xfdcb CBS-THE-EARLY-SHOW-02 <Show: CBS THE EARLY SHOW> <Date: March 16, 2011> <Time: 07:30> <Tran: 031602cb.410> <Type: Show> <Head: For March 17, 2011, CBS> <Sect: News; International> <Byline: Chris Wragge, Erica Hill, Terry McCarthy> <Guest: Cham Dallas, Jennifer Ashton, Rebecca Jarvis> <High: More examination of the dangers of radiation. How the Japan situation is affecting the […]
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IPad 2 sales start with pre-dawn online orders
Apple Inc.’s updated version of its iPad tablet computer will be available in stores Friday afternoon. But those who can’t wait to say they own the gadget were able to beat the crowds by ordering one online before the sun rises. The Cupertino company opened online sales of the iPad 2 at 1 a.m. PST, […]
Miniature LVDT Position Sensors Provide Position Feedback in Robotic Applications
The compact size and highly accurate output of Macro Sensors (www.macrosensors.com) CD 375 Series of miniature LVDTs make the linear position sensors ideal for providing displacement feedback in different robotic applications. Robots and robotic arms rely on sensors to determine range of motion or force applied to an object. Attached to a robotic arm, the […]
IPad 2 sales to start with pre-dawn online orders
Apple Inc.’s updated version of its iPad tablet computer will be available in stores Friday afternoon but those who can’t wait to say they own the gadget can beat the crowds by ordering one online before the sun rises. The Cupertino company is opening online sales of the iPad 2 at 0900 GMT, hours before […]
Automotive Semiconductor Market Grew by 37 per cent in 2010
London, England; March 9 2011; According to the most up-to-date analysis by Semicast Research, Renesas Electronics was the leading supplier of semiconductors to the automotive sector in 2010, ahead of Infineon Technologies. Freescale Semiconductor, for many years the leading supplier of automotive semiconductors, dropped to fourth place behind STMicroelectronics, while Bosch gained one place to […]
Gecko microcontroller family with Cortex-M0
Embedded World 2011 – Energy Micro is to extend the reach of its ultra low power EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family with the introduction of an ARM Cortex-M0 based product line and has improved the low power performance of its forthcoming Cortex-M3 based Tiny Gecko devices. The new introductions will boost the company’s Energy Friendly Microcontroller […]
Not getting enough sleep? Turn off the technology
Dependence on televisions, cellphones and laptops may be costing Americans dearly — in lack of sleep. The national penchant for watching television every evening before going to sleep, playing video games late into the night or checking emails and text messages before turning off the lights could be interfering with the nation’s sleep habits. “Unfortunately, […]
High Flex Silicone Cables for Medical Automation
Cicoil now offers standard “off-the-shelf” and custom made cables for high performance medical automation, diagnostics and pharmaceutical processing applications. Cicoil’s light-weight cables can incorporate any variety of power, data and video conductors in a single compact cable design. In addition to every type of electrical conductor, the cables can also include single and multi-lumen tubing […]
For March 3, 2011, CBS
xfdcb CBS-THE-EARLY-SHOW-02 <Show: CBS THE EARLY SHOW> <Date: March 3, 2011> <Time: 07:30> <Tran: 030302cb.410> <Type: Show> <Head: For March 3, 2011, CBS> <Sect: News; International> <Byline: Erica Hill, Chris Wragge, Jeff Glor, Marysol Castro, John Blackstone> <Guest: Rebecca Jarvis, Jennifer Ashton> <High: Mickey Rooney testifies before Congress about elder abuse. Discussing pulmonary embolisms. Details […]
DILAS’ Homogenized Areal Illumination High-Power Diode Lasers
Continuing to expand its capabilities to serve the growing and diverse needs of its customers, DILAS announced today at Photonics West 2011, that it is now producing solutions for homogenized areal illumination. Homogenization of radiation becomes more and more important in thermal and medical applications. DILAS is using active mixing of the laser radiation with […]