Solar-powered devices are nothing new, but they typically reside in the lonely fringes of the gadgetsphere (Yay for made-up words!). Admit it. Given the choice of a sleek iPhone or a Samsung E1107, which would you choose? Lately, however, some electronics makers have been making a concerted push to move beyond niche status and bring [...]
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Until recently, it was easy to turn a blind eye to electronic waste (e-waste). It used to be that once old and broken computers, televisions and all sorts of consumer electronics where shipped overseas, it was out of sight and out of mind. But now, thanks to some high-profile investigative reports and images like these [...]
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A green PC is the sum of its parts. Credit: bit-tech.net A “green” PC isn’t really energy efficient if it consumes less electricity at the expense of performance. That’s the subject of bit-tech.net’s excellent article that tackles the green…
Well, maybe not hate but a seething indifference definitely. First, some perspective.If you buy a new household appliance and power consumption is a concern, you look for the Energy Star label. Simple.For IT managers, it’s not that easy.The EPA expanded…
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Oracle Snaps Up Virtual Iron, Plans Virtualization Push – ChannelWeb Oracle said Virtual Iron’s dynamic resource and capacity management technology complements the core features of Oracle VM by providing tools for capacity management, power management and easy virtualization integration with…
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When it comes to high efficiency power supplies, 80-plus is so last year. OCZ joins other computer component makers in surpassing the 80-plus efficiency mark. OCZ’s Silencer 910, which cranks out an impressive 910 watts at 88 percent efficiency is…
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