Texas Instruments claims its latest lithium-ion battery charger IC can reduce charge time by 50% in smartphones and tablets compared to today's designs. The bq2419x family of 4.5A output, 20V input-rated switch-mode chargers have a I2C ...
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Light-emitting diode, or LED, fixtures serve as an efficient alternative to fluorescent and incandescent lights. LEDs offer a potential energy savings of 82 to 93 percent compared to traditional lighting types, according to the Lighting ...
There’s good news for potential buyers of clean energy vehicles (CEVs) in British Columbia. If you thought you had missed out on your chance to save up to $5000 on a qualifying CEV, don’t worry: the province’s ...
Sony Mobile Communications (USA), Inc. ("Sony Mobile") brings the Xperia ZL to the US, offering consumers the best of Sony in a premium smartphone. The Xperia ZL is now available online for pre-sale at Sony Store and will soon be available ...
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When Apple launched the first iPad, tablets were tablets, and laptops were laptops. Sure, there were cross-over features, but aside from a few outliers, it was always pretty clear which was which. Enter Windows 8: We're now seeing tablets ...
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The future of energy storage has taken root on an onion farm in southern California. Seeking to offset its electricity bills, Gills Onions in Oxnard has installed a flow battery. When electricity prices from the grid peak, the farm can tap ...
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China’s Guangzhou Automotive Group (GAC) has released the technical details of its innovative GAC E-jet plug-in concept. The GAC E-jet is an extended range electric car, applying a similar propulsion principle to the ...
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Monster Watts, an innovator of Qi standard wireless charger systems for the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2, will accept trade ins towards the receivers compatible with the Galaxy S4 and Note 3 when they are available. New York City based ...
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The Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be loaded with cool features—but I predict that some of the coolest will trickle down to the older S III, which is currently one of the most highly-rated smart phones in our Ratings. And currently, the S ...
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A plug-in version of the 2013 Mercedes Benz S-Class that is set to use less fuel than a Toyota Prius has been confirmed indirectly by the German car maker. The anticipated petrol-electric version was inadvertently revealed during a media ...
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The Subaru XV Hybrid will become the Japanese brand’s first petrol-electric production model when it debuts at next week’s 2013 New York auto show. Subaru says the XV Hybrid will become the most fuel-efficient and ...
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Canon today introduced what it says is the lightest and smallest SLR to date: the 18-megapixel Canon EOS Rebel SL1, which according to Canon weighs only 14.4 ounces (without the battery or SD memory card). That's more in line with what ...
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Advanced Power Electronics has announced the APE2902, a high-efficiency VFM Step-up DC/DC converter for small, low input voltage or battery powered systems with ultra-low quiescent supply current. Devices can operate from a positive input ...
Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp has launched the latest addition to its TOSLINK fiber-optic transmission device line-up: fiber optic transmission modules that can send and receive signals from DC to 500kb/s with low current consumption up to a ...
April fool's day is just around the corner, but DeWalt was not joking when they announced that their Model: DCR015 12V MAX/20V MAX Combination Radio/Charger will be available starting on April 1st.* That's right, DeWalt MAX owners no ...