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15 May 12 - Computer And Electronics News

Body heat-powered computers a step closer
Heat is the great enemy of modern electronics - it can spawn errors and fry components. But now scientists have turned heat to their advantage by creating devices that run on heat instead of electricity.

Bacterial magnets and the bio-computer era
Researchers from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and University of Leeds are studying bacteria that produce magnets, and how these can be used to produce faster, cheaper, environmentally friendly electronics and computers.

New Apple MacBook lineup coming next month
Apple's Mac sales are growing faster than the personal- computer market, benefiting from the popularity of its mobile devices.

ICP Electronics Australia introduces WAFER-OT-Z650/Z670, IEI Technology's 3.5 ...
by ICP Electronics Australia The WAFER-OT-Z650/Z670 is a 3.5" embedded computer board based on the Intel Atom Z650/Z670 processor.

Boone County to hold Electronics Recycling Day on May 19
By Cody Tucker Boone County will host a free Electronics Recycling Day from 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, May 19 at the Boone County Highway Department.

Junk your old computer for Electronics Recycling Day
Residents from Vanderburgh County households can bring a variety of electronic items including computers and computer related equipment, TVs, VCRs, and DVD players. Microwaves, copiers and appliances will not be accepted. The District has contracted ...

DHL opens e-waste transfer station
DHL Supply Chain Service Parts Logistics Senior Director Peter Bruce says under the government's National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, DHL plans to transport electronic waste on back loads from about 140 transfer stations, to be rolled out ...

Oregonians Recycled More Electronics in 2011
Oregon E-Cycles is a network of more than 220 collection sites and recycling facilities statewide that accepts unwanted computers, monitors and televisions for free. The program launched on Jan. 1, 2009 and has shown collection gains each year, ...

Home-built "Bio Computer" runs Linux, grows wheatgrass
By James Holloway We've seen the wacky homebrew projects of computer hardware hacker Mike Schropp before. Mindful Gizmag readers may recall his triple quad-core i7 LEGO PC housing that we looked at last July.

Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178B tuMP Multicore Operating System Selected ...
... today announced that Rockwell Collins, a global leader and provider of aircraft electronics, selected the INTEGRITY(R)-178B tuMP multicore operating system for use in their Mission Computer for the RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Air System (UAS).

MaKey MaKey turns anything into a touchpad
By Paul Ridden As I discovered when reviewing the Minty Geek Electronics Lab a while back, experimenting with circuit building can be a great deal of fun.

Amandeep Sandhu, Director of Audience Engagement & Analytics, UBM Electronics ...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- UBM Electronics, the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced that Amandeep Sandhu, Director of Audience ...

Electronics Manufacturing Gets a Kick Start
San Rafael, CA, May 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- There is a consensus in the electronics community that a quality power supply is crucial for computer engineering but most variable power supplies plug in to a wall outlet and they are large and very ...

"E-Cycle" celebrates 1st Anniversary
The Appleton ReStore has been accepting used electronics from the community since May of 2011. People can come in during ReStore hours and drop off items like old computers, televisions and cell phones. Since its inception the project has taken in ...

E FUN Announces Distribution Partnership With SED International
"We are pleased to be adding E FUN's tablet computers and digital pens to our consumer electronics products," said Eddie Lageyre, Executive Vice President of Purchasing for SED.

South Florida seen as hub for wireless, computer electronics
A focus on computers and electronics is a strength that South Florida can build on, said Howard Wial, a Brookings fellow and co-author of Brookings report.

E FUN Announces Distribution Partnership With SED International
"We are pleased to be adding E FUN's tablet computers and digital pens to our consumer electronics products," said Eddie Lageyre, Executive Vice President of Purchasing for SED.

Time to recycle electronic waste
Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen PUTNAM COUNTY -- It's time to get rid of your electronic waste. This annual event is sponsored by the Cookeville/Putnam County Clean Commission and the Putnam County Solid Waste Department and will take place at the Jefferson ...

Keyboards or Touchscreens: Silicone Solutions Help Keep Sophisticated ...
MIDLAND, Mich., May 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Even the thinnest, fastest, and highest resolution computer, tablet, or mobile phone is only as good as its user interface, which is why Dow Corning and its XIAMETER(R) brand provide a range of silicone ...

Future iPhones may bend, twist
By Kim Yoo-chul Future versions of Apple's iPhone, the definitive mobile device credited for taking the Internet beyond the personal computer, might bend and twist. At least that seemed to be what Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun was ...