News tagged with smart charger

Solar powered cell phone film - Bye, bye big batteries and so long outlets

(PhysOrg.com) -- Few things in this world can be more annoying than running out of battery. It seems like your cell phone has made the application of Murphy's Law its raison d'etre. It dies right before you ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 22 | with audio podcast weblog

Gadgets: Energizer battery charger is 'smart'

In the 1960's family television series "The Addams Family," Uncle Fester used to put a light bulb in his mouth and it illuminated, demonstrating ability to generate power. These days this would come in very ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

ZAP licenses PNNL's Smart Charger Controller Technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- California car maker ZAP plans to use the Smart Charger Controller technology developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in its charging stations internationally.  ...

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created Apr 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Smart Charger Controller simplifies electric vehicle recharging (w/Video)

Electric vehicle owners can plug in their cars and forget about them, knowing they'll get the cheapest electricity available and won't crash the grid - using a new technology called the Smart Charger Controller. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 3




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Technologies for the city of tomorrow -- Morgenstadt

A city that obtains its power from renewable resources, where electric cars move quietly along the streets and which emits almost no carbon dioxide - German federal minister Mrs. Schavan and the president of Fraunhofer, Hans-Jorg ...

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created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Smart DC' cuts electricity costs by using direct current electricity (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the use of computers and mobile electronics continues to rise, so does the energy wasted by the devices’ AC/DC adaptors when converting AC from wall sockets to DC for the devices. ...

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created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 16 | with audio podcast weblog

Ten-minute charge makes battery spectacle at CEATEC

(PhysOrg.com) -- CEATEC Japan, the Tokyo event focused on new devices in electronics and IT, opens this week with lots of pre-buzz circling around a little gadget that keeps smartphones from dying, courtesy ...

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created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast weblog

There is a solution to energy-gulping always-on TV boxes

So your TV show's over. You pick up the remote and press the button. Everything's off, right?

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created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

JPL-developed clean energy technology moves forward

A team of scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., in partnership with the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, developed a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell technology for ...

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created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

New technology dramatically extends battery life for mobile devices

Technophiles who have been dreaming of mobile devices that run longer on lighter, slimmer batteries may soon find their wish has been granted.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (22) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

NXP builds a smarter way to energy efficiency with world's lowest standby power

NXP Semiconductors today announced a new generation of GreenChip power solutions which feature the lowest standby capability in the industry, reaching levels below 10mW. The NXP GreenChip power ICs, also known ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Can Windows Phone 7 match elegance, versatility of iOS and Android?

It has taken forever, but Microsoft's overhauled mobile platform is finally here. The stakes have changed drastically since its last major update. Smart phones have taken over as the mobile device of choice for consumers, ...

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created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tried and true gifts for tech lovers

This is no fantasy-league gift guide compiled from weekly sales fliers and the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog.

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created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nissan rolls out Leaf electric car in Japan

(AP) -- Nissan showed off its Leaf electric car Friday, trumpeting its zero-emission technology and practicality with video of the hatchback zipping through snow and water.

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created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2


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