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BusinessWeek
August 2, 2004
Larry Armstrong |
Presto! Your Desk Phone Is A Cell Phone You can have landline and cell service from all the phone jacks in your home.   |
This Old House
Ian Austen |
On the Same Wavelength A home computer network means there's no waiting in line to get online. |
Popular Mechanics
November 21, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Fast Lighting Upgrades: DIY Guy Under-cabinet task lighting... Recessed light fixture... Motion-sensor floodlight... Sconce lighting... Landscape pathway lights... |
This Old House
Tim Snyder |
Adding a Second Phone Line Upgrade a phone system without shelling out big bucks to the phone company |
Popular Mechanics
March 17, 2009 |
6 Low-Voltage Electrical Repairs You can Do Yourself Doorbell doesn't ring, or rings continuously... Wall or ceiling light doesn't light... Cordless power tools losing power... Cordless phone won't hold a charge... Extension cord resistance... |
PC World
February 2004
Michael S. Lasky |
Quick Takes: Power Driving Juice up portable devices directly from your car's lighter. |
Home Toys
February 2006
Bob Hetherington |
Panasonic KX-TG6502B 2-Line 5.8 GHz Phone System A major advantage of these phones is that you only need one phone jack for the main unit. The rest of the handsets just need an AC outlet for the charger. This makes it easy to use with VoIP. |
Real Travel Adventures
August 2010
Ron Pradinuk |
When You Travel Overseas Here you'll find five charged up questions about electricity you need answers for, before you travel. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Bob Hetherington |
Leviton Stuctured Media Center and QuickPort Snap-In Modules Leviton makes everything you need for a structured wiring installation and the equipment is available almost everywhere, including Home Depot. You'll be surprised at how easy it is to install and how reasonably priced it can be. |
Home Theater
July 2001
Mike Wood |
HT Boot Camp: AC Power There's absolutely nothing worse than putting together an awesome home theater system that's starved for power or buzzing with ground loops. |
Home Toys
October 2004
Jesse Riling & Jeff Wolfgang |
Computer Cable Store The basic steps to installing your own basic wired home network using cabling and hardware. |
BusinessWeek
October 24, 2005
Larry Armstrong |
Less Dashing To Find The Cell Phone New cordless gear lets you pick up your mobile from any set in the house. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Rob Williams |
Phonex NeverWire 14 Powerline Network Do you have a need to connect a few computers together in a secure simple manner without running new wires? This is one of the new devices using (PLC) powerline carrier to send the data on the network in a secure manner along your power wiring. |
Home Theater
March 26, 2002 |
PS Audio's New Power Director The Power Director performs AC conditioning, surge and spike protection, non-current limiting, and communication and switching interfaces for a custom home audio/video system or rack-mount environment... |
Home Toys
April 2005
Brett Griffin |
Structured Wiring: To Be Wired Or Not To Be! It's confusing to understand what you need to do to with home wiring when you build a home. Here's what you need to know about networking your house. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Installing Landscape Lighting A step-by-step guide to illuminating a walkway. |
National Gardening
June 2000
Beth Marie Renaud |
Light Up Your Landscape Low-voltage lighting is a relatively economical way to transform the nighttime garden |
This Old House
November 2007
Natalie Rodriguez |
Protecting Old Wires Overloading a home's wiring system and taking DIY shortcuts are two of the major reasons behind the 32,000 electrical fires that occur in homes each year. |
PC World
October 2002
Stephen Manes |
The Hopelessly Tangled World of Wires Wireless is still a luxury. But why is it so hard to connect things with wires? |
InternetNews
December 18, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Validus Offers A More Direct Power Solution Validus DC Systems will begin to ship a line of products that convert alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC) power starting early next year. The company claims it can improve energy efficiency by up to 40 percent. |
Home Toys
August 2005 |
Making a Case for Advanced AC Power Conditioning The sensitivity and sophistication of today's electronic circuits require serious AC power conditioning. Anything less is too costly to consider, and will limit the performance users demand. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2011
Peter Fairley |
Direct-Current Networks Gain Ground Efficiency tempts computer centers to go DC |
Home Toys
August 2002
Cheryl Currid |
Siemens Gigaset 8825 System A cordless small business telephone system with the right stuff. This system connects up to two telephone lines and support up to eight cordless handsets. Only the base station needs to connect to the phone lines, then it sends the calls to the cordless handsets. |
U.S. CPSC
March 20, 2003 |
Comarco Recall to Replace Detachable Plugs On Power Adapters The plug can break open and expose live wires, posing an electrocution or electric shock hazard to consumers. |
