Hacker reveals how Apple artifically restricts iPhone chargers (video)
Most cell phone manufacturers have charging standards these days, even if they can't always agree on which version of USB to use, but as the hair-tearing message above shows, third-party renditions of Apple's proprietary dock connector haven't always been universal solutions for iPods and iPhones. Now we know another important reason why -- secret resistors placed on the data lines in connectors for each iDevice. Minty Boost creator ladyada recently reverse-engineered the chargers for a variety of Apple gadgets, and discovered that iPhones in particular don't draw electricity until they detect 2.8V and 2V signals when they attempt to charge
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AT&T zeroes in on energy waste with Zero cellphone charger
Plug your cell phone charger into the wall. Feel it
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P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor
Product DescriptionNow you can cut your energy costs and find out what appliances are actually worth keeping plugged in. Simply connect these appliances to the Kill A Watt EZ, and it will assess how efficient they really are. Large LCD display will count consumption by the Kilowatt-hour, same as your local utility. Calculate your cumulative electrical expenses and forecast by the day, week, month, even an entire year. Also check the quality of your power by monitoring Voltage, Line F. . . More >>
P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor
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Exchanging parts between 2 PS3′s?
Ok, I have 2 PS3s that are broken. One is an original launch 60gb PS3 that has YLOD since the release of Demon's Souls. The other is a friends PS3 which has a Broken Blu-ray drive, his own is a 40gb unit
Categories: PS2 Tags: 40gb, blu-ray, drive, electricity, Paste, power, ray, shielding, Supply, the-40gb, waves, ylod
P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
Product DescriptionKill A Watt can help you reduce your power bill. Kill A Watt will help find power-wasting appliances then you decide whether it is worth keeping them plugged in. For standard 115 VAC appliances only, 15 Amps maximum, 125 VAC maximum. . . . More >>
P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
Categories: Android Tags: electricity, international, Kill, monitor, P4400, usage, Watt
Safaricom release solar powered mobile phone | Atlas Solar Solutions
The handset was constructed using recycled materials, while an integrated solar panel makes sure that your phone always have some spare juice.This one is great for users who are in rural areas where electricity is hard to find and ...
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: elect, electricity, fit, Mobile Phone, ower, pow, rural-area, rural-areas, sin, solar, solar-energy, solar-panel, spa, sunlight