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- Volt
- A unit of measurement of force, or pressure, in an electrical circuit. The common voltage of an AC power line is 120 volts of alternating current alternating directions. ...
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- (Photos: Cracking open 'Shocking Tanks')
- (Photos: Cracking open 'Shocking Tanks')Not 18 voltsYou can't get an electric shock from 18 volts. Maybe the battery is 18 volts but to get an electric shock that can be felt it mus be significantly higher than 18 volts. My electric scooter is 24 volts and I don't feel anything...
- Tags: volt, Shocking Tanks, photograph
- Discussion threads 2007-12-07
- IBM introduces Power6 chip
- IBM introduces Power6 chipInteresting - are they lower voltage?For the last many years, companies have been lowering the voltage that the CPUs use. It has gone down from 5 to 4 to 1 volt. The maximum that you could go down would be .71 volt as .7 volt is needed...
- Tags: Semiconductors, chip, IBM Corp., IBM POWER6, volt, transistor
- Discussion threads 2007-05-21
- (Images: GM's electric Volt)
- (Images: GM's electric Volt)VOLTThe way it is. I want a car that looks like that concept car... it is aggressive in styling and appeals to a large sector I am sure... I especially think that those who are predisposed to go alternative power would like something really out in front...
- Tags: alternative power, Volt, General Motors Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-09
Additional Resources
- Data center energy use
- Data center energy useHmmmm....1. It's still a positive contribution, even if it is a small one. 2. And I think real enterprises are seriously eying desktops a real money sinks when it comes to power.3. The same argument could be applied to oil. We shouldn't...
- Tags: Data centers, Operating systems, Servers, hardware, Data Center Energy, Sun Microsystems Inc., data center, Process Protection
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- My father, the casemodder
- I love hearing about these wacky aesthetic computer modifications that people do. While a lot of them definitely have the "cool" factor, most aren't exactly useful or practical. But when I heard about one particular "casemod" from one of my readers, I was intrigued. It just so happened that this...
- Tags: Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- FastMac taking pre-orders for U-Charge battery charger
- Back on 15 May 2008 I gave you an exclusive look at FastMac's TruePower U-Charge (US$69.95) portable battery charger. FastMac has announced that they're now accepting pre-orders for the innovative little charger. U-Charge looks like an AC adapter with a special charger tail that snaps onto the...
- Tags: apple ibook, battery charger, battery, fastmac, engineering, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, jason d. o\'grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- Sony XPLOD CDX-GT920U-- in-dash car stereo
- Easy on the eyes, the Sony Xplod CDX-GT920U sits close to the top of Sony's line of single DIN head units. The GT920U proves to be much more than just a pretty face, as it's packed with input options, including a rear USB input and a menu system that makes...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, car, iPod Adapter, menu option, add-on module, faceplate, CDX-GT920U, dial, digital audio, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-08-07
- Jump the connection revisited (Cracking Open the IBM PC Jr.)
- Jump the connection revisited (Cracking Open the IBM PC Jr.)Here is a modern solutionSimply gut the JR and put an Intel Mac mini inside it.You will then have a modern computer that can run the superior MacOS X or the malware sucking Windows.IBM PC Jr.The IBM PC Jr. was...
- Tags: Desktops, IBM PC, Cracking Open, PC, IBM Corp., computer
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- (Photos: Pushing cars from pump to plug)
- (Photos: Pushing cars from pump to plug)How Ironical....I consider it the greates irony that this conference was held in California... The same California that won't let another electrical generation plant to be built and can't keep all it's existing A/Cs running... Just where to they think they are going to...
