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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. It was called the ThumbDrive.

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25 Must-Have Accessories for Electric Vehicles

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Portable chargers are designed to be compatible with various charging plug types, ensuring they can connect to different EV models. Simply plug it into a standard electrical outlet and connect it to your EV #3. EVSE Adapter An EVSE adapter allows you to connect your EV to different types of charging stations.

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Non-bike bike gear reviewed: Linka Lasso smartphone-controlled chain lock

Baua Electric

In this regular column, I take a deep dive into some of the coolest and most interesting gadgets and pieces of kit that make it possible to swap a car for an e-bike on a daily basis. Next, the connected nature of the lock allows you to actually share unlocking credentials with other people.

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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

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These great masses store enough water to raise global sea level by 65 meters should they melt entirely. Laser altimetry’s problems would seem to have no connection to aircraft-based IPR surveys. The Raspberry Pi also connects to a network of temperature sensors, so that we could be sure nothing in our system gets too hot or too cold.

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Volkswagen unveils I.D. EV concept; 1st MEB-based vehicle, to launch in 2020; up to 373 miles

Green Car Congress

will be the first Volkswagen built off the Modular Electric Drive kit (MEB). MEB—Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”)—was conceived to support the development of a family of pure electric vehicles within brands and across the Group. Connected Community – the new Volkswagen ID.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

Cars That Think

A memory capable of storing all the information for a single video frame; the contents of a frame buffer can be controlled by special software to produce or modify images. A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building. Frame buffer. Local area network.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

Ola guys have done experiments like storing the battery at 120 degree Celsius and testing it at temperatures of up to 70 degree Celsius. The cells are stored in a special low-temperature area. There is an aluminium bus bar for connecting the cells in series. Nothing slips, so nothing can be taken for granted.

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