Why Are Some Ethernet Cables Flat – And Are They Better Than Round?

A technical comparison of EMI shielding, PoE compatibility, and signal degradation in Cat6 and Cat8 networking setups.
How-To Geek on MSN

Blue, black, or red? What your USB port colors actually mean

Without clear labels, you can rely on colors, but remember that those aren't mandated by USB-IF, so they're not a guarantee.

4 Things You Can Do With Your Fire TV Stick's Micro-USB Port

With the right adapter, the micro-USB port on your Fire TV Stick can be used for charging devices, external data storage, and ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Sometimes expensive networking upgrades pay for themselves

An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for networking gear does way more than what meets the eye. In the work-from-home era, a ...
Blazing Cat Fur

‘Somewhere to put worker bees’: Why Canada’s micro-condos are losing their appeal

Maggie Hildebrand’s first apartment in Toronto had a kitchen, a dining table, a workspace and a bed – all in the same 300-sq-ft room. It was a decent home at first, close enough to her job downtown ...
IEEE

Real-time imaging system using a 12-MHz forward-looking catheter with single chip CMUT-on-CMOS array

Abstract: Forward looking (FL) imaging catheters would be an important tool for several intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) applications. Single chip capacitive ...
IEEE

An Underwater Micro Cