The introduction of the Playstation 3 gaming system has kicked the entire gaming experience up a notch. The quality and complexity of the graphics are phenomenal; breathtaking actually. The computing power of the system approaches that traditionally associated with high end IBM-type mainframes. Of course this technological advance comes with a price, which the gamer [...]
Every year, potential customers are bombarded with the latest technological developments offered by automakers. Examples of these developments are better catalytic converters and other upgraded parts that optimize engine performance. Every manufacturer has a laboratory where continuous developments take place. The countless new products and add-ons that come out of these laboratories are developed for [...]
What is the difference in a Wireless g-Access Point, Expander, Range Extender,Signal Booster RF Amplifier?
I have a wireless Netgear cable modem gateway on the main computer and my son’s XBox 360 has the wireless adapter for XBox Live. I don’t have any other devices/computers that need a wireless connection. The problem is, the number & [...]
DC dual end power supplies?
I’ve seen how to make a dual power supply (in my case for an OP-amp) by grounding the centre of two batteries or cells, but where or what do you do on a real circuit, how would you ground a little DC circuit?
It is the same basic idea (as the battery [...]
FPL: No rate hike, no power plant upgrade
Citing Wednesday’s “no” vote on its proposed rate increase by the Florida Public Service Commission, Florida Power & Light Co. announced it will immediately suspend its planned upgrade of the Cape Canaveral plant in Port St. John, the $1.2 billion natural gas pipeline to feed the plant and [...]