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Photos: Maker Faire unboxed

Weekend event celebrates the do-it-yourselfer ethos with fire, paint, BBs, wire, shadows, and tongue-in-cheek engineering. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, CNET News.com, Light-emitting Diode, Coil, Engineering, Internet, Ethos

Image galleries 2008-05-06

Give your computer the sense of touch

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University CMU have developed a new haptic interface using magnetic levitation to give computer users the sense of touch. Unlike current haptic systems, this new device doesn't use gloves or robotic arms. It uses 'magnetic levitation and a single moving part to give users a highly...

Tags: Carnegie-Mellon University, Coil, Computer, Haptic Device, Hollis, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-05

EngCalc (Electrical) - Palm Calculator Software (Mobile)

Calculations & Conversions at your finger tips.100+ Engineering formulas catering to Electrical Engineering. A must have for Electrical Engineers. Empower yourself with instant references and solutions of frequently encountered calculation at your finger tips. Just few taps, and all the calculations that consumed lots of efforts and time will vanish,...

Tags: Capacitance, Software, Mobile, Palm Inc., Calculation, Unit, 3GR Technologies, Coil, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Telecom & Utilities, Security

Software downloads 2007-07-17

A wireless power transmission plastic sheet

Several companies have started to sell power pads that can charge your cellphone when you put it on the pads surface. But these silicon-based pads are expensive -- and relatively specialized. Now, Japanese researchers have built a plastic sheet which could power all the devices placed close to it. So...

Tags: Wireless &, Telecom, Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment, Computers &, Internet

Blog posts 2007-04-30

The ATLAS 830-ton magnet system is up

ATLAS is a particle physics experiment which has been designed to analyze data gathered from CERNs Large Hadron Collider LHC scheduled to start its activity in November 2007. One of the components of the ATLAS detector is its huge magnet system. According to CERN, the worlds largest superconducting magnet has...

Tags: ATLAS Detector, Atlas, Energy &, Environment, Science &, Nature

Blog posts 2006-11-22

Part 15 AM Antenacalc 1.3 (Windows)

Part 15 AM Antenacalc - Excel template for Part 15 AM BCB experimenters. Uses the classic bottom loaded vertical raditor with inductor calculations. Inputs for radiator height and diameter, top hat and frequency. Outputs microHenries, number of turns for an air coil, air coil dimensions and 50 Ohm tap point.

Tags: Coil, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2006-08-12

Gadget Watch: Cat-shaped LCD monitors and flower speakers

Two cool items from Japan that you may never get to buy:Kitty cat screeni-Mii, a 15-inch, cat-shaped LCD monitor from Greenhouse has ears that function as speakers, while the feet and tail function as the stand. Available in green and orange, the display runs at 1024x768 and will sell for...

Tags: coil

Blog posts 2004-09-15

EngCalc (Electrical) - Windows Mobile Calculator Software (Mobile)

Calculations & Conversions at your finger tips.90+ Engineering formulas catering to Electrical Engineering. A must have for Electrical Engineers. Empower yourself with instant references and solutions of frequently encountered calculation at your finger tips. Just few taps, and all the calculations that consumed lots of efforts and time will vanish,...

Tags: Capacitance, Software, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Unit, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, 3GR Technologies, Coil, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Telecom & Utilities, Security

Software downloads 2004-01-11

Additional Resources

Large Hadron Collider to restart in November

That sure is one heck of a COIL.I'd like to be there when they fire it off. Nothing better than cutting EDGE. BLEED!Detector That is actually a detector not a coil....RE: Large Hadron Collider to restart in Novemberwill it cure cancer, solve world hunger, clean the oceans, ready set...

Tags: Short-sighted people, CERN

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Klipsch unveils S4i, in-ear headphones alternative for iPhone, iPod shuffle

Klipsch on Tuesday unveiled its Image S4i, an in-ear headset that includes an in-line microphone and remote, positioning the pair as an alternative to Apple's in-ear headphones for the iPhone and iPod touch, nano, classic and shuffle. The headset...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Headphone, Apple iPod, Microphone, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., Klipsch, Image S4i, Ear Bud, Digital Music, Digital Media, 3G, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Cellular Phones, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Oracle spinning its numbers a tad too much?

