PC peripherals company Kensington Computer Products Group has added two new Energy Star-qualified laptop adapters that use 30 percent less energy than typical adapters AND are light, to boot. The ...

This reference document describes a built-and-tested, GreenPointTM solution for a Notebook AC-DC adapter. This reference document describes a built-and-tested, GreenPointTM solution for a Notebook ...

For a PDF verion of this article, click here. The notebook computer is fast becoming an appendage for the 21 st century professional. While maximum functionality (such as a large screen, easy viewing, ...

The incredible shrinking notebook adapter is a welcome trend. For a while there, portable computers kept getting thinner and lighter while still shipping with massive power bricks. And while notebook ...

Odds are that unless you bring your computer back and forth between home and your office, you’re still using the power adapter that came with it. But if you plan to buy a second one, or just want to ...

The war against the tangled mess that’s created by most notebook power adapters has been moving forward lately, with Emerge Technologies’ ReTrak universal notebook adapter. The company just announced ...

Finding an empty plug in my office is sort of like striking gold. All my outlets are full and several of them have surge protectors plugged into surge protectors to power all my gear. Elecom has a new ...

Using TOP269EG off-line switcher IC, (U1), in a flyback configuration can be designed a very simple high efficiency notebok laptop power adapter.TOP269EG IC has an integrated 725 V MOSFET and a ...

Now here’s a great idea from Addonics: replace a laptop’s 2.5″ hard disk with flash memory, using a $30 adapter that lets you boot from CompactFlash cards. Suddenly you’ve converted that lappy into a ...

Dell announced the recall--which involves Latitude, Precision and Inspiron notebook adapters--in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC). The recall only affects the ...

Everytime we think we are finally done reporting that notebooks and related accessories pose a burn hazard, a new recall surfaces. Today Targus has issued a recall on about 507,000 notebook power ...