Love It or Hate It?: Lithium Ion Battery-Powered Pot
When fire is lacking, the lithium ion battery-powered pot by designer Michal Podobyck looks like a very viable alternative.
RECALL: Chuck E. Cheese Pulls Toys Due to Button-Battery Ingestion Hazard
The risk of small children ingesting button batteries has prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada to recently announce a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. As always, knowledge of the batteries being used in you child’s toys and how to [...]
Laptop Power Supplies: Switch-Mode Vs. Linear
For years and years, linear power ruled the world of power conversion. However, when switch-mode power became commercially available in the late 1970s, it began to render linear power obsolete. Why is that? And what is the difference between the two? Let us examine both power conversion types and discuss what has made switch-mode the [...]
Nokia’s First non-Finn CEO is Microsoft Executive
Espoo, Finland -Nokia’s Board of Directors has appointed Stephen Elop President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia as of September 21. Elop currently heads Microsoft’s Business Division. Before joining Microsoft, Elop held senior executive positions in a number of US-based public companies, including Juniper Networks, Adobe Systems Inc. and Macromedia Inc. He holds a degree [...]
