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Connected Traveler: Stay Fully Charged With the right gadgets, your devices will always stay powered up and running while you're on the road. |
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Powertraveller Powermonkey-eXplorer Solar Charger Device for off-grid charging is pricey but powers lots of gadgets. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006 |
Li-Ion 2-kilowatt Uninterruptible Power Supply Transistor Devices Inc. is introducing a lightweight, man- or vehicle-transportable 2-kilowatt uninterruptible AC power supply that uses high-performance lithium-ion battery technology to provide reliable AC power in the field. |
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October 2004
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Backup Power When the electricity goes out, standby generators keep the household running. |
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October 2009 |
How to Get Your Gadgets Off the Grid I recently decided to design and test a plan to keep our gadgetry humming once society collapses. |
AskMen.com
June 17, 2003
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Top 10 Emergency Car Accessories Whether you're planning a road trip or you need to drive a long distance for a business trip, it's a good idea to pack a few essential emergency items to ensure that you reach your destination in one piece. |
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Dealing With A Dead Car Battery There are a number of reasons why batteries can weaken and fail. Here are some of the more common ones. |
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March 2010 |
Rugged UPS for Aerospace and Defense Applications Introduced by Acumentrics The rugged UPS has a replaceable battery and provides 15 minutes of backup power at full load (500 watts). |
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A Light, Portable Recharger for Your PDA Targus adapter and Jetta Tech cables offer portable power for your handheld... |
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Xcel Shows It Can Catch the Wind in a Big Battery Utility's test results prove wind power and solar power can work better with a battery. |
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Portable Chargers for Your Mobile Gadgets A selection of battery packs with enough kick to charge a tablet, plus ways to get power when completely off the grid |
Entrepreneur
September 2005
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Battery Tests Don't let a drained battery stand between your cell phone and your friends, relatives, colleagues or customers. Here are a couple of on-the-road recharging options to carrying a spare battery. |
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December 2001
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Easy Printing From Mobile Devices The InfraReady Adapter aids printing without cables... |
U.S. CPSC
March 23, 2005 |
Thomson Inc. Recall of Portable DVD Player Batteries RCA portable DVD players (model number DRC600N) sold nationwide from September 2002 through July 2003 may have batteries that pose a serious burn and fire hazard. Here's what consumers should do. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
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Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2008 |
Emerson Network Power Introduces 100--150 Watt AC-DC Power Supply Emerson Network Power is introducing a high-efficiency, 100-150 watt AC-DC power supply for information technology equipment (ITE), light industrial systems, and low-power medical, dental, and laboratory applications. |
PC Magazine
October 14, 2003 |
Improve Battery Life The wireless adapter in your laptop drains the battery quickly, so disable the radio when you don't need it. |
PC World
April 2006
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Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2004
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More Power to You Learn how to keep your tech tools charged while on the road. |
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September 2005
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Longer Life, Lower Cost for All Your Gadgets' Batteries Buy the optimal battery for your particular gadgets... Ways to recharge... Why you should wait to install a 64-bit Windows operating system... A new switch to stop prying eyes from viewing what you have open on your monitor... |
U.S. CPSC
December 22, 2005 |
Petters Consumer Brands LLC Recall of Batteries Found In Polaroid Portable DVD Players The battery can overheat and melt the plastic case while recharging, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. |
Wired
March 23, 2009
Vince Beiser |
Store Power in Super Batteries Storing wind and solar power is key to the successful transition to these energy sources. |
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September 23, 2009
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A Smarter Generator: Generac XG8000E Meters Power Using an emergency generator is both a balancing act and a guessing game: It's tempting to try to pull as many watts from the machine as possible, but plug in too many appliances and you'll trip the circuit breaker. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
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How to Buy the Right Backup Generator for Your Disaster & Budget It takes a lot of calculation to properly size a home generator, and you'll need to talk to a dealer to be sure you've got it right. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009
