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UK wall socket with built in USB socket

July 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Came across this the other day and thought it was pretty cool:

13A Wall Socket with Built-in USB

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Tags: Hardware

Cisco GBICs

March 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Just some URLs about Cisco GBICs that I want to look at later:

Cisco SFP Optics For Gigabit Ethernet Applications [Cisco Transceiver Modules] – Cisco Systems

Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver Modules Compatibility Matrix – Cisco Systems

Cisco Gigabit Interface Converter [Cisco Transceiver Modules] – Cisco Systems

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Tags: Cisco · Hardware · Networking

Calculating the cost of running a computer

February 8th, 2010 · No Comments

How much does your computer cost to run?
The following equation will help work out the cost to run your computer, if, you know how many Watts it is using and how much you pay per unit of electricity:
((Watts x Hours Used) / 1000) x Cost per kilowatt-hour = Total Cost
Here in the UK at the [...]

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Tags: Hardware

PS3 firmware update

September 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Firmware update 3.00 was released for the PS3 today.
The playstation firmware site hasn’t updated yet with all the changes, but, some of them are below.  This article “PlayStation 3 Firmware (v3.00) Update” says:
Additional highlights from update 3.00 include:

“What’s New” – The “Information Board” will be replaced with a “What’s New” section, which allows you to [...]

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Tags: Gaming · Hardware

PS3 slim announcement and release date

August 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Sony have announced that the Playstation 3 Slim will be released on the 1st of September 2009.
LINK: Entertainment on PS3 has a new look
In an interesting move, Sony, will be removing the ability to install other operating systems on the unit to focus on just playing games and entertainment.

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Tags: Gaming · Hardware