Tag Archives: power
Tesla pairs up with SolarCity, will power off-grid homes as well as cars
If you’ve ever dreamed of thumbing your nose at big energy and its expensive, polluting ways, then Tesla and a solar panel leasing company called SolarCity might be taking you a baby-step closer to reality. Although recognized mostly for its … Continue reading
HP ships 27-inch Z1 all-in-one workstation, touts ‘power without the tower’
We’ll hand it to HP — “power without the tower” is pretty fab. And so is that drop-dead gorgeous 27-inch IPS panel dominating the front of its Z1 workstation. Designed to handle stresses normally thrown exclusively at floor-sitting wind tunnels, … Continue reading
HTC One X gets unofficial power management fix, boosts battery life 10 to 20 percent
Somewhere along mike1986′s development of Android Revolution HD, a custom ROM for the HTC One X, he found that something amiss with the smartphone’s stock system — its Tegra 3 power management software didn’t function properly. According to the developer, … Continue reading
Panasonic pimps portable power packs purportedly powering phones (and tablets)
Panasonic isn’t letting any chocolate egg hangover delay its plans for global smartphone domination. It’s releasing eight new external battery packs that’ll power your smartphone and / or tablet. The biggest model in the series, the QE-QL301 packs a 10,260 … Continue reading
Mass Effect moaners kinda get their own way as people power strikes again
SPOILERS. Who can’t name a beloved TV series that didn’t end the way you wanted? BSG? Lost? Sapphire and Steel? Blake’s Seven? Quantum Leap? The Sopranos? All of which ended either with tear-inducing bum-notes or confusing conclusions that caused furious … Continue reading