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  1. I took another crack at discussing the Internet of Things but I just don't have the zeal of a True Believer yet. http://bit.ly/24JnqA
  2. Newly released Chumby is currently in the news. Here's an interview with the estimable bunnie about manuf in China. http://bit.ly/5jC4R
  3. Playing video games: Dallas Cowboys Stadium LED wall of 21 *million* LEDs. Which takes 22,000 ac/dc power supplies http://bit.ly/41Vy0P
  4. Tmobile trademarks magenta. And lawsuit bankrupts Qdot (infinite color) LED co. http://bit.ly/4ftpFf (tenuous but interesting connection)
  5. You've heard of social media - how about social repair? @ifixit unveils Answers, a collaborative repair community http://bit.ly/325IDH
  6. Talk about free energy - this LED lamp runs off power from a phone wall socket. RT@gizmag http://bit.ly/1tEm1r
  7. Need to know more about oscilloscopes? This is an excellent basic intro (PDF): http://bit.ly/4fyI22
  8. Putting the Intel-AMD settlement in perspective: $1.2B=12 days of $$ for Intel. http://bit.ly/450OjQ. In-depth here: http://bit.ly/2L4hCw
  9. Excellent. Information on the LEDs/control for The Crystal Monster by its (electronic) creator, @todbot. http://bit.ly/1yVn9e
  10. I collect cool LED apps. Crystal Monster: 400 sheets of laser-cut acrylic wrapped in 240ft of multi-colored LED tape. http://bit.ly/1q493o
  11. iPod apps turn phone into ubiquitous sensor platform. Such as reading glasses - clever. http://bit.ly/1ssJUS
  12. TESS is sending me 2 of their ~$12 7W LED lights (1 cool, 1 warm) to evaluate. Excellent. http://bit.ly/3C4iFr
  13. Lotsa peeps have asked me how to nominate for the EDN Innovation awards. Here 'tis: http://bit.ly/40dOoV
  14. Looking for papers for the 2010 LED Workshop in Santa Clara. So many good possiblilities for topics... Submit here: http://bit.ly/4gRxSN
  15. Here's a list of solar projects in calif - and the inverters/micro-inverters they plan to use. http://bit.ly/2Umzt7
  16. Electrolytic capacitors - the bane of LED lighting - also rear their flaky heads for solar power inverters http://bit.ly/1K8GaC
  17. Micro-inverters target solar panel efficiency. How's their reliability? http://bit.ly/2nUGMw
  18. Working on a Call 4 Papers for the LED Workshop, March 2010, Santa Clara. Optics, thermal, advances in LEDs, power mgmnt. Send abstract!
  19. Interested in solar? Live in the OC? It's Public Night at #SolPwr09 at the Anaheim Conv Cntr. 900 solar companies. http://bit.ly/PXGuT
  20. Sanyo intro's a 2-sided solar panel. What - you've never sunburned the bottom of your nose? #SolPwr09