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Build a Passive Radar With Software-Defined Radio

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A reference antenna picks up a signal from, say, a cell tower, while a surveillance antenna is tuned to the same frequency. The reference and surveillance signals are compared. Building off the demand stimulated by this activity, a number of manufacturers have started making premium, but still relatively cheap, SDRs.

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Choosing the best EV charger for your electric car

Green Charging

You will find out that the companies who sell EVSE refer to them as just EV chargers on their websites. Your vehicle’s charging cable is either tethered to the charger through a fixed connection or untethered through a type 1 or type 2 socket. An untethered charger is quite flexible as it lets you connect to a type 1 or type 2.

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New compact Mercedes-Benz electric cars will have more than 750km range and charge twice as fast

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Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class To demonstrate the energy efficiency of the one-off EQXX, this aerodynamic tech testbed was driven more than 1000km on a single charge last year. Called MMA, for Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture, it draws on innovative engineering ideas tried out in the Vision EQXX.

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IEEE Spectrum’s Top Telecom Stories of 2023

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Cerf recounted to IEEE Spectrum three of the mistakes he made while developing the Internet Protocol Suite (more commonly referred to as TCP/IP). That would require reversing the trend by tech companies to turn their platforms, services, and apps into walled gardens. He didn’t get everything right, however.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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This is sometimes referred to as “getting the flywheel going”—that is, operating on a large enough scale for the benefits to consumers from network effects to kick in. Part of the pitch for a private digital currency could be offering people in these communities access to cheap, secure financial services.

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Volkswagen ID.4 quick spin: first Australian drive of electric SUV

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It’s built on an architecture Volkswagen refers to as MEB. if using the more common 7.4kW home wallbox that only requires a single-phase connection). Cabin tech, space and trinkets. There’s plenty of places for odds and ends and the finishes present well, although have some cheap elements. 4 revealed.

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How a Parachute Accident Helped Jump-start Augmented Reality

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Adjusted for inflation, they cost about US $8,000 and weren’t even a thousandth as fast as a cheap gaming computer today. Neither of these merged realities were the slightest bit immersive, presenting images on a flat plane rather than connected to the real world in 3D space. The other option was to invest $60,000 in a.

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