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Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com announced the addition of the EPL-24-2L-LED-LV low voltage explosion proof LED light. Designed to operate off of 12 or 24 volts DC or AC, the 30 watt LED light carries a UL 844 Class 1 Division 1 and Class 2 Division 1 hazardous location rating as well as a separate paint spray booth certification. Featuring a T6 temperature rating, the EPL-24-2L-LED is applicable to most any hazardous location area and a range of accessories including mesh guards, overspray covers, carts and safety cable kits aid the operator in making the light work for their application.

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The new Magnalight EPL-24-LED-LV low voltage explosion proof LED light is designed to last at least 50,000 hours operating on 12 or 24 volts DC or AC. with specially designed LED tubes with board integrated drivers, this hazardous location light fixture does not have separate ballast creating minimal maintenance. Designed for long life, the Class 1 Division 1 LED light offers a small 2 foot, 2 lamp form factor and operates natively off of low voltage, including battery banks, small generators, solar panels and other off grid power sources without the need for additional power supplies or transformers. with aT6 temperature rating and a separate paint spray boot certification, the low profile EPL-24-2L-LED-LV explosion proof LED light is application for most any hazardous location area application. Drawing less than 3 amps on 12 volts, a single deep cycle 80 amp hour rated battery could operate this LED light for more than 25 hours. The EPL-24-2L-LED-LV explosion proof LED light is available with a surface or pendant mount mounting configuration. Emergency ballast configurations are also available.“There is a growing demand for remote area explosion proof LED lighting for small, vibratory areas,” said Rob Bresnahan with Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com. “this 2 foot 2 lamp, 30 watt LED light operates on low voltage and meets that need for operators looking for off grid LED lighting for hazardous location areas. Since the areas are remote, the operators want a guarantee that the light will be operational during occasional visits to the remote area. our LEDs offer long life, extreme temperature resistance and respond well under high vibration. Thus, this UL listed Class 1 Division 1, Class 2 Division 1 LED light is a good fit for a variety of high reliability remote oriented applications. We have seen a lot of uptake on our 120/277 VAC 2 foot 2 lamp EPL-24-2L-LED explosion proof light for small area, standard voltage applications. So we designed a low voltage of our LED bulb with board integrated drivers for the EPL-24-2L-LED-LV for 12/24 Volt applications.

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com continues to develop and add new LED explosion proof lighting for hazardous location areas. The entire range of Class 1 Division 1 and Class 2 Division 1 LED lighting includes LED flashlight, headlights, surface mount linear lights, cart based paint spray booth lights and portable pedestal mount LED lighting. you can learn more by visiting magnalight.com via a standard browser or mobile phone or contact 1-800-369-6671 (903-498-3363 international).

Rob BresnahanLarson Electronics Magnalight1-800-369-6671Email Information

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When Bob Crabb got his first look at the prototype of an electronic book reader 14 years ago, he would have bet his house that by now the bookstores he manages at the University of Minnesota would have gotten rid of most printed books.

Instead, he thought, they’d be selling PIN codes that could be used to access the publications electronically.

Fortunately for Crabb, he couldn’t find anyone willing to take that bet. He still has his house, and his stores still have their books.

"I’m surprised by that," he admitted. "I thought that this generation of students, who grew up using electronic devices from the time they were in grade school, would have embraced this technology."

They certainly have in other areas. They communicate electronically, they shop electronically, they navigate electronically, many of them even manage their love lives electronically. but not all are reading their textbooks electronically.

Count U of M freshman Elin Mixer among them.

"I like textbooks," she said as she sat a table at the U’s Coffman Union, a book open in front of her as she traded off between a highlighter and a pen she was using to jot notes in the margins.

"I don’t like reading online; I think it’s harder to follow," she explained. "I like to highlight things. I like to flip back and forth [between pages] if I need to. And I like to make notes. in fact, if I have to research something online, I always print it off so I can read it on paper."

U of M junior Sarah Crumrine sat in an overstuffed chair with a textbook plopped in her lap in another part of the student union.

"I like to have what I’m studying right in front of me," she said. "having it on paper forces my attention. if I start looking at stuff online, I get distracted and end up on Facebook."

