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- Smart Planet: A bright idea for wasteful office lighting
- Adura Technologies has developed a mesh-based lighting system that is reducing costs and consumption inside buildings. The technology consists of wireless radios that plug into florescent light fixtures giving employees more control over their personal lighting space. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Adura Technologies, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Deck the halls with LED
- Sounds OKSounds like a reasonable idea although the cost of LED lights is quite high ($30?).lehnerus2000$30 for LED lights?We buy sets here for $15... and considering that the power consumption is so much lower that they quite literally pay for themselves in the savings on my electric bill, they're worth...
- Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- How much do stores jack up ambient lighting to sell you HDTVs?
- It's more direct than that.Go to Best Buy and amazingly, the cheapest sets look like they should not have shipped from the factory failing quality control while the high cost sets are superb. I had an employee try to stop me from pressing the "default" settings on the TVs...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, TV, brightness, HDTV
- Discussion threads 2009-08-09
- CellScope--photos
- A special lens designed by a group of researchers at the University of California at Berkeley can turn a regular camera phone into a powerful microscope camera capable of taking photo of bacteria in florescent light. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, Camera, Camera Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-07-21
- Shutting down your PC: Frugal fact, or financial fiction?
- Shutting down your PC: Frugal fact, or financial fiction?Dave's is closerHowever 10 minutes and 5 minutes are a bit of an exaggeration unless you are using 5+ year old equipment. Which most workers do not. The actual number of minutes is probably half that, maybe less. However that still puts...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Shutting Down, Frugal fact, financial fiction, Frugal, computer, PC, financial, Dave
- Discussion threads 2009-04-13
- 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
- Google wants to tap into your electric meter; Enters smart grid fray
- Google wants to tap into your electric meter; Enters smart grid frayDo you REALLY think most consumers care "where the power is going."?Not likely.And so what? Is someone NOT going to use their dryer because they see a spike on a graph? What a complete waste of time. Google is...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Wants, electric meter, power company, grid
- Discussion threads 2009-02-10
- Not only green, efficient, but now cheaper
- Not only green, efficient, but now cheaperNice, I use leds in my treehouseThey fit in MR-16 compatible fixtures wired to regular wall switches.They're wired to my 6v dc batteries to make 12v and last for days without running the generator -which sips gas at a cost of about 200 per...
- Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode
- Discussion threads 2009-01-30
- MWSF09 Best in Show: TechRestore matte finish MacBook screen
- MWSF09 Best in Show: TechRestore matte finish MacBook screenWhy does your picture...the anti-glare screen cutting down the brightness, but the picture on their website shows the opposite?Physics tells us that only one of these is correct. Refraction and diffusion causes light loss.RE: MWSF09 Best in Show: TechRestore matte finish...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, TechRestore
- Discussion threads 2009-01-10
- 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
- Official Gmail Themes are beautiful
- Official Gmail Themes are beautifulRE: Official Gmail Themes are beautifulAs usual, this new feature is not enabled for google apps users.I noticed that earlier today. The new default is the best, and looks great.This is what is great about web applications! You get constant refreshes and improvements.RE: Official Gmail Themes...
- Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Official Gmail Themes, Google Gmail
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x
- The Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x is the first consumer-level LCD monitor we've reviewed that has LED backlighting. This 24-inch display proved to be an excellent performer with games and movies, showing accurate color reproduction and deep blacks. It includes the "ergonomic trifecta" of screen pivoting, rotation, and height adjustments. And it...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, panel depth, ThinkVision L2440x, Lenovo Group Ltd., OSD
- Product reviews 2008-11-12
- Death to the glossy display!
- Death to the glossy display!Amen brother JasonThe iPhone, the MacBook, the MacBook Air, the latest iMac... What's next - the Cinema Displays??RE: Death to the glossy display!Glossies are great for movies but not appropriate for anything else (i.e., business applications - the purported market of the MBA).I know what you...
- Tags: Glossy screen, glossy display, display, Apple Inc., Glossy
- Discussion threads 2008-01-22
- Big Coal making big announcement...fate of states awaits
- Big Coal making big announcement...fate of states awaitsSmall Woman Owned Business Goes GreenRestorative Medical Inc., a small woman owned company whose products are totally Made In America, is proud to announce its Green Initiative. We are dedicated to preserving our Earth's natural resources while protecting our environment. Some...
- Tags: Big Coal, Java RMI
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- Before buying an HD display, read this lowdown on 720p vs. 1080i vs 1080p
- Before buying an HD display, read this lowdown on 720p vs. 1080i vs 1080pSecond Rule: Beware the Ringers[B]Speaking of shopping in superstores for these bad boys, one thing I've learned is that you don't want to eyeball the image quality of these displays in a typical showroom setting where florescent...
- Tags: 1080p, 1080i
- Discussion threads 2007-12-10
- Before buying an HD display, read this lowdown on 720p vs. 1080i vs 1080p
- Last week and just in time for any big holiday buying you plan on doing, David Carnoy who works over at one of ZDNet's sister organizations within CNET published what he's calling the final word on 720p vs. 1080p: the two "competing" resolutions for high definition HD television. Carnoy's...
- Tags: 1080i, TV, LCD, 1080p, Carnoy, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- How green is your PC?
- How green is your PC?What is the difference ....What are the differences in the sleep/standby/suspend modes betweenVista and XP?RE: How green is your PC?I recently built my own Windows home server http://www.justechn.com/reviews/articles/2007/10/28/windows_home_server_hardware.php and I also used the Kill A Watt to measure the power it used. I was very happy...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, PC, hard drive, server, Windows Home, notebook, Microsoft Windows Home Server
- Discussion threads 2007-11-30
- A Manhattan Project to bust up OPEC
- A Manhattan Project to bust up OPECHow do you get to work and shopping?Walk? Ride the bus or subway? Writers always seem to think that raising the gas tax will solve all our problems. First, no matter what the government would say about a new tax on gas,...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, nuclear energy, OPEC, Manhattan Project, tax
- Discussion threads 2007-11-30
- Can you save the planet by switching to a "black" Google?
- Can you save the planet by switching to a "black" Google?BacklightYou'll probably find that most of the LCD power draw was to support the backlight used to make things visible.Something like Blackle seems just like a tricky way to capture traffic and monitor people's queries. You could probably just...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Google Inc., Blackle, monitor, LCD, CRT
- Discussion threads 2007-08-29
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