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Photos: Oh Christmas tree, oh LED tree

More than ever, consumers and others are turning to diode tech to save energy in their holiday displays. by CNET News.com

Tags: Diode, Light-emitting Diode, Photograph, Tree, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-12-24

A pollution indicator on our car dashboard?

This might soon be possible according to researchers at the University of Manchester. They've designed a near-infrared diode laser sensor able to record levels of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane directly from your car's exhaust. Their device could be one day incorporated into onboard diagnostic systems and be permanently...

Tags: Diode, Researcher, Exhaust, Pollution, Dashboard, Laser, Diode Laser Sensor, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-08-09

Electronics and Circuit Analysis Quick Study Guide. FREE first chapter in the trial (Mobile)

Boost Your grades with this illustrated quick-study guide. You will use it from an undergraduate school all the way to graduate school and beyond. FREE first chapter in the trial version.Features Clear and concise explanations Difficult concepts are explained in simple terms Illustrated with graphs and diagrams Search for the...

Tags: Diode, Mobile, Electronics, Amplifier, Modulation, Analysis, Semiconductors, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-07-24

System_Up_Time 1.2 (Windows)

Designed for everyone who would like to take a quick glimpse once in a while at how long the favorite machine has been chugging along since the last OS boot and especially for all the sysuptime obsessed recorder-holders out there. Here is a list of the main features: Diode matrix...

Tags: Diode, Matrix, Vladimir Dochev, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-07-11

Photo: Green light for portable projectors

Laser diode technology is being developed that could someday allow you to project video downloaded to your cell phone onto a wall or screen.

Tags: Laser diode technology, laser, diode, projector, wall, photograph, cell phone, video, phone

Image galleries 2007-05-25

Photos: Sony eyes OLED TVs

Company is looking at ways to bring flat-panel TVs based around organic light-emitting diodes.

Tags: Sony Corp., diode, flat panel, light-emitting diode, organic light-emitting diode, photograph, TV

Image galleries 2007-01-08

System_Up_Time widget 1.1 (Windows)

The System_Up_Time widget is for use with the Yahoo Widget Engine.Designed for everyone who would like to take a quick glimpse once in a while at how long the favourite machine has been chugging along since the last OS boot, and especially for all the sysuptime obsessed recorder-holders out there....

Tags: Diode, Microsoft Windows, Vladimir Dochev

Software downloads 2006-05-10

A scarf that changes color

Here is something you can add to your wish list of gifts, but not for this holiday season. According to a brief article from New Scientist, Japanese researchers from Keio University have made a chameleon scarf which changes color according with what you wear. Put a green jacket, and the...

Tags: scarf, light-emitting diode

Blog posts 2005-12-10

Electronic Devices Reference V2.0 for Palm OS 5 2.0 (Mobile)

Electronic Devices Reference V2.0 is the combination of Electronic Devices ReferenceLinear Integrated CircuitsElectronic Devices Reference is an invaluable reference covering a wide range of topics relating to Electronic Devices.The formulae, circuits, descriptions, applications, characteristic curves wherever applicable are included for the devices such as Diodes Transistors Amplifiers Regulators Thyristors OscillatorsDiodes...

Tags: Diode, Integrated Circuit, Palm OS 5, Mobile, Palm Inc., Circuit, Amplifier, Emcon Emsys Technologies, Semiconductors, Palm OS, Mobile Operating Systems, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-09-29

Additional Resources

Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Samsung RogueSamsung has had mixed results with touch-screen phones with full keyboards. Verizon's Samsung Glyde had its share of faults, but we liked the Samsung Impression for AT&T quite a bit. Fortunately, the new Samsung Rogue for Verizon Wireless is no slouch. Not only is it a touch-screen and...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Engineering, phone dialer, touch-screen interface, Verizon Wireless, Samsung Rogue, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-09-11

Rumblings: Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack'; does it matter?

Rumblings: Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack'; does it matter?I do shop at Radio ShackI shop for weird little things.And, I hate WorstBuy.How about new advertising, products, and actually material improvments?Leave the name alone, that is not what holds them back.RE: Rumblings: Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack';...

