February 23, 2012 – 2:24 pm
By Yves Legrand – The California Energy Commission (CEC) has adopted a new power efficiency specification for battery chargers that will be sold in this state. The CEC has taken the lead one more time to impose better designed products that waste less energy. It is expected that the US federal specification will follow this lead. [...]
By Yves Legrand
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Also posted in Freescale, Smart Energy, The Embedded Beat, Uncategorized
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Tagged appliance efficiency, Battery Charging, california energy commission, cell phone chargers, efficiency regulations, energy efficiency standards, power efficiency, Smart Energy, WattSaver
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February 22, 2012 – 3:51 pm
By Stephane Gervais-Ducouret — Augmented reality and immersive virtual reality can seem complex. These new technologies add contextual information to our environment in a seamless way, overlaying information about what we see around us based on where we are. Already used in smartphone applications, augmented reality navigates us through the quickest route to the nearest [...]
February 14, 2012 – 2:30 pm
By Glen Burchers – Good job, gadget geeks. You’ve shown that you really know where to get your news on the latest technical contraptions. You picked the top 5 and you put some of the best and brightest in that elite list. Your top 5 includes Sylvie Barak of EE Times who just this week [...]
February 1, 2012 – 2:06 pm
By Glen Burchers – At CES we kicked off our annual “Smart Mobile Device Pundit” contest. Thousands of you responded with your vote for the top 20. I’m duly impressed – many of our trusted gadget advisors were nominated and made the top 20. We’ve got a great list of gadget advisors in this group. [...]
January 31, 2012 – 10:08 am
By Yves Legrand – Since Freescale introduced its Watt Saver solution to eliminate stand-by power consumption in AC/DC power adapters, I keep an eye on other innovations in this market. I was really amused by the PumPing Tap, which received a “red dot design award” for its spring-loaded socket that ejects the plug if an appliance [...]
January 17, 2012 – 4:56 pm
By Yves Legrand – Here are 10 cool applications where you may want to use wireless charging:
January 10, 2012 – 5:03 pm
By Glen Burchers – iPad2 or Kindle Fire? Macbook Air or Asus Zenbook? HTC Amaze 4G or Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G? When you’re laying down your hard-earned cash to buy gear that will perform and impress, which industry pundits do you trust to help you make the right choice? Freescale is again holding our annual [...]
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