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Building the Future of Smart Home Security

Cars That Think

It’s nearly impossible to find a household today that doesn’t have at least one connected smart home device installed. It redefined the home security space by introducing wireless, DIY products and pioneered giving customers the ability to monitor their homes via a smartphone app.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

Cars That Think

Participants installed the IoTIZER on a range of products, including consumer appliances and devices as well as various items around the home, including a recliner and a door lock. It's also possible to build your own MHD device for cheap , if you know what you're doing. Well, I can just put it there and check.".

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

We filled the place, which had a 225-person capacity,” said Jerry Pohorsky, another former EVA board member who has served as EAASV chapter president for 11 of the past 13 years. “It He has a lot of credits to his name, including recommending the double-paned windows on New York’s Empire State Building. It was standing room only.

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Andrew Leland on Assistive Tech for the Blind

Cars That Think

If you think about the blind person, you know having a mouse isn’t very useful because they can’t see where the pointer is. Everything that a sighted person can see visually, you can hear aurally with a screen reader. And I would have had to do a lot more work to find specialists who would install it on my computer for me.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CalCars supports conversion programs as a strategy to increase awareness and support for PHEVs and thereby motivate automakers to build production PHEVs. Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Installing a dedicated circuit panel say a 200 amp model could be an alternative or supplement to public fast charging stations. Herron makes a valid point. Charging 20kw/h in an hour takes almost 100 amps for an hour. For electric vehicles with large battery packs, the biggest limiter is already in the circuit panel.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 10/1/2013 Big EV Grin

DIY Electric Car

I tried to build the car in such a way that every component was easily accessible and visible. I like to use 1st and 2nd personally. Thanks to everybody that has offered advice, shared their experience, and inspired me with their builds. Under the hood of the car is less pretty, but much more interesting.