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Discover how to build a simple wireless power transfer system at home using readily available components like enameled copper wire, an LED, a 2N2222A transistor, and a 9V battery. This step-by-step ...

Keeping your devices charged shouldn’t feel like a chore. Wireless chargers make it simple to top up your phone, earbuds or smartwatch by just setting them down, which is especially useful if you’re ...

If your car has wired-only Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, but you hate plugging in your phone while you drive, check out these adapters for wireless connectivity. I’m PCMag’s managing editor for ...

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Nov. 10 that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette violated federal law by unilaterally changing terms and conditions of employment without first bargaining to an ...

When it comes to streaming music or taking calls on the road, Bluetooth FM transmitters make it easy to modernize older vehicles without upgrading the entire stereo system. After all, many of our ...

Wires are the bane of the technology world. They make sleek, stylish technology look clunky and outdated. Many recent smartphones support wireless charging, and it has become a more exciting feature ...

Since the early 2000s, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology has gradually found its way into a variety of commercial applications that require secure and fine-ranging capabilities. Well-known examples are ...

In early 2023, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) introduced us to Qi2 — a major update to the long-standing Qi wireless charging standard. A full decade has passed since wireless charging first ...

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I recently published a simple design for a platinum resistance detector (PRTD) 4 to 20mA transmitter circuit, illustrated in Figure 1. Unfortunately, implementing such quadratic floating-point ...