How to Use always-on in a Sentence

always-on

adjective
  • Oh, and 24 hours of battery life — this time with the always-on display.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Plus, the wearable sports the same large, always-on display as the Series 9.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
  • There’s now support for an always-on display, which rules.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 25 June 2024
  • But things changed with the Model 3 and its always-on magnetic motor.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2023
  • The new Google Pixel Watch 2 now achieves a reliable 24 hours on a single charge with the always-on display enabled.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The always-on screen supports variable refresh rates for smoother motion.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 14 Sep. 2023
  • If battery life is a concern, the still-available Galaxy Watch 5 Pro (which lasted longer than 57 hours with the always-on display active) might be the way to go.
    Christopher Janaro, PCMAG, 26 July 2023
  • Building trust is integral to the success of always-on programs.
    Tyler Moebius, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • This isn’t Microsoft’s first time trying an always-on time machine for PCs.
    Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 21 May 2024
  • In comparison, the Fitbit Charge 6 promises up to a week of battery life on a charge, but drained in just three days with the always-on display enabled in testing.
    PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The Metro Plus stroller proved to be the most travel-friendly and city-compatible, combining all the features that our always-on-the-go family requires.
    Nila Do Simon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Otherwise, the most noticeable update is the always-on OLED display.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2023
  • In the nearly ten years since Amazon launched its Alexa voice assistant, children have learned to embrace the always-on technology.
    Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
  • The most intrusive form of employee monitoring is via an always-on, live video feed.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • People didn’t even have always-on Internet connections in most homes.
    Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2014
  • The culprit behind this paradox, which leads to stressful beach time and no emails after 3 p.m, is America’s always-on workaholic culture.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
  • Nevertheless, the last-gen model is still an excellent wearable with support for watchOS 10 and a large, always-on display.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Granted, the always-on Garner playing a woman who urgently wants to be laid-back and fun seems in moments a bit too appropriately cast.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Online car sales are a big, though perhaps natural, progression of the always-on online marketplace.
    WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The always-on gadgets that were supposed to make my life easier, more fun, and more productive, now often disrupt my sleep, ruin any semblance of work-life balance, and wipe out my self-esteem.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The feature-rich fitness tracker still touts long battery life, a bright always-on display, and a full suite of sensors for tracking things like stress, your blood oxygen levels, and a host of fitness activities.
    Brandon Widder, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Even, Goldman Sachs, which is well known for its long hours and always-on culture, introduced the generous holiday package last year, (albeit only for senior staff).
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • During the always-on stream, a cast of Seinfeld-adjacent characters had befuddling conversations, made weird jokes, and moved through a world of crude, blocky graphics, all backed by a laugh track and directed by AI.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 18 Feb. 2023
  • In Android 15, an always-on taskbar will be a normal option, allowing for better multitasking on tablets and (presumably) open foldable phones.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 May 2024
  • More structured rules for determining who should be working on what, and how collaboration should best be organized, could walk us back from our current moment of always-on overload.
    Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
  • In addition to its always-on display, workout and health tracking features, and app notifications, this model now offers a brighter screen and the addition of a double tap feature for controlling the screen.
    Nick Guy, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Widespread remote work has increased message and meeting overload, and has dissolved the boundaries between work and home, introducing a feeling of always-on ubiquity.
    Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2024
  • With so much content vying for our attention and providing a constant soundtrack to our always-on lives, opportunities to sit quietly with ourselves are rare.
    Tasha Kleeman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Otherwise, the low power mode works the same as on any other watchOS 9-compatible Watch, disabling the always-on display, blood oxygen and heart rate sensors, and limiting notifications.
    Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But in a region where power officials are keenly aware of a future that includes more heat waves and drought, and less coal power, some see few alternatives for quickly replacing that always-on electricity.
    WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023

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