Volts Archive

  • ON Semiconductor Further Expands Its Portfolio of Linear Voltage Regulators with the Release of Compact 150 mA Devices

    ON Semiconductor Further Expands Its Portfolio of Linear Voltage Regulators with the Release of Compact 150 mA Devices

    Posted on June 8, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Kensington Ultra Compact Notebook Power Adapter lives up to its name

    Kensington Ultra Compact Notebook Power Adapter lives up to its name

    Posted on February 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Short Version: A tiny-but-mighty universal adapter that can power most full-sized laptops. Review: The incredible shrinking notebook adapter is a welcome trend. For a while there, portable computers kept getting thinner and lighter while still shipping with massive power bricks. And while notebook adapters will continue to get even smaller over coming years, Kensington’s off to a [...]

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  • Stocking Stuffer: PowerGenix NiZn rechargeable batteries

    Stocking Stuffer: PowerGenix NiZn rechargeable batteries

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
    There’s a fine line between giving regular batteries as a gift and giving rechargeable batteries as a gift. Giving someone regular batteries is a dumb gift. Might as well give them a sheet cake. Either way, the gift is a consumable and doesn’t last long. Rechargeable batteries, on the other hand, last quite a bit longer.

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  • Secret of The USB Chainsaw Revealed

    Secret of The USB Chainsaw Revealed

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Remember the USB chainsaw that was last seen defying the laws of physics and shredding plywood into brittle splinters on just five trickling volts of bus-power? It was, as we predicted, a spoof. But the reasons behind it are quite serious, if you’re a hippy tree-hugger, that is. The i.Saw site has transformed into the Papercut [...]

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  • Energizer XPal: Energy to Go

    Energizer XPal: Energy to Go

    Posted on July 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Energizer has launched an extremely useful range of products. XPal consists of various battery/charger packs which acknowledge that the batteries in your devices suck, and then do something about it. The packs have lithium polymer batteries and come in various sizes and capacities. You plug in your cellphone, say, and while it charges from the mains, [...]

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  • Samsung intros low-voltage, 32GB DDR3 memory

    Samsung intros low-voltage, 32GB DDR3 memory

    Posted on June 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Samsung just outed the first 32GB DDR3 memory module. This sucker is fast too with 20% better throughput at 1.35 volts than the current 1.5 volt generation, thanks to 72 4Gb memory chips. It's just too bad that you will not be popping this into your gaming rig anytime soon.

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  • Behold the cupholder-friendly power inverter

    Behold the cupholder-friendly power inverter

    Posted on June 4, 2009 | No Comments
    cupFile this under "stuff that makes sense" and drop a carbon copy in the "why didn't I think of that" folder. This is an in-vehicle power inverter with two AC outlets and a USB charging port in the shape of a coffee cup so it'll fit perfectly in your car's cupholder.

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