Oracle spinning its numbers a tad too much?Bull...Talk about stretching the truth... I have never seen so poor a representation of numbers than this...A very poor shot, if can't do an accurate comparisson, just spin things out and lie.I'm an ex SAP and ex Oracle customer and there is a...

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Leadership, Strategy, Enterprise software, SAP AG, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

A Layman's Explanation of the Role of IT Racks in Cooling Your Data Center

Unless it is an actively cooled rack (i.e. one with a cooling coil, which looks like a radiator), the rack is a passive player in the thermal system. The amount of IT systems the rack can "Cool" depends on the room's ability to deliver adequate temperature air to the rack....

Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Rack, Layman, Strategy, Data Centers, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2009-06-01

D-Link turns every power outlet into wall-to-wall network

D-Link turns every power outlet into wall-to-wall network...nothing newI've had this running in my home for about a year now...I mean, I get that this may be a new product for D-Link, but don't go making it sound like they've invented something new here. They're just catching on, there are...

Tags: Home networking, Overall IT, D-Link Systems, power outlet, network

Discussion threads 2009-04-15

It's been real, it's been fun...

As of tomorrow, my tenure with ZDNet comes to an end. Seven months of intermittent rambling and occasionally pertinent commentary come to an end as I shuffle off this ZDNet coil, err, blog. I must say that I have enjoyed the experience and I...

Tags: Venue, Blog, Blogging, Internet, Adam O'Donnell

Blog posts 2009-03-30

Waves iGTR

If you've graduated from "Guitar Hero" to playing an actual guitar, but you're feeling a little shy about cranking things up, the Waves iGTR ($60) let's you play over your headphones while maintaining the sonic character of playing through an amplifier.DesignThe iGTR is about the size of a small paperback...

Tags: control layout, iGTR, headphone

Product reviews 2009-02-19

Windows Mobile: What

Windows Mobile: WhatIt is a race between WM and AndroidFor me, the race is between Microsoft improving its WM software and Android improving its hardware selection. I really like the Android OS but the hardware choice is totally lacking. I really like WM hardware (the HTC Touch Diamond is the...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, hardware, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-02-04

United Coil Center Cuts Account Closing Time From Ten Days to Five Days

United Coil Center wanted to replace aging accounting system with a more advanced, flexible financial management platform and ensure the new system can be easily interfaced with existing applications to minimize implementation workload. The challenge was to provide accurate, up-to-date business data and accelerate delivery of month-end financial reports. United...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Finance, Financial Planning

Case studies 2009-02-01

Getting a charge the wireless way

Getting a charge the wireless wayCareful about energy efficiencyMost of these approaches will tend to waste more energy than the approach currently in use. They will work but the advantage is primarily in convenience and not "Green Tech"RE: Getting a charge the wireless wayThen there will be lawsuits from getting...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, wireless way, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

RF Toolbox OSX 3.7 (Mac)

RF Toolbox helps with the design of the following types of antennas: Dipole Fat Dipole Yagi J-Pole Super J-Pole Log Periodic Cubic Quad Vertical It also assists with the following calculations: Coil Design LC Filter Design Transmission Line Loss L Matching Networks Pi Matching Networks Impedance Calculations...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Calculation, Antenna, Black Cat Systems, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-12-22

BiotSavart 4.0.17 (Windows)

BiotSavart calculates the magnetic field resulting from general 3-D configurations of current-carrying conductors. It has proven useful in the design of superconducting and copper coil systems. Conductor types include current loop, thin and thick solenoid, racetrack coil, and filamentary wire of arbitrary path. The magnetic field can be calculated along...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Magnetic Field, BiotSavart

Software downloads 2008-12-06