Keeping a distance from online distractions could be another reason that, at most, e-books account for about 4 percent of sales in college bookstores, and that’s on campuses that are actively promoting them. other colleges report that digital books make up as little as 1 percent of their sales.

About 10 percent of the casual reading market — which has many more titles available — involves e-books. And proponents argue that once more textbooks are transferred to the medium, sales will pick up.

But limited availability alone doesn’t account for the tepid interest. in a recent study by the National Association of College Stores, 74 percent of college students said that, given a choice between an e-book and the traditional printed version of the same thing, they’d go old school.

They feel that way even though standard textbooks cost about twice as much as their digital counterparts, and the weight comparisons are off the charts. keep in mind that most of the students already are toting around laptop computers on which they could download many of the e-texts, so the weight of the physical books in their backpacks is pure extra ballast.

E-books pose challenges

But e-books come with their own baggage, said Dan Bergeson, director of Carleton College’s auxiliary services, including its bookstore, which is on the low end of the e-book sales spectrum.

"There are issues with standardization, both of content and format," he said. "And with a lot of these books, you’re only gaining access to them for three months. It’s not like a textbook that you can sell back to the bookstore or sell to a friend."

While an e-book is cheaper than a printed version initially, the ability to sell the book when the student is finished with it offsets most of those savings, Crabb said. And for students who print lots of pages from their e-books, "they’re actually losing money by the time you factor in the [printer] toner."

Even the versions that can be downloaded and saved scare off some students, especially when it involves books in their major that they hope to keep for years. having grown up in the e-age, they’ve seen how quickly formats can be discarded. Allegorically speaking, they don’t want to end up with a pile of Beta videotapes in a DVR world.

And don’t overlook the power issue. "Books don’t need batteries," Bergeson said. Batteries on laptop computers and digital book readers run out, and coffeeshops and student unions have only so many electrical outlets.

‘What they’re used to’

But the biggest reason behind the slow acceptance of e-books is tradition. "The students grew up using printed books," Crabb said. "It’s what they’re used to."

The manufacturers of digital reading devices are scurrying to address the students’ issues, particularly their desire to mark up the books.

"There are devices that allow you to highlight in multiple colors and make notes to yourself, but it’s still a bit awkward," he said.

Besides, ultimately it’s not the students that the manufacturers need to appease.

"Professors drive the sale of books," Bergeson said. "The manufacturers need to get the professors to sign on to urge their students toward e-books. but it’s not happening because if you use an e-book, then everyone has to bring a computer or a reader to class, and a lot of professors think that there already are enough electronic devices being used in their classrooms."

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- LCD shroud. This is by far the most power thirsty feature in digital cameras. You can turn the cloak off to conserve power, but I don’t recommend this because the hide is very useful to settle if you have taken a ample shot.

- Flash. Another mountainous power user. The flash uses lots of battery as it’s charging, so minimize usage.

- Zooming in and out also uses battery power to drive the motor. Refrain from changing your zoom too considerable. I recommend staying conclude to burly optical zoom.

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Given the two biggest power users on your camera are the LCD cover and Flash, there are ways to lop the usage of these. If your camera allows you to, slit the brightness of the cover to come by more time from your battery. This will mild allow you to notice your photo, but it won’t exhaust as considerable power.

How do you minimize usage of the flash? Try doing without the flash when you’re in outrageous light by increasing the light around you. Or increase the “ISO rush”. The higher the ISO setting, the less light is needed to describe the image.

Other secrets for making your batteries last longer:

- Most digital cameras have a Power Saving mode. This ‘shuts down’ the camera – not switch off – after a period of time without exhaust. obtain distinct Power Saving mode is on, or simply switch off your camera when you’re not using it.

- In cool weather, support your camera and batteries warm in your jacket until you are ready to spend them. frigid weather to batteries is like RAID is to bugs!

- Store batteries in a chilly, dry state away from sunlight and other heat sources.

- Avoid unnecessary playback of your already taken images, as this can also employ a lot of juice.