Home Theater
February 1, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
One SAD Power Manager Tributaries Cable, guys better known for high-end cables and the like, are introducing their first power-protection component, the TX500 Power Manager. |
PC Magazine
November 25, 2003 |
Versatile Phone The single-line Plantronics CT12 2.4GHz Cordless Headset Telephone combines a two-mode headset (wear it over your head or on one ear) and a phone with 5.5 hours of continuous talk time per battery charge. |
PC Magazine
February 28, 2007
Davis D. Janowski |
Netgear Dual-Mode Cordless Phone with Skype (SPH200D) This impressive dual-mode PC-free phone system can handle both landline and Skype phone calls with aplomb. |
BusinessWeek
October 20, 2003
Larry Armstrong |
Cordless -- And Hands-Free, Too How headset phones stack up |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2004
Bill Machrone |
Electron Leak? Raging Torrent! How technology wastes power, why the problem worsens, and what to do. |
PC Magazine
October 16, 2006
Davis D. Janowski |
Radian SkyTone Cordless USB Phone RST501 The attractive Radian SkyTone Cordless USB Phone RST501 gives you freedom to roam (a little) while you talk via IP. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000
Paul Weissler |
Replacing Spark Plug Wires Inexpensive boot pliers allow you to remove stuck plug wires without damage... |
PC Magazine
July 29, 2003
Bill Howard |
The Best $100 You'll Spend I'd like to see a rating that rewards thoughtful engineering and design touches that add a bit to the cost of a PC. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Garth Powell |
Protecting and Maximizing the Performance of Your Precious Plasma! AC noise is far greater in both amplitude and bandwidth than ever before. When it couples into critical circuits it will distort low-level information as well as create data corruption and losses. |
PC Magazine
September 26, 2007
Erik Rhey |
Connected Traveler: Stay Fully Charged With the right gadgets, your devices will always stay powered up and running while you're on the road. |
Macworld
January 2001
Franklin N. Tessler |
Back-UPS Pro 500 No matter where you live, power failures and brownouts are unavoidable. When the electricity stops, the Back-UPS Pro 500 lets you keep your Mac and as many as three peripherals going for 20 minutes, long enough to let you save your work and shut down safely... |
AskMen.com
July 17, 2002
Karin Eldor |
Hold The Line: Trendy Telephones With the latest cordless and even corded (yes, those still exist too) telephones out there today, the trouble lies in picking the lucky few to fill your apartment with. |
BusinessWeek
November 4, 2010
Jeff Green |
Paul Savage: Direct Current's Best Friend Nextek's CEO sees conversion from AC to DC as a huge potential energy saver. |
PC Magazine
February 11, 2004
Bill Howard |
No Cords, No Hassles Wireless begets wireless. Once you cut the cord on a couple of devices, you want to cut them all. Here are half a dozen wireless technologies you'll want to take advantage of. |
Entrepreneur
March 2008
Amanda C. Kooser |
You're Grounded Landline phones are taking flight with a host of slick new features. |
PC World
December 20, 2006
Michael S. Lasky |
Logitech Cordless Internet Handset With this cordless phone you can access Skype away from your PC, but the sloppy installation process mars the experience. |
PC Magazine
September 7, 2004
Bill Howard |
Gadgets Need Mutual Friends Tired of carrying a pile of transformers so that you can plug your electronic gadgets into the power outlet? Universal transformers reduce your portable gadget load but here's what the power packs really need. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004 |
New Products Fixed-Carbon-Composition Resistor... Miniature 40/60-Watt Power Supply... Three-Phase and Neutral EMC Filter... PolySwitch to Prevent Damage to Control Boards... Low Profile Switching Power Supplies... 150-Volt Rectifiers... etc. |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2005
Sebastian Rupley |
The Cellular Home Five percent of U.S. homes have no landline service and use only cellular phones. The RCA Cell Docking System is designed to accommodate those households. |
Popular Mechanics
February 12, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
How Transformers Can Explode A transformer from Consolidated Edison, New York City's sole electricity supplier, exploded from beneath the sidewalk in an underground vault yesterday, creating a fiery blast that shattered windows multiple stories high. |
PC Magazine
November 28, 2007
Bill Machrone |
How to Build a USB Guitar Why would you want a USB port in an electric guitar? The answer is simple: convenience. |
Entrepreneur
October 2005
Mike Hogan |
Free at Last! Don't let your phone hold you back - VoIP can go wherever you take it. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2011
Travis Hoium |
DC to AC and Back Again DC microgrids could save a lot of power. |
Entrepreneur
June 2007
Mike Hogan |
Twice as Nice Netgear's handset lets you take both VoIP and traditional calls. |
This Old House
Wilson Rothman |
Smart Home Gifts and Gadgets Just what you need: A floor-mopping robot, wireless music networks, cell-phone/home-phone convergence, and a microwave that can read. |
