Sentence examples for multipurpose device from inspiring English sources

But beyond the novelty, whether mobile phone users want a multipurpose device, let alone one with a two-year contract that costs several hundred pounds, is yet to be seen.

The Jacquard loom (as described in the previous section, Computer precursors) had shown the benefits of directing a multipurpose device through coded instructions, and it had demonstrated how punched cards could be used to modify those instructions quickly and flexibly.

Russ Grandinetti, the vice president for Kindle content, said one reason that the original Kindle, introduced in 2007 for $399, was not a multipurpose device was precisely so that people could immerse themselves without interruption.

Like other single-use devices — the answering machine, the desktop calculator, the Rolodex — it is being shoved aside by a multipurpose device: the smartphone and its camera, which takes better snapshots with each new model.

But it remains a multipurpose device with a multipurpose price.

Suddenly you have a new computing paradigm: an entertainment-driven, multipurpose device that provides a great Internet experience and is pocketable.

"Multipurpose devices such as smartphones and tablets will become a much bigger part of the market than dedicated devices like e-readers.

Skiff gives periodical publishers tools to maintain their distinct visual identities, build and extend relationships with subscribers, and wirelessly deliver dynamic content and advertising to both dedicated e-readers and multipurpose devices.

The first of these is multipurpose devices.

Despite their complexity, the multipurpose devices are less regulated than their more simply designed competitor, the Gamma Knife, a device engineered specifically for stereotactic radiosurgery.

The growing popularity of smartphones as multipurpose devices is eating into the sales of other electronic items like digital cameras and camcorders, leading to a fall in prices.