- If you haven’t weak your camera for a while, your rechargeable batteries will have lost some of their charge. Ensure you charge them fully before leaving the house.

bewitch a spare battery

This has two advantages. You can acquire double the time from of your camera before needing to recharge by using two batteries. If you don’t need an extra battery all the time, you can have one charging at home when you’re using the other. Then when you catch home, swap them. Never leave your camera slack again because you don’t have a charged battery.

What kind of battery should I take?

You will need to grasp a battery that is compatible with your camera, so I recommend taking your camera’s battery to the shop with you when purchasing so the staff can collect another compatible battery. You don’t need to pick a battery from the same manufacturer as your camera, although be aware that choosing another imprint may void your warranty – check your manual.

Go for a rechargeable nickel-metal hydride battery if possible. These battery types have a greater capacity than the rechargeable ni-cad batteries and will pay for themselves in a short period of time.

consume the AC adapter

Most cameras have an adapter to allow you to move directly into a power point. If you’re going to be shooting for a long period of time in the one area, a camera plugged into a power point can be very handy. mark that some cheaper cameras have the slip for an AC adapter, but not the adapter itself.Digital Camera Battery Charger

unprejudiced about every single digital camera works from batteries, and when the batteries in you camera go uninteresting, so does your camera. This is why it is so distinguished to have a suited digital camera battery charger on hand at all times.

The digital cameras that are available today are made with a compact and light get in mind, so you can rob them where ever you go easily. Because of this, the battery chargers for these cameras are also designed the same draw. honest imagine you are out taking pictures and your camera dies on you. If you had a backup for your batteries you would not have a thing to pain about.

If you do hold a camera in the arrive future, obtain obvious it comes with rechargeable batteries. The throw away batteries are OK, but you’ll wind up spending more money in the long hurry. Rechargeable batteries may cost a microscopic more up front, but having a digital camera battery charger will cost you a lot less in the long hasten in both money and frustration.

Most cameras that are made today are compatible with most of the battery chargers on the market. But there are a few that have compatibility issues, so it is best to read your camera requirements carefully. peep for the power supply price, because that should have all the information you are looking for.

Photographers who are always on the go and do a lot of traveling, always have a digital camera battery charger with them. This draw, while your out taking some spacious photos, your second plot of batteries is waiting for you on your charger.

Here is a word of caution you should think. Never consume batteries, cameras, or battery chargers from an odd price. A lot of these off brands are not compatible with the main stream products’. Also, you may have a difficult time finding befriend or even getting your money help if you happen to have a pickle.
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Cars are quickly becoming the new connected devices. Equipped with voice-command, streaming media centers, navigation displays and more, the newest line of vehicles out of major automakers are borrowing more from computers, the web and mobile technology than ever before. Now, riding this wave of rapid change, General Motors — a company still seemingly recovering from its bankruptcy — has launched its own venture capital arm.

Called General Motors Ventures, this new entity will be distributing $100 million to smaller companies developing groundbreaking automotive features, starting on July 1.

It’s meaningful that GM is the first of its brethren to make this move. Its Chevy Volt has gotten a lot of good press for being one of the most technologically advanced cars to hit the marker — beyond is unique electric powertrain. Just last month, it announced that it would be using the Android operating system to provide navigation tools in addition to its OnStar system. The news has prompted the media and analysts alike to dub it the first “Android car” — a cutting edge distinction.

The venture branch of the company will be looking to back companies working on similar consumer electronics integrations (for entertainment, the web and more), but also more efficient engine technologies, hybrid vehicle designs, and maybe even advanced battery architectures. It may also take over investments made by GM proper in biofuel developers like Coskata and Mascoma (both also backed by Khosla Ventures).

In forming a dedicated VC practice, General Motors appears to be taking a page out of the playbook of major IT companies, like Intel (Intel Capital) and IBM (IBM Venture Capital Group), and fuel companies, like Shell (Shell Technology Ventures Fund) and Chevron (Chevron Technology Ventures), who have done the same to jumpstart technologies that complement their core businesses. It seems like a more ambitious move for a big automaker however, since they are generally not as nimble as even the largest tech companies. It’s impressive to see them responding so quickly to changes in their industry, especially considering how much their business has eroded in the U.S.

