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  • January 2008

    • Don't Worry About 'Tingling Sensation': Dell

      Techworld  |  Jan 18, 08 9:55 PM CST

      Don't Worry About 'Tingling Sensation': Dell

      (Newser) - Dell has acknowledged that some of its laptops give a “tingling sensation” to users when plugging in cables or accessories—but insisted the “voltage does not present any risk of injury.” Complaints about the surprise jolts have been trickling in about a few different models for the past year, Techworld reports. Dell simply recommends unplugging AC adapters before attaching peripherals. More »

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      laptop  • Dell  • electrical shocks  • AC adapters

  • June 2007

    • MIT Scientists Pull the Plug on Electricity

      Boston Globe  |  Jun 8, 07 5:30 AM CDT

      MIT Scientists Pull the Plug on Electricity

      (Newser) - Researchers at MIT are getting ready to pull the power cord on your laptop, with wireless electricity—dubbed WiTricity—that would recharge everything from cell phones to iPods from 15 feet away. The team recently lit a 60-watt bulb from 7 feet off, using a carefully designed magnetic field, the Boston Globe reports.  More »

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      cell phones  • science  • iPod  • MIT  • physicist  • AC adapters

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