Electronic Components

Power-Win Technology Corp., located in Taiwan, has been a globally renowned OEM, ODM(70%) manufacturer and exporter of industrial power supplies for over 20 years. Power-Win, founded in 1989, is dedicated to manufacturing sophisticated power supplies. For more than 20 years, Power-Win has taken pride in providing their customers...
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Vlingo is an app that’s been around awhile in the mobile space, but a new version for iPhone is causing some uproar. With Vlingo for iPhone 2.0, the company commits the sin of opacity by updating its rather good voice search and dialing application to version 2.0 without making it clear that you can...
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Slacker’s new Internet radio station curated by hip-hop magazine The Source. (Credit: Screenshot) I usually think of online radio service Slacker as a direct competitor to Pandora: both offer user-customizable radio stations based around individual tastes, both are available for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, and most important, both are available for free, with optional subscription...
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MIT Media Lab complex designed by Fumihiko Maki and his firm, Maki and Associates. (Credit: Andy Ryan/MIT) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday officially opened the doors to its MIT Media Lab Complex, the school’s most famous interdisciplinary program. The new building, designed by architect Fumihiko Maki and his Maki and Associates firm, broke ground in...
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(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Apple finally gave us the date the first iPads will hit store shelves: April 3. We’ve been closely following the touch-screen tablet since Apple first announced it in late January, but here’s a quick guide for your most essential questions about the device. First things first: How big is it? The iPad’s screen...
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Canadian Tourism Commission proud to bring international torchbearers to the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay VANCOUVER, March 7 /CNW/ – A wheelchair basketball star from Japan and a US Paralympic skiing hopeful will join with Canadians to help the Paralympic Flame along its journey to Vancouver as we count down to the 2010 Paralympic Winter...
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Tentative agreement between CEP and AbitibiBowater MONTRÉAL, March 7 /CNW Telbec/ – After arduous negotiations, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) has agreed to a tentative agreement with AbitibiBowater to renew the collective agreement. This deal fulfills an essential condition towards the emergence of the company from the current restructuring process. “We have...
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In the future, all business meetings will be conducted by telepresence robots–on-site avatar machines that will take care of the boring business of earning a living while we sit back at home sipping lattes and generally enjoying our 300-year lifespans. (Credit: Sigurdur Orn) Even if you don’t believe telepresence robots are going to eliminate the need...
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A new report by ITDatabase that examines tech coverage over the last six months from eight top business news publications raises some questions, in particular: Does the business press factor companies’ revenue and profits into their tech editorial agenda? The report shows that Apple and Google dominate, while Twitter and Facebook are far more...
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I want to believe this story–if only because customer service is such a lamentable part of commercial life these days. Admittedly, this is a tough story to confirm or refute. But the Apple chasers at 9to5Mac, who seem more like 24-7Mac to me, write that no less a customer satisfaction expert than Apple CEO Steve...
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Two IT employees at Pennsylvania’s Lower Merion School District have been put on administrative leave, and pictures taken from Webcams on school-issued computers have been turned over to the local police department, according to the attorney of one of the employees now on leave. Charles Mandracchia, attorney for school staff member put on leave, speaks...
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Whoa. During the keynote presentation at TechEd Middle East in Dubai, Microsoft’s Eric Rudder played the same Indiana Jones-ish game on a Windows computer, a Windows Phone 7 phone, and an Xbox 360. Gaming is about to get really ubiquitous. Not only is the game itself playable on all three platforms, but the session is...
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