It’s also bold for GM to be making this decision given its recent financial history. Yes, the company just posted its first profitable quarter in three years at the start of 2010, and it has repaid $6.7 billion of the money the U.S. government loaned it following its bankruptcy, but this doesn’t mean that it’s got money to burn. It still owes the government $43 billion more and is prepping itself for a public stock offering before the year’s end. Funding startups, in this light, looks like a gamble.

That said, it may very well inspire its peers — Ford, Nissan, Toyota — to pursue a similar strategy. All of a sudden it’s become important for car companies to be pathbreakers in the technology space, and those that don’t realize this risk being left in the dust. They aren’t just competing with each other, either. Now that China has surpassed the U.S. as the largest car market, Chinese companies like BYD — generously funded by Warren Buffett — will also be racing to churn out fresh, innovative features.

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I was thinking about purchasing a label maker on and off for years.  This past winter I remodeled our TV space into a media room. This included laying many wires throughout that room and the house as a whole. The entire time I wished I had a label maker (instead of a fine tipped, permanent marker) to label those wires, keeping them all organized. I muddled through, but my AR side still occasionally longed for the ability to quickly and easily label something. So, when Julie asked if I would like to review the DYMO 360D Rechargeable Desktop Label Maker I jumped at the chance.

The LabelManager 360D is a rechargeable desktop label maker designed to (obviously) create labels of various sizes and styles. The feature that makes the 360D somewhat unique is its recharge-ability/lithium-ion battery. According to DYMO, the lithium-ion battery ‘eliminates the inconvenience of AA batteries’. I do not know if I buy that logic, when AA batteries allow you the option of using rechargeable AA’s or when in a pinch buy disposable ones from the store. That said, the 360D is ideal for around the office setting where you can charge it overnight or as needed. If you are taking it with you on the road for any length of time, you will need to bring the charging cable/brick with you. Although, the battery does last a remarkably long time.

The label maker is good-to-go out of the box. DYMO includes everything you need to hit the ground running. They include a black ink cartridge and a partially charged battery (at least mine was).

Package Contents:

• DYMO 360D Label maker
• Lithium-ion Battery
• Power Cable
• D1 Ink Cartridge (black)
• Instruction Manual

Features:

• Powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• 1.5? x 2.75? screen that displays two lines of text
• 3 fonts and 7 text styles
• 9-label memory and “save text” feature
• D1 labels in 1/4”, 3/8?, 1/2? and 3/4? widths
• familiar computer-style keyboard layout

The 360D has a large QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy text input. There are special function keys for quick access to punctuation marks, currency, special symbols, etc.

The screen enables you to see the text on screen before you print. According to DYMO, ‘This means no more guessing what the label will look like. What you see is what you get!’. For the most part I agree but the display does not show relative font sizing. Meaning the 8pt font appears the same on the screen as the 28 pt font.

The 360D allows you a good deal of variety when it comes to size and look of your label text. It has 3 font styles, 7 font sizes with bold, underlining, outlining, and left/right/center alignment. The label maker uses DYMO D1 labels in 6, 9, 12 and 19mm widths. A very nice feature of the LabelManager is the ability to select printing up to 9 copies of the same label. It is a shame the 360D does not have the ability to download additional fonts and symbols from your computer like other label makers can.

The DYMO 360D is definitely not a Blackberry in size, shape or weight. But overall, functionally text input is very similar. Being the Crackberry addict I am, it took me a little while to get use to the spacing and form-factor of the keys but inputting is easy enough.

I like the DYMO LabelManager 360D as a well made, easy to use, relatively basic label maker for around the office, in-the-field day efforts, or house. However, due to the fact of it being powered by a lithium-ion battery and its eventual need for its power cable, it is not ideal for travel. It’s MSRP is nearly $100 and pricey when compared to other label makers available on the internet. It is not yet available on Amazon.com or Buy.com but will hopefully be sold at a discount.

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PremiumEcigarette.com has announced they now carry fifty new types of electric cigarette batteries to accompany their electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette kits.

Online PR News – 30-April-2010 – VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – PremiumEcigarette.com, a leading online retailer of smokeless cigarettes, confirms that 50 new types of electric cigarette batteries will now be available to better accommodate their customers.