- Tags: car, charger, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Ego Cup
- With many states recently passing hands-free laws banning the use of handsets while driving, we're seeing a flood of new Bluetooth devices into what is already a pretty crowded market. The Funkwerk Ego Cup is one such device, promising clear calls without fear of a citation. It stands apart from...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Ego Cup, cup-holder
- Product reviews 2008-07-23
- Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive (250GB, Brown)
- The 250GB brown leather is a classy refresh of their eGo external hard drives. Last year, we reviewed the 160GB Cherry Red version for $130. This new eGo gets an aesthetic upgrade and 110 more gigs of space for just $20 more. If you like the look and feel of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, hard drive, Iomega eGo, Iomega Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-07-02
- Detroit auto industry going through shock therapy? As in electric shock? Sales numbers say this is real and this is do-or-die
- Detroit auto industry going through shock therapy? As in electric shock? Sales numbers say this is real and this is do-or-dieAmerica is finishedThis latest downturn coupled with the internet and lax foreign ownership laws means that the devaluation of housing, which would normally ultimately let poor Americans back...
- Tags: industry, Big 3, sales, therapy, Saturn
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Detroit auto industry going through shock therapy? As in electric shock? Sales numbers say this is real and this is do-or-die
- Perhaps never has the Detroit auto industry faced such a challenge. Not from the small cool VW beetle in the 1960s. Not from the onslaught of Datsun and Toyota a decade later. Not from the Honda Civic in the Nineties. This time the challenge is not...
- Tags: Industry, Gasoline, Therapy, General Motors Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- 2009 Toyota Matrix S AWD
- Photo gallery:2009 Toyota Matrix S AWDWhen Toyota launched the Matrix in 2002, the advertising emphasized its technology features, including navigation and an AC outlet, rare features for a car in this price bracket at that time. Since then, other inexpensive cars, such as the Mitsubishi Lancer and Honda Civic Si,...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, S-trim, instrument-cluster, Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota Matrix, AC outlet
- Product reviews 2008-06-10
- Apogee HDMI 3x1 Mini Switcher
- HDMI connectivity is quickly becoming a must-have connection type for all kinds of gadgets. But while the list of gadgets with an HDMI output is growing, the number of HDMI inputs on HDTVs and receivers is limited. That's where HDMI switchers come into play, allowing you to add more HDMI-enabled...
- Tags: HDMI connectivity, takeaway, switcher, HDMI, IR Receiver, HDMI switcher
- Product reviews 2008-06-05
- Rule change: we're playing corporate greenmail now
- Canada is the first to offer a ransom. The government there will give GM money if GM will keep Canadians employed. So the rush to subsidize what might be a viable efficient new car from GM...or might not be, is clearly on. It's not expected the current...
- Tags: Canada, Clean Technology, General Motors Corp., Engineering, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Daily Debrief: GM goes lean and green
- CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi chats with CarTech Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham about GM's decision to close four North American truck manufacturing plants. The news behind the headline indicates a trend toward smaller vehicles and a push to roll out the company's hybrid car, the Chevy Volt.
- Tags: General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, News, kara tsuboi, wayne cunningham, chevrolet, chevy volt, hummer, green, hybrid, prius, electric car, environment
- Videos 2008-06-03
- ScopeOnPC (zip)
- ScopeOnPC is a free software that uses the PC parallel port and an ADC Analog To Digital converter circuit to turn your PC into a full featured ocliloscope. Sampling: 100K Samples per second DOS version -100KHz Sampling: 40K Samples per second Windows version - 40KHz -5 V To +5V Input...
- Tags: PC, ScopeOnPC, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-06-02
- Get one of these: Chumby (updated)
- So what is Chumby? It kind of defies description. When I first saw Chumby I thought that it was an alarm clock that displays that weather and news headlines – which it does – but it's really more than that. It's really a little WiFi connected Internet...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Computer, Battery, Productivity, Wireless LANs, Keyboards, Engineering, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Chumby, Hardware, Peripherals
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Beltronics Pro RX65
- Among the higher-priced echelon of radar detectors, the Beltronics Pro RX65 includes solid features and easy user programming, along with demonstrated threat detection. Its interface choices range from a simple warning to a highly technical frequency display. While its simple three button interface is easy to use, its volume control...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, radar, Pro RX65, X-band, sensitivity, display
- Product reviews 2008-05-06
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