The technology is still being optimized for field use, but a testing device should follow once complete.
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Philips plans to introduce a hand-held drug-testing device in 2009, in partnership with Cozart, a British medical-diagnostics firm.
Some of the early patients testing the device said they could distinguish boundaries between objects and differentiate light from dark.
At the time, Cisco anticipated customers would begin testing the device in the fall of 2010 with general availability following in the first three months of 2011.
That assumption bore out on the next few PCs I used in testing the device--at home and in friends' houses--all of which were newer and more powerful.
Wal-Mart ( WMT - news - people ) testing the device on top of one of its stores within five months of the design's conception.
Companies are in the process of testing a device that will replace lung volume reduction surgery for patients with emphysema and repair heart valves by going through the skin.
For companies, there is no upside , just extra work coding and testing their custom apps, and more time for training, device testing, deployment, assessing security risks, and overall managing the devices.
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Testing out the device, the hardware felt quite responsive and the phone was light while appearing to be all screen.
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The Wall Street Journal reported in February that Apple was testing such a device but hadn't yet decided whether to proceed with production.
But the team already has enough data to show it is on track, and believes home testing of the device will happen within a year.
The Sunshine to Petrol project is testing a prototype device called the Counter Rotating Ring Receiver Reactor Recuperator (called CR5 for short) which turns CO2 into carbon monoxide which could then form part of a liquid fuel.
We will share details on the correct availability date as soon as the standard testing of both the device and its interaction with our network has concluded.
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In producing applications for mobile phones, independent software developers historically have faced a big challenge: how to write software that works across phones without buying every device and testing their software on it.
The medical device giant Medtronic is testing a related technique called deep-brain stimulation, in which electrodes from a device in the chest are surgically threaded several centimeters into the brain to the site of damage.
The company is testing a watch-like device that would perform some functions of a smartphone.
The company is testing a watch-like device that would perform some functions of a smartphone, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Adverse event reporting has a critical role in the evaluation of the safety of a drug or medical device during its testing.
For the second time in seven months, a prototype device has failed testing at the hands of the FCC, although this time it wasn't because it was interfering with TV signals -- it just wouldn't stay powered on.
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With its Achilles heel now diagnosed, Jawbone took crucial steps to reinvent Up: the creation of a proprietary standard for testing (which involved a device known as the "Big Shower 2000"), an investment in over 100-plus new patents, a product trial spanning 46 weeks and a revised assembly process.
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Second, device-specific FAA testing procedures, while admirably thorough, cannot keep up with product development cycles in the consumer mobile space.
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Farlow's Scientific Glassblowing makes the glass organs and vascular models used by medical-device manufacturers in preliminary testing to determine whether their products will work in real-life situations.
The company has been testing offline modes through its PayPal Here device and announced a tie-up with Discover Financial Services in Q3.
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Motorola (nyse: MOT - news - people ) may applaud the fact that, "Millions of kids can now 'LOL' and 'BFF' in the bedroom, on the stairs or even in the bathroom, " but not one person who saw the device in action during our testing could think of a single use for it.
Masterson says the company doesn't plan to limit the device's use to drug testing.
The device, if it passes clinical testing that begins this spring, would be a boon for patients with wide, short or steeply angled abdominal aortas.
The designers from Imperial College London say the device could lead to more widespread testing for HIV and other diseases in parts of the world where other methods are unaffordable.
Does all of this exacting testing and innovation make for a must-have device?
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Williams are testing a flywheel kinetic energy recovery system - the device that stores energy under braking - and have set up a company to develop the technology both for Formula One and further applications outside the sport.
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