This document describes a Z8 Encore! XP-based Buck Converter Battery Charger reference design that employs Zilog’s Z8F042A MCU to control a step-down DC-DC converter (also known as a buck converter) ...

Many of today's MP3 players, multimedia players, digital video recorders, and other portable electronic devices have found the micro hard disk drive to be the optimum device for memory storage ...

We're in a day in age where battery powered electronics are just an annoyance to most of us. Charging, or even plug-in power is so much easier to use. Instructables user DIYHacksAndHowTos shows off ...

If you run out of a charge on a pair of AA batteries but have some AAAs laying around, reddit user Its738PM suggests using a strip of tin foil to convert the AAA battery into a AA battery. To get this ...

Developers of multi-cell, USB Type-C products that need higher current, dual input, and I²C support can now use the MAX77756 24V, 500mA, low quiescent current buck converter from Maxim Integrated ...

The LIVALL PikaBoost electric bike converter has been announced. The device uses a regenerative system to boost the battery charge. It is suitable for all bicycles and can be easily mounted without ...

[Matt the Gamer] loved his pair of Minimus 7 bookshelf speakers. That is until a tragic hacking accident burned out the driver and left him with a speaker-shaped paper weight. But the defunct audio ...