What Isaacson can describe is telling, however: a new European power plug and connector for the Macintosh.
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Each computer you want to network needs its own HomePlug box, with an Ethernet or USB cable running to the PC and a power plug connected to the wall.
"Consumers need to free themselves from all cables, not just the power plug, to truly enjoy the benefits of their mobile PCs, " said Mark Hanson, vice president and general manager of VAIO PC marketing for Sony Electronics in a prepared statement.
With Plug Power (nasdaq: PLUG - news - people ), he mentioned, Honda is testing a home fueling unit that can generate hydrogen from natural gas, an important step in development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
PlugBug uses the clever trick of attaching to any Apple MacBook Power Adapter by replacing its attached plug or extended power cord.
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With Plug Power, he mentioned, Honda is testing a home fueling unit that can generate hydrogen from natural gas, an important step in development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
In particular, E Source identified the 10 largest power-drawing plug loads while in active mode and the five largest energy-consuming plug loads over the course of an entire year.
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"Moreover, in places that do generate electricity from renewable sources, it would be more cost-effective to use that electricity to power electric or plug-in hybrid cars than high-speed rail, " O'Toole said.
Attaching appliances to a power socket via a smart plug containing sensors and a ZigBee transceiver allows information about the appliances' power consumption to be beamed automatically to a broadband router within the home, and thence to a web server located elsewhere.
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Plug loads refer to electric power consumed by products through an ordinary alternating current plug socket.
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But, from the power plant to your plug, the effect is staggering.
The latter would enable long-haul truckers to plug in to power their air conditioning systems, TVs, etc.
Intel has already pushed Nvidia out of the business of supplying computer chipsets, the digital nervous system that all processors plug into to power PCs and laptops.
Connect and plug in the power adapter and then hook up the optical cable, and it's pretty much ready to go -- save for some pairing woes that required us to unplug everything.
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So, all you need is a phone line and a battery, I mean, a power outlet and the grandparents plug it in and everyday they can look forward to new photos that have been sent to it via pretty much e-mail and you can even send it from your camera phone, too.
Looks like a regular ol' USB plug will do the honors, and the IVL saps power from the TV while sipping internet off of an Ethernet plug, so added cable clutter will be fairly minimal.
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The batteries will power the Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid coming later this year.
Electric cars can also only go 70 to 100 miles on a single charge before the driver has to plug-in and power up again.
The pen has been designed to be compact and easy to use, you just plug it into a power socket and can start drawing anything within minutes.
But the 3 Series hybrid is not aimed at people looking to drive primarily on electric power anyway, unlike the new plug-in hybrids soon to be launched by Ford, Honda and Toyota.
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Once you're done with that you're able to plug them in and generate power from the get-go.
In addition to being tiny, it has a two-pronged power connector attached, allowing you to plug it directly into an outlet.
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Consumers are finding it harder to plug gaps in their spending power by borrowing, because banks are less willing to lend to them.
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Simply plug your camera into a power outlet, and HomePlug uses your existing electrical wiring and outlets to connect your camera to the network and transmit video securely.
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When your electrified car is parked (96 percent of the time), you could plug it in as a power plant on wheels and earn money by selling power back to the utility when and where it's most valuable, such as downtown on a hot afternoon.
Plug the second adapter into another power outlet and connect the adapter to a network device.
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Simply plug one adapter into an available power outlet and connect the adapter to a router.
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The device includes a fixed micro-USB connector and a pop-out flexible cable to plug into your computer or another power source.
This leads us to why the base doesn't conveniently plug into the Xbox 360 for power like the A50 -- that's because it serves as a charger for the Warhead's two 3.7V 1, 800mAh batteries.
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The benchmark study, by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), found that plug-in hybrids are cleaner than regular cars in each of nine scenarios.
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