Seth Porges |
How to Make Your Own Battery-Powered Gadget Chargers There's no magic to a cellphone charger. It's really little more than a plastic-wrapped strip of copper wire designed to deliver power (stepped down in voltage and converted to DC, of course) from an outlet to your phone battery. |
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November 2003
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All Wound Up Recharging your cell phone with a twist of the wrist |
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June 20, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Logitech mm28 If you're a traveler looking for a portable speaker for hotel-room listening, or you just need something tiny for your office, this very affordable and compact speaker has a sound that belies its size. |
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5 of the Best Laptops Boxes of laptops pass through our Labs every month. From gigantic desktop replacements and tablets to thin-and-lights, here are a few of the hottest laptops we've recently laid our hands on. |
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January 2005
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Sony Gets Down to Business The VAIO VGN-B100B02 is one of a series of work-oriented Sony laptops that deliver strong performance and long battery life. |
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November 2, 2005 |
To Do... More Cool Projects to Try Charge any camera lithium ion battery pack with the Lenmar Mach 1 Speed Charger. |
U.S. CPSC
June 8, 2005 |
Mintek Digital Inc. Recall of Portable DVD Player Batteries The battery can overheat and explode while recharging, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers. |
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Top 5 Portable DVD Players Why waste your laptop's battery on a movie when you can whip out a portable DVD player? Some of these eye-catching little units also provide great backseat entertainment for the kids on long road trips. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2003
Mike Allen |
How To Charge Your Battery Motorhomes, tractors, boats, motorcycles and other occasional-use vehicles should use a battery-maintainer style of charger to prevent battery damage. The permanent extra wiring harness makes it easy to hook up the charger when necessary. |
Home Theater
July 2006
Nikhil Burman |
Insignia IS-PDVD10 Portable DVD Player The Insignia IS-PDVD10 Portable DVD Player is a really good-quality product, and it is cheaper than a lot of the units with 9-inch screens that bigger-name manufacturers produce. |
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August 2004
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Gear 08/04 One-size-fits all adapters and a super smart phone. |
PC Magazine
August 30, 2006 |
Power Adapters And Converters for Overseas Travel The difference between adapters and converters and what you'll need to go on vacation with. |
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May 2007 |
GM's Chevy Volt Plug-in Concept: How It Works 1. Gasoline Engine... 2. Generator... 3. Electric Motor... etc. |
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October 2004
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The Battery Bust A laptop that runs forever on a single quick charge? Not anytime soon. Here are some tips for making the current crop of batteries keep going and going and going.... |
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August 2007
Joseph D'agnese |
Power on Demand In the wake of storms and blackouts, standby generators keep your house in business. |
U.S. CPSC
May 31, 2005 |
Cables To Go Recall of Power Adapters Sold with Go!Data Drive Enclosures A component inside the adapters can overheat, posing a risk of fire or electrical shock. |
Chemistry World
March 11, 2009
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Super battery could power electric cars Scientists in the US have built a lithium based 'super battery' that releases its charge 100 times faster than a regular rechargeable. |
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December 2003
Anne B. McDonald |
Quick Takes: Power Up! Targus's notebook power adapter lets you charge lots of electronic devices. |
Popular Mechanics
August 13, 2008
Mike Kobrin |
10 Green Gadgets to Reduce Your High-Tech Carbon Footprint These standout new products don't all take the same route toward more eco-friendly gadgetry, but all 10 have one thing in common: They won't leave quite the same footprint as your other typical electronic devices. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Norman Becker |
Sump Pump with Battery Power: Homeowners Clinic Battery-powered sump pumps are ideal for houses left unattended for extended periods, as well as for homes that experience frequent power outages. |
PC World
November 2002
Michael S. Lasky |
This Laptop Really Gallops IBM's ThinkPad X30 works like a Clydesdale but runs like Secretariat. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2009
Mike Allen |
Troubleshooting and Fixing a Car that Won't Start With nothing more than a multimeter, you should be able to find out what's wrong getting your car up and running in no time. Here are our tips on troubleshooting a car that won't start. |
U.S. CPSC
June 19, 2007 |
Gateway Inc. Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard These lithium-ion battery packs can overheat, which could pose a fire hazard to consumers. This is not an internal battery cell defect. |
