A variety of over-current and overvoltage products are on the market for protecting VDSL telecommunications circuits. These include transformer line-side capacitors, transformer driver-side diodes, thyristors, gas discharge tubes (GDTs), electronic current limiters (ECLs), and combinations of all of these devices. To actively protect telecommunicat...
Instructables user peterdr has put together a really excellent tutorial on how to build his CT-1 open-source hardware intervalometer for Canon and Nikon digital cameras. There's more info about the[...]
Interested in building programs with fancy multi-touch interfaces? Speak Python? Well, in that case you might want to have a look at PYMT. Designed for rapid interface design, it looks like it [...]
There's a funny thing about dads' toys. Very often, kids borrow dad's supposedly grown-up toys and dad plays with toys designed for a much younger demographic. With that in mind, we present the Gi[...]
Linear Technology’s LTC554x family of mixers meets the demands of wireless basestation receivers in the 700-MHz to 4-GHz frequency range. These devices offer an outstanding input third-order in[...]
The standards require that new TVs sold in California consume 49% less electricity by 2013. [...]
In its monthly Market Insights electronics supply chain report, Converge states that the Intel Atom market has exploded, driving spot market volume, and semiconductor and IC spot shortages and extende[...]
Instructables user jvalal didn't like the look of his Powermat inductive device charging station, so he stripped out the guts and "re-skinned" it with a handmade wooden case. Rea[...]
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) responded harshly to new regulations issued by the California Energy Commission (CEC) that would regulate energy efficiency standards on televisions sold in [...]
No frills here—just inexpensive functionality. This circuit activates a cooling fan when the temperature of a target high-power-dissipation device, such as a processor chip, exceeds a predeterm[...]