Electric cigarettes perform similarly to traditional smoking and are exceptionally convenient as they give the user the tactile experience of smoking a cigarette without all the harmful ingredients, secondhand smoke and lingering cigarette smell. The smokeless cigarette is driven by modern microelectronic technology, which includes a small rechargeable battery and a replaceable cartridge containing water, propylene glycol, nicotine, and a scent that emulates a cigarette.

The website offers a variety of spare batteries, replacement atomizers, battery chargers as well as electronic cigarette cartridges. Extra batteries can be found in many colors including the traditional white, to blue, black, pink, green, platinum, gold as well as burgundy. There are also different lengths, including the PR110 battery which will last about 150 to 200 puffs before it needs to be charged again, the PR111 which will last about 200 to 220 puffs and the PR118 which is the longest lasting battery and will last the entire cartridge before it needs another charge. Along with the spare batteries, there are also extra wall, USB chargers and car chargers for various uses. The electronic cigarette’s battery is a 3.6V special lithium battery with a special charger, which cannot be replaced by other lithium batteries or chargers. The battery will withstand no less than 300 charges.

“With people constantly on the go, we came up with new batteries at various lengths to make enjoying electric cigarettes as easy as possible for our users, wherever they may be,” says Vitali Servutas, Owner of Premium Ecigarette (premiumecigarette.com/).

electronic cigarette kits are available to get the process started. There are a multitude of smokeless cigarette kits to choose from to suit one’s needs, however a typical electronic cigarette kit includes two smokeless cigarettes, which also contains the battery. When assembled with the e-liquid cartridge, it looks like a real cigarette. A number of refill cartridges are also included, which can range from a variety of flavors including classic tobacco, mint, vanilla, cherry, chocolate and coffee. Each cartridge is good for about 250 to 300 puffs, or the equivalent of several packs of cigarettes. The kit will also come with at least one battery, a wall charger as well as a USB charger.

About PremiumEcigarette.com:Premium Electronic Cigarette, a subsidiary of PremiumEstore LLC, was established in December of 2008 and has since been providing the best brands of smokeless cigars and cigarettes all across the country. Based out of Virginia Beach, VA they offer same-day shipping. The company also has an office located in Europe for international orders.

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“Arthur wrote from the heart and influenced all kinds of music,” he said, adding that “There’s something in the water” when it comes to Alabama-made music.

Famed music promoter Tony Ruffino, a New York native who made history in Birmingham by bringing acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and other rock greats to Alabama, was presented the Sam Phillips Innovator Award. He reminisced about the early days of the big concert concept, which he helped create.

Next came one of the evening’s highs — a performance from the seven-decades-and-counting Blind Boys of Alabama, recipients of the Performing Artist/Group Award from the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

“The Blind Boys have been singing for a long time,” said Clarence Fountain, the last surviving founding member of the original group. The Blind Boys formed in 1944 at the Alabama School for the Deaf and Blind in Tuscumbia and have continued the musical tradition since, winning numerous Grammy Awards and Lifetime Achievement Awards.

The band’s five members, all of whom are blind, launched into a moving, heavily blues-influenced rendition of the gospel classic, “Amazing Grace” — to the tune of “House of the Rising Sun.”

The band then invited country “Rising Star” award winner Jamey Johnson onstage to perform the classic, “Down by the Riverside.” Johnson gamely joined the band at center stage, and soon the whole audience was clapping to the rhythm.

Afterwards, Bobby Denton, winner of the John Herbert Orr Pioneer Award from the Alabama Music Hall of Fame remarked that, “I never thought I’d receive one.”

Denton, an Alabama sharecropper’s son who has served 32 years in the state Senate, made some of the earliest recording in Muscle Shoals for Tune Records, which got him a stint on “American Bandstand.”

After thanking friends, family, fellow musicians and mentors “both late and great,” Denton went on to perform his hit country song, “A Fallen Star.”

The evening’s second John Herbert Orr Pioneer Award went to the late Terry Thompson, who played in seminal Shoals bands including the Rockets and wrote the hit song “A Shot of Rhythm and Blues,” which was recorded by the Beatles, among other artists, before dying at age 24.

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