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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Would you vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ for an outgoing e-mail charge?

Thursday, June 28, 2012

By Christina Nickolas My collegue Jim posted a column on “web traffic overload” http://www.eebeat.com/?p=5375 which got me to think, what if they (service provider or even the government) started charging for outgoing e-mail messages. Would you agree on that? Can you imagine how much free time you can have? I waste so much time deleting spam e-mails [...]

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Web traffic overload

Thursday, June 28, 2012

by Jim Harrison At conferences everywhere we are told that there is a big back-up on the web and that the demand for services from home and office computers, combined with smartphones, is taxing the various servers and backbone networks around the country. Fortunately, nearly every company with a semiconductor or a communication board of [...]

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A Tesla Motors Success Story

Saturday, June 23, 2012

by Jim Harrison On Friday June 22nd Tesla Motors began delivery of their Model S all electric sedan. At a factory celebration by employees, their relatives, and local politicians, everyone cheered for the companies speakers. Ten of the sedans rolled out the door at the company’s Fremont factory during a ceremony that had the feel [...]

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Proof that engineers help shrink our carbon footprint

Friday, June 22, 2012

Good news – your iPad has a small carbon footprint! Not that you didn’t already know this, but now there are calculated amounts of how much it costs to charge your iPad, iPhone and even laptops, CFL light bulbs, and plasma TVs. According to an assessment by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), consumers who [...]

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Building a better moustrap

Thursday, June 21, 2012

I went for a jog the other day and as I started to cross an intersection a man’s voice grabbed my attention. It was emotionless; not quite stern, but it stood out, and made me stop – literally. The reason this was so odd is that at that very moment there was literally no one [...]

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Last day of IMS2012 exhibitions

Thursday, June 21, 2012

By Christina Nickolas As it is the last day of exhibition here at MTTS_IMS the number of attendees has decreased (my opinion) from the previous days. Curious to see what the final number of attendees was.  Been going to the show for the last 10-11 years and it appeared slow to me in general. Some [...]

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See IMS2012 videos-NI (sneak peak) and ADI

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

By Christina Nickolas National Instruments is not telling any one what they are showcasing at one of their booth setups. They are just giving us a sneak peak and claiming that this summer they have a major breakthrough announcement. See video, http://www2.electronicproducts.com/Sneak_preview_on_what_NI_is_not_showing_at_IMS2012-video-1697489297001.aspx See what Analog Devices is showcasing at http://bcove.me/p5l15ugo  

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