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iGO Power Trip line kicks mobile device charging down to the basics

Chris Burns — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:17:33 +0000

If you’ve been searching for a mobile device battery that’ll power your smartphone or tablet up from your pocket recently, you know there’s essentially no end to your choices. The difference between one battery and the next can be as simple as the color choices you’ve got available. With the company iGO you’ve got a

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Chrome for Windows gets battery-saving feature, Do Not Track

Brittany Hillen — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:29:59 +0000

Google has released version 23 of its Windows Chrome browser, which includes a feature designed to save users’ battery life. Unlike with previous versions of Chrome for Windows, the latest version provides enhanced video decoding, which reduces hardware usage and thusly increases battery life. This is in addition to a couple of other handy features,

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Pics reveal expansion at Apple’s data center

Ben Kersey — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:14:24 +0000

Apple’s main data center is currently located in Maiden, North Carolina, covering 500,000 square feet that houses the servers for iCloud among other services. Wired has managed to take pictures of the new addons that Apple is adding to the data center which will help generate power, including a site for a 4.8 megawatt biogas

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iPad power costs $1.36 a year

Chris Burns — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:13:37 +0000

For a device that’s so extremely popular that the rest of the tablet market is inevitably compared to it first and foremost, it seems that the iPad is undeniably inexpensive when it comes to cash needed to charge it up. The iPad has an internal battery – a rather large one, at that – and

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SafePlug offers remote control of you home’s electricity

SlashGear Team — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:53:19 +0000

SafePlug offers a way to remotely access the outlets in your home. The SafePlug outlet can be mounted like a normal outlet, or just plug into an existing one. Through an included program, owners will be able to see precisely how much power is used – and from what is using it. Paired with the

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Bill Gates helping China build super-safe nuclear reactor

Chris Davies — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:32:45 +0000

Bill Gates is helping China go nuclear safely, with an innovative new reactor design being developed between Terrapower and Chinese engineers that would prioritize long-lasting, clean energy with minimal waste. Gates expects work on the fourth-gen reactor to cost in excess of $1bn over the next five years, the BBC reports, with the company he founded, Terrapower,

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French safety standards for nuclear reactors need updating says study

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:24:14 +0000

After the tragedy that happened this year in Japan with the flooding and tsunami that caused the Fukushima nuclear reactor to leaked radiation, many countries in Europe including France are working to test their nuclear reactors. The tests are to be sure that the plants could withstand a natural disaster without leaking radiation. The French

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Texas Instruments unveils more efficient boost charger for harvesting energy

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:44:11 +0000

The idea of little nano-generator chips inside all sorts of products for harvesting small amounts of energy to operate low power circuits is very appealing. This is a particularly important technology for sensors in things like security systems and other uses that only need tiny bits of power to operate. Being able to harvest that

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Researchers create printed devices capable of harvesting electromagnetic energy for power

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:02:27 +0000

Researchers and scientists are working around the globe to find new and novel ways to generate the power needed to operate sensors and devices for all sorts of needs. Researchers at Georgia Tech including professor Manos Tentzeris, Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering professor, have developed a very interesting new way to harvest

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