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By John Guilfoil

A Chinese company is releasing a product that you might not be able to show off at the fifth grade science fair this year.
The Horizon Fuel Cell Bio Energy Discovery Kit is a simple enough product. It allows you to put water and alcohol in solution — like, say, diluted vodka — to create an [...]

In Circuits and Wires, Electronics, Gadgets, Technology on August 20, 2008 with Popularity: 11% [?]
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Lighting the way

By Torrey Meeks

Martin Schubert is going to change the way you see the world [...]

In Circuits and Wires, Electronics, Technology on April 1, 2008 with Popularity: 2% [?]
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Pyramid power?

By John Guilfoil

Kreative Power, a newcomer to the technology market, has launched a funny-looking new surge protector in the shape of a pyramid.
The “Powramid” is a six-outlet cone of a power strip that’s actually pretty smart. It lets you plug large power adapters into each socket and is extremely compact.
Kreative says several models of the product are [...]

In Circuits and Wires, Electronics, Gadgets, Technology on January 2, 2008 with Popularity: 3% [?]
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The role of cabling in a home theater installation

By Blue Jeans Cable

Before you build your home theater or turn your spare room into a man-cave, read this important guide to wires and cabling. It will save you plenty of time and money in the end.

In Circuits and Wires, Electronics, Technology on December 2, 2007 with Popularity: 2% [?]
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By John Guilfoil

A recent survey sponsored by IOGEAR (sure they have an interest in the subject matter…) suggests consumers are lacking adequate numbers of HDMI inputs on the TV’s and home theater receivers.
As video games and home video units adapt high definition technology, most televisions still only carry one HDMI port while many affordable receivers come with [...]

In Circuits and Wires, Electronics, Technology on November 28, 2007 with Popularity: 3% [?]
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Signal types and connector types; Keeping them straight

By Blue Jeans Cable

There was a time, not so long ago, when television hookups were pretty simple. There were two screws on the back of the set, which went to two spade lugs on a 300-ohm twinlead antenna line, and that was it. Apart from plugging the set into the wall and waiting for the tubes to light [...]

In Circuits and Wires, Electronics, Technology on July 14, 2007 with Popularity: 2% [?]
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DVI/HDMI versus Component Video — Which is better?

By Blue Jeans Cable

As DVI and HDMI connections become more and more widely used, we are often asked: which is better, DVI (or HDMI) or component video? The answer, as it happens, is not cut-and-dried.
First, to clear away one element that can be confusing: DVI and HDMI are exactly the same as one another, image-quality-wise. The principal differences [...]

In Circuits and Wires, Electronics, Technology on June 15, 2007 with Popularity: 2% [?]
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