Ultimately, executives said, the reading and writing technology could be added to smart phones or other inexpensive handheld devices.

A filter driver is a Microsoft Windows driver that adds value to peripheral devices or supports a specialized device in the personal computer.

With this technology, Toshiba hopes to add more memory to cellphones and other devices that store photos and music.

While countering the soft-error threat, the circuitry adds cost and complexity to electronic devices.

Adding text messaging functionality to mobile devices began to gain traction in the mobile communication services community in the early 1980s.

Adding encryption facilities to devices makes them more expensive, a cost that is passed on to the user.

Various ingredients may be added to pyrotechnic devices to provide colour, smoke, noise or sparks.

So it's not surprising to see a growing trend to add wireless networking features to electronic devices.

The research hypothesis was that "adding decorative designs or stickers to medical devices before a procedure [would] significantly reduce aversion, fear, and anxiety.

In this way, the iControlPad is able to add traditional physical gaming controls to devices which otherwise rely on inputs such as touchscreens and accelerometers.