Portable instruments, usually equipped to also measure current and resistance in the form of a multimeter, are standard test instruments used in electrical and electronics work.

Portable, temporary power distribution equipment for events is commonly of the “ plug and play ” variety which doesn ’ t require a degree in electrical engineering to connect a system together but it does a good understanding of electrical theory and safety.

Portable hot tub / portable home spa: name for any hot tub / home spa that is pre-assembled and sits above ground ; actual size and features of a portable hot tub vary widely, from small portable hot tubs that weigh only a few hundred pounds and plug into a household outlet to large tubs that weigh several thousand pounds and require specific installation methods and electrical wiring.

MIPS implementations are primarily used in embedded systems such as Windows CE devices, routers, residential gateways, and video game consoles such as the Sony PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.

Portable devices appear in the navigation pane of the library where their content can be browsed and searched.

* Certain gaming devices, such as the PlayStation Eye, Kinect, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita and some mobile devices, use cameras to augment computer graphics onto live footage.

The XScale is also used in devices such as PVPs ( Portable Video Players ), PMCs ( Portable Media Centres ), including the Creative Zen Portable Media Player and Amazon Kindle E-Book reader, and industrial embedded systems.

WMV is a mandatory video codec for PlaysForSure-certified online stores and devices, as well as Portable Media Center devices.

Many platforms have been based on the core Windows CE operating system, including Microsoft's AutoPC, Pocket PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 2003 SE, Windows Mobile 5. 0, Windows Mobile 6, Smartphone 2002, Smartphone 2003, Portable Media Center, Zune, Windows Phone and many industrial devices and embedded systems.

Portable communications devices refer to hand-held or wearable devices.

Older MuVo devices and all Jukebox models use a custom protocol named PDE ( Portable Digital Entertainment, a Creative internal device designation ) that requires the installation of drivers before the device can be recognised by the operating system.

Raw, the series expanded with yearly releases for various other consoles including the PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and Wii, as well as mobile devices.

The term originated with the iPhone / iOS jailbreaking community and has also been used as a term for PlayStation Portable hacking ; these devices have repeatedly been subject to jailbreaks, allowing the execution of arbitrary code, and sometimes have had those jailbreaks disabled by vendor updates.

It is the successor to the PlayStation Portable as part of the PlayStation brand of gaming devices.

Ports of Basilisk II exist for multiple computing platforms, including BeOS, Linux, AmigaOS, Windows NT, Mac OS X and mobile devices such as the PlayStation Portable.

Companies, including Creative Technology, Intel, iriver and Samsung, that manufacture devices based on Microsoft's " Portable Media Center specification ", have widely adopted MTP.

GamePro was an American multiplatform video game magazine media company publishing online and print content on the video game industry, video game hardware and video game software developed and released on various video game consoles ( e. g., PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii ), PC computers and even on mobile devices ( e. g., PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, iPhone ).

Also, Windows Media Player 10 shipped with a transcoder to convert DVR-MS to WMV only when syncing with portable devices such as a Portable Media Center.

The resulting MP4 files can then be played back by the OSD on a TV, or by other devices with MP4 playback capability such as Sony's PlayStation Portable, Apple's iPod, Neuros 442 and other portable devices.

The Neuros MPEG4 Recorder was revised as version 2 with an enhanced processor and higher resolution recording ( 480p ) for use with devices such as the iPod, PlayStation Portable, smartphones and other handhelds.

Portable oxygen concentrators usually can also be plugged into the DC outlet of a vehicle, and most of these devices have the ability to run from electric batteries, also, for ambulatory use.

The main character from the Namco game for the PlayStation Portable Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception who remains unnamed in the story but rather goes by his codename Gryphus-1 ( as he is the leader of the Gryphus Squadron ) is known as the " Southern Cross ", and his squadron's emblem is an Andean Condor with the Southern Cross in its beak.

* BeOS Revision 4 and later for x86 based computers ( where it replaced the Portable Executable format ; the PowerPC version stayed with Preferred Executable Format ).

A game of the same name developed by G-Artists and published by Bandai was released in 2005 for PlayStation Portable, but this is a sequel to the PlayStation 2 game, with a completely different storyline, setting, and gameplay.

* Number of Portable Phone Users with the Internet Access: 71, 044, 000 ( June 2004 )

It was derived from PCC, the Portable C Compiler, which was included with that system.

Portable PC computers at the time were still oriented toward DOS, and tended to have the keyboard forward towards the user, with empty space behind it, so this was a surprising innovation and set the standard layout all future notebook computers would follow.

The game has also been ported to the PlayStation Portable ( PSP ), with multiplayer options, the ability to load maps and mods, and has inspired homebrew like Kurok, a mix of Turok and Goldeneye 64, and Left 4 Quake, a fan-made Left 4 Dead in Quake.

An abbreviated version of the work ( with a foreword by Sigmund Freud ), was published as The Portable Scatalog in 1994.

In 1988 Amstrad attempted to make the first affordable portable personal computer with the PPC512 and 640 models, introduced a year before the Macintosh Portable.

AIX programs are binary compatible with OS / 400 when using OS / 400's PASE ( Portable Applications System Environment ).

* Layinka Swinburne, " Dancing with the Mermaids: Ship ’ s Biscuit and Portable Soup ", in Harlan Walker ( ed.

It introduced products such as the IBM PC Convertible which was outsold by the heavier but much earlier and more compatible Compaq Portable, and the PCjr, which had significant incompatibilities with the original PC and was soon discontinued.

Portable dishwashers exist in 45 and 60 cm ( Europe ) 18 and 24 inch ( US ) widths, with casters and attached countertops.

That company would be Meguro-based Q Entertainment ( which he co-founded with a core team of ex-Sega veterans ) which initially produced two puzzle games for portable, handheld gaming systems: Lumines for the PlayStation Portable and Meteos for the Nintendo DS.

Other terms from the late 20th century include GBAD ( Ground Based AD ) with related terms SHORAD ( Short Range AD ) and MANPADS (" Man Portable AD Systems ": typically shoulder launched missiles ).

MP2 files are compatible with some Portable audio players, but MP3 and other formats are preferred because of higher fidelity.

* Portable classroom, a temporary classroom for schools with insufficient building capacity

Image: Portable LED traffic light. jpg | Temporary LED traffic lights with sensor in Australia

The PlayStation Portable handheld game console can play M-JPEG from the Memory Stick Pro Duo under the. avi extension with a resolution of 480 × 272.

Portable home cinemas improved over time with color film, Kodak Super 8 mm film cartridges, and monaural sound but remained awkward and somewhat expensive.

Activision and Traveller's Tales, creators of the Lego Star Wars games, released Transformers: The Game in 2007 to tie in with the live-action feature film for the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2.

In January 1983 Compaq began shipping the Compaq Portable with a CRT.

* Portable Altarpiece: Crucifixion with Christ blessing ; St Nicholas ; St Gregory

The new Apogee soon signed a deal with Deep Silver to co-publish a trio of Duke Nukem games for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable called Duke Nukem Trilogy.