Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Wujec

An astrolabe is relatively unknown in today's world. But, at the time, in the 13th century, it was the gadget of the day. It was the world's first popular computer. And it was a device that, in fact, is a model of the sky.

James Neal

We recognize that some people don't want to have separate imaging devices for their photos and video. Our new Cyber-shot has been specifically engineered for these people.

Jean Arp

Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation.

Anne Sweeney

Our company has been very forward-thinking about digital technology and the opportunity that it gives us. As we move into a world where we have more and more devices at our disposal, that really means more and more opportunities for the Walt Disney Co. to reach you: through our entertainment, through all of our divisions.

It is users that are driving the networks with innovations on top of the networks and with innovations in the devices space. This is very healthy.

James Fenton

Metrics are not a device for restraining the mad, any more than 'open form' or free verse is a prairie where a man can do all kinds of manly things in a state of wholesome unrestrictedness.

Our goal was to provide the most effective, reliable, easy to use, life-saving device possible for those who are using or visiting these facilities.

Over the next six weeks or so, they'll be inside the pipelines with their electronic equipment and their sounding devices and they'll be testing every foot of this pipeline.

Pakistan may be driven to test a nuclear device for political reasons within the country, (to) show its own people that it can do this, even though, from the standpoint of a national interest, it would be better off not testing.

Mark Hatfield

Our screeners have very specific standard operating procedures. They are trained for how to react when they discover a weapon, explosive device or hazardous material.

Paris Hilton

My phone has become an all-in-one entertainment device and mobile games are an integral part of that. Mobile gaming is really hot right now and I'm excited to be part of this project.

Just having this monitoring device will hopefully help to temper some of their urges.

I think they will have a device and an MVNO.

Late this morning, two US soldiers were slightly wounded when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device or a hand grenade, ... The explosion set fire to the vehicle.

I think the key is that people won't use a single device, but a series of more specialized devices tailored to specific needs.

Susan Wojcicki

I think the phone is a really personal device in a lot of ways. If you drop your phone or lose it there's a moment of panic. On the other hand there's a lot of control that users have.

I think that physicians have a responsibility to return these devices, or they can encourage families to return the devices to the manufacturer. We've been talking about this for 30 years ... Unfortunately, the devices end up in the hands of the lawyers.

Labels are devices for saving talkative persons the trouble of thinking

This was only a draft description that we sent to device manufacturers for the purpose of getting feedback. Our legal team reviewed the description and promptly revised it.

There are so many devices that can receive video, creating complexities, because suddenly you can have a TV, laptop, smartphone, pads. And they are of different sizes. It's clear that you need to standardise and get a much more efficient TV delivery.

If WinCE devices cannibalize PC laptop sales, Microsoft's profits get eroded.

If the application of this equipment yields positive results, the extensive use of such devices during federal elections could be considered.

(Mobile phones are) a device that's synonymous with the person as opposed to fixed-line phones. It's inevitable that they're going to exploit that.

Software has to work with all carriers. People will want any application to work on any device on any network. Open standards will drive down costs. As the market matures, the technology will have to open up.

Todd Rundgren

I first started doing some somewhat technology-based shows in the '80s. If you wanted to get real technical about it, back in the '70s I used to open up with Utopia with just me on the stage with a four-track tape recorder. So, technically, I've been using the help of various devices pretty much throughout my career.

Motorola is hell-bent on making sure we have the hottest device in all form factors.

One of the things we've always strived to do was position this as a new portable entertainment device that obviously plays games, but has so much more to offer,

Kevin Young

When you can incorporate a medical device to an existing technology, it's a logical step. Patients will already be very familiar with it because it exists in their lives.

If these devices help keep drivers alert, they're welcome. But if they're mandatory, that's another question.

Bill Richardson

It could spark the production of supercomputers that fit into the palm of your hand or tiny devices to fight disease and repair injuries from inside our bodies,

I think PSP is going to be the most successful handheld entertainment device ever. What it will do in terms of the versatility, obviously you can download music to it, and you'll be able to enjoy all your great tunes on it.

There's a place for high function, multi-purpose devices but it is a relatively small market.

As more of them become certified, it's going to be even easier to do device discovery.