Tags: Radio Shack, Rumblings, Shack

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Acer H235H

For $240, the 23-inch Acer H235H includes DVI, VGA, and HDMI connections, an easy-to-use OSD, and built-in speakers. While its overall performance is solid, its games and movies performance exhibit somewhat washed-out color. Still, the Acer is a great deal for the asking price, but we recommend the Asus VH236H...

Tags: Engineering, Samsung SyncMaster P2370, OSD, Acer H235H, bezel, Acer Inc., light-emitting diode

Product reviews 2009-07-16

Illinois researchers create fastest LED ever; aid computing efficiency

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created the fastest LED ever, setting a a new record with a signal-processing modulation speed of 4.3 gigahertz, breaking the previous record of 1.7 GHz. Why is this important? Engineering professor Nick Holonyak Jr....

Tags: Researcher, Light-emitting Diode, Engineering, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-10

Sony debuts X-series Walkman with Wi-Fi, touchscreen OLED, noise cancellation

Watch out, Apple iPod touch: Sony today introduced its top-of-the-line Walkman portable media player, the X-series Walkman, that includes Wi-Fi capability and a 3-in. Organic Light Emitting Diode, or OLED, touchscreen. The company says the X-series Walkman's OLED screen provides "exceptional color reproduction,...

Tags: IBM xSeries, Touch Screen, Sony Corp., Organic Light-emitting Diode, Video, Wi-Fi, X-series Walkman, Display, Battery Life, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-13

2nd generation Android phones battle it out with iPhone

By the end of this summer, users will have three Android powered cell phone models to chose from instead of just one. Joining the venerable HTC Dream (aka the T-Mobile G1) will be the HTC Magic May and the Samsung I7500 June. The...

Tags: Apple iPhone, High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile G1, Phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HTC Magic, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Peripherals, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-04-28

AT&T's Samsung Impression's big, bright AMOLED screen

The Samsung Impression hit AT&T stores today. The candy-bar body slides down to reveal a nice, QWERTY keyboard -- perfect for you text-happy people out there. It also claims to be the first phone in the U.S. with an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode AMOLED screen. Whoa....

Tags: Phone, Screen, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., AT&T Corp., AMOLED Screen, Keyboards, 3G, Monitors & Displays, Telecom & Utilities, Engineering, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Nvidia Geforce 3D Vision Kit

The Nvidia 3D Vision Kit brings a unique 3D video game experience to your computer and is available from Nvidia for $199. The visual effect it produces in games is a fun gimmick, however, in some cases the 3D effect is more distracting than entertaining. We wouldn't recommend the...

Tags: Engineering, Games, PRODUCTIVITY, Monitors & displays, vision, NVidia Corp., 3D, Nvidia GeForce

Product reviews 2009-04-01

Nokia, AT&T debut thinnest smartphone ever

The thinnest smartphone on the market is coming to AT&T. Nokia has unveiled its E71x, just 10 millimeters thin and coming to AT&T in "coming weeks" for $99.99. The smartphone, which uses the Symbian OS, offers Wi-Fi, built-in GPS navigation, IM, video share, a music player, 3.2...

Tags: Touch Screen, Phone, Nokia Corp., Smart Phone, AT&T Corp., Camera, Smart Phones, Keyboards, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-30

ViewSonic VLED221wm

At $500, the ViewSonic VLED221wm can't keep pace with better monitors, such as the Gateway HD2201, which can be found for at least $300 cheaper. In our tests, the VLED221wm achieved good performance in games and movies, and it includes built-in speakers; however, its lacks an HDMI connection and ergonomic...

Tags: Engineering, Monitors & displays, footstand, ViewSonic VLED221wm, ViewSonic Corp., Gateway HD2201

Product reviews 2009-02-26

Apple LED Cinema Display (24-inch)

Editors' note: We didn't have time to test games and DisplayMate on the monitors. Those results and a full review are forthcoming, check back soon. The market for the 24-inch Apple LED Cinema Display is limited. Until third-party adaptors released, the display is only compatible with MacBooks with a Mini...

Tags: Apple-LED Cinema Display, Mini DisplayPort, display, bezel, Mini, Apple MacBook, monitor

Product reviews 2008-12-13