Despite green diet, data centers still gobble power
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
Despite virtualization, power saving hardware and other green-friendly IT tech, data centers are consuming more power than ever
Posts Tagged ‘Hardware’
Nintendo DS Hack – How to Make a Nintendo DS Bluetooth Module!
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
For those of you looking to connect bluetooth devices to your Nintendo DS (for whatever reason), there IS a way. It’s not easy but you can do it following this great articles on how to make a DS Bluetooth adaptor . In our design, we use a tiny ATmega168 microcontroller to make the Nintendo DS speak to the RN-41 Bluetooth SMD module by Roving Networks. Using this piece of hardware the Nintendo DS can scan its neighbourhood and establish connections to other Bluetooth devices (supporting SPP)
The EcoATM–Scrap Your Junk, Get Paid
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Tags: Business, camera, Design, gadget, gas mask, green, speakers If you’re anything like me, you’ve got an old cell phone or two laying around the house and you’re about dying to get rid of it. But you’ve got no idea where or how to dump it. We all know there are loads of hazardous material laws to grapple with, and those collection drives expect you to pay to dump your hardware.Enter the EcoATM, a device the size of an actual ATM that’ll let you dump your hardware quick, easy, and sometime
Apple updates green website
Friday, September 25th, 2009
Filed under: Desktops , Hardware , Apple Macworld has spotted a new page over on Apple’s website highlighting their dedication to making their products as environmentally healthy as possible. We’ve seen this pitch from Apple within the past few years — they’ve recently slimmed down their packaging and started using recyclable materials in making their computers. It’s pretty interesting to see them making such a push on this issue , but then again it not only helps them sell compu
Apple updates green website
Friday, September 25th, 2009
Filed under: Desktops , Hardware , Apple Macworld has spotted a new page over on Apple's website highlighting their dedication to making their products as environmentally healthy as possible. We've seen this pitch from Apple within the past few years -- they've recently slimmed down their packaging and started using recyclable materials in making their computers. It's pretty interesting to see them making such a push on this issue , but then again it not only helps them sell comput