The YouTube video shows some of the various standard applications that come with the XO-1: Firefox, an unnamed instant messaging program, a variant of Abiword (word processing), and an application called eToys that looks like a combination of traditional computer games (such as Chinese Checkers) combined with something resembling the children's art program Kid Pix.
Internationally he's had time to look at a game and pick a team but (Chelsea) is instant.
Although Polaroid sold cameras capable of "instant" photographs in 1948 (development took more than a minute), this show begins in 1972, with the release of the sleek, fast SX-70 camera to the public.
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But away from the traffic and noise of downtown, the southern barrio (neighbourhood) of Barranco is an instant reprieve, a place to breathe in a lungful of salty Pacific air and enjoy the village-like atmosphere.
With the entrance of the dot.com bubble and Gen X (and eventually Gen Y) came a much more instant gratification, self-oriented nature to the workforce.
And the fact that Apple recently sold its 400 millionth iOS device means that both mobile and console game developers will continue to flock toward the iPhone (and iPad) as a way to reach an instant, incredibly massive and diverse audience.
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Historically, commodity prices, particularly gold, have been instant indicators when a central bank prints too much money (commodity prices uniformly zoom up) or too little (commodity prices generally fall).
The Internet also helps Dell provide better and cheaper technical support with technology that allows buyers to log on to a Web site for instant answers and software fixes (see box, opposite).
The second phase, which is scheduled for the second half of 2011, will add in the remaining Skype features, including video, instant messaging and presence (an indicator of whether a person is available for a conversation).
Shortly after registering, Spark "woggers" (runners who walk) began sending her instant messages, motivating her to join a real-life running club to work on her foot.
Statistics from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show about 1 percent of applicants who failed a background check over the past 14 years, or 10, 180 people, were turned down for reasons related to mental health.
Using Aperture I edited a 43.6-megabyte, RAW (unprocessed) image with instant results.
That instant coffee I was forced to buy out of a vending machine (see how I suffered?), also not deductible: you cannot deduct the cost of meals that are not part of inpatient care.
Also in the home entertainment line-up: the EP9010 Instant Cinema Digital Projector (pictured at left), an HDTV-ready DLP projector with a built-in DVD player that's specifically designed for home theater use (rather than conference room use).
While instant messaging remains such a fragmented communication landscape, SMS (which bridges all phone types and carrier networks) retains a significant advantage.
Jared Loughner was not in the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) that records the names of people of deemed ineligible to purchase a weapon.
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Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) released a new instant messaging and voice-chat program, ending months of speculation over whether the search giant would enter the heated IM market.
Here was a man who clearly never had to contend with social media, fantasy baseball or the instant response to a new profile picture (reading new twitter responses to the last chart I put up).
's (nasdaq: YHOO - news - people ) instant messenger program, which has a minimum bid of 2, 000 euros.
Sadly, we've yet to experience Nintendo TVii in our homes, as the Wii U we've got won't have any media functionality (Nintendo TVii, Amazon Instant, Netflix, Hulu Plus, etc.) until it receives a software patch shortly before retail launch on November 18.
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It has a function on it that enables users to chat, much as they would over instant messaging (IM), but via television.
It can send a message to all message addresses (phone number, e-mail address, instant messaging screen name) for all message types (voicemail, e-mail, instant message, SMS, MMS, fax).
Topping the list is a 2, 560 x 1, 440 display, making this the first Windows Ultrabook to sport such a high-res screen. (We've already seen similar panels on the Chromebook Pixel and the Retina display MacBooks.) Additionally, users receive two years of warranty coverage and a dedicated support line, with near-instant pick-up times and a US-based staff (something customers have been asking for, says Toshiba).
In addition to Netflix, TV and movie fans can access Amazon Instant video (including free programs on Amazon prime), Vudu, Hulu Plus, HBO Go (you need a cable or satellite subscription to sign in) and even news and information channels ranging from Al Jazeera English live programming to Fox News, HuffPost Live and plenty more.
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Above those is a sliding row of quick toggles (albeit in a slightly different order than last time): WiFi, Mobile Data, Smart Saving, Instant Dictionary (which is new), WiFi Hotspot, Bluetooth, GPS, Vibrate and Auto-rotate Screen.
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