The IEEE 802.15.4 wireless protocol is the foundation for the ZigBee, a set of specs. IEEE stands for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an organization that seeks to support the development of technology related to electronics and electronic devices. The “802 group” refers to...
Some things might have been better off not being invented. Now we're not denying that these come with some good ... convenience, connectedness, etc. We're just saying... sometimes the bad seems to outweigh the good.
At CES 2009, Energizer® has announced the release of a new smaller type of battery for compact devices. The AAAA alkaline battery, which they refer to as the Quad A, is smaller, thinner and lighter than the standard AAA and designed as a power source for light and compact contemporary electronic...
Phenolic is a term for a resin that is made from a combination of phenol and an aldehyde. Phenolic is usually used when rigid materials are required, for example in creating moldings for various products, or on bearings, insulation or binders. Phenolic as a term can also be used in order to...
OEM is the abbreviated form of “original equipment manufacturer.” In other words, it is a company that creates products, then passes them on to vendors who buy them in bulk, repackage them under their own labels or stores. There are OEM manufacturers in every industry, including food and clothes,...
Gulf Oil Spill result of faulty safety device per Transocean Employee Tyrone Benton. BBC News was first to report the possible cause of the massive, estimated 60,000 gallon per day oil leak, caused by an exposion of the BP owned oil rig on April 20, 2010. BBC News also maintains that...
Portable electronic devices are the trend in technology, from the iPod to wafer-thin laptops. They offer power-on-the go, convenience at one’s fingertips. However, these gadgets require portable memory sources, that can store large amounts of data in a small card—for example, the contact information...
A DVR or digital video recorder is an electronic device that records videos. But instead of using video tapes, a DVR uses a hard drive as the storage medium for the recorded media. Utilizing the hard drive translates to more space for recording and it eliminates cueing a tape. A DVR can be operated...
Hertz measures the frequency of cycles per second; gigahertz measures it in the billions range. So, one gigahertz or (GHz) equals one billion hertz, or one thousand megahertz (MHz). People usually encounter the term gigahertz, or GHz when buying gadgets. In fact, any computer geek will go into a...
