2) a standalone specialized software application or «app» sold through an «app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the boFor purposes of this Final Judgment, the term E-book does not include (1) an audio book, even if delivered and stored digitally; (2) a standalone specialized software application or «app» sold through an «app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the bofor which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the book.

The new firmware has already been maligned thanks to its camera issues, but seeing as the device is not slated for another update, the problem will need to be patched as a standalone fix.

Asus also made public their Eee Pad MeMO 3D at the same event, which is a standalone Android tablet device with a 7 - inch multi-touch 3D screen that can display 3D images without the need for any glasses.

Windows 8 has been present on standalone tablets so far, without much love for dual booting devices with Android, for example.

It's average at best for an Android device and its gamepad is hardly the ground - breaking bridge to finally melding the standalone PlayStation with a smartphone.

Well, the Dell Streak 7 being an Android 2.2 - powered tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, is actually a large smartphone device that can hook up via 3G and make phone calls, although there is no official support for phone functionality since it is currently being offered by Dell and T - Mobile as a standalone tablet with 3G and Wi - Fi connectivity.

Unlike their monochrome standalone readers, which are cheaper and are designed purely for reading with no tablet OS or apps present, hybrid devices which are a little bit of both are hard to pin down.

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.

Apart from that, when needed, you can remove your iPad Air 2 from the wireless keyboard for easy to hold, and the standalone case protects your iPad from bumps and scratches, while the Bluetooth keyboard also allows to be connected with other devices.

Txtr has stated its eReader could be sold as part of a mobile service contract for as low as $ 9.90 (about US$ 13), making it more of an accessory to a smartphone than a standalone device.

And those with iOS devices, such as an iPad or iPhone, can now sign up for HBO's $ 15 per month standalone streaming service, HBO Now, which will roll out to the general population in 90 days.

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.

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 Steam Link is a small box you can use to stream games from your PC to a TV elsewhere in the house, and the Steam Controller is a standalone device designed for PC gaming.

The recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas had a $ 400 prototype standalone unit that could generate a significant amount of wattage to power laptops and other electronic devices for a number of hours.

We've previously covered a number of daylighting solutions, ranging from light shelves to computerized mirror arrays to mirrored sun - catchers and sun - tracker skylights, but a forthcoming device, dubbed Lucy, looks to be one of the simplest standalone solutions for illuminating dark rooms with natural sunlight.

The Xoom might be a better standalone device, but for a device that plays nice with everything else I own and doesn't force me to be an IT technician, its the iPad.

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.

For now, the Windows Mixed Reality device family is currently lead by Microsoft's HoloLens — a standalone holographic headset which uses inside - out tracking to project holograms onto the real world.

Samsung is said to have acquired design patents for a new standalone audio device just as the company was looking to expand the applications of Bixby.

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.

This form of integration means a lot less work for manufacturers, as they don't need to use the AVS Device SDK, which is made for standalone products.

And 9to5Mac's Jeremy Horwitz writes that «if you want a deluxe - looking and - feeling solution, complete with multi - orientation / multi-angle support, a standalone case, backlit keys, and two - device Bluetooth pairing, Ultimate Pro delivers plenty for the price.»

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).

Due to the size limitations, these devices are mostly for in the moment reminders and updates, fitness tracking, navigation, music control, and sometimes a standalone music player.

Additionally, Qualcomm is targeting «mobile VR head - mounted displays and other new devices» which could be a hint at standalone handsets for accessing virtual reality content.

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.

You can choose lighting scenes that are for the Nanoleaf Light Panels, or more complex scenes that incorporate multiple HomeKit products.While designed to work with the Nanoleaf Light Panels, the Bluetooth - enabled Remote is a standalone device that works with any HomeKit setup so long as you have a Home Hub, aka a Nanoleaf

The HDMI In port is awesome because it means you can also use the HP Envy 34 as a standalone monitor for other 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...

While you can use the Gear Fit as a standalone device, you'll want to connect it to one of 20 Galaxy devices to get access to alerts for calls, emails, texts, calendars.

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.

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.

Today it's Cortana's turn to make the jump as the company officially confirmed in a blog post that the digital assistant is coming to Android and iOS devices through a standalone app — as Joe Belfiore puts it, for people who don't have the benefit of a Windows phone.

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.

Some believe Apple will move the Touch ID sensor to the back of the device as we've seen on other smartphones while others think the technology will be integrated directly into the iPhone's display, thus eliminating the need for a standalone sensor.

This description is once again used for the standalone headset in Engadget's latest report on the device, with Google said to be advancing its efforts in the project.

Google did not share specs details about these standalone Daydream devices and did not mention a firm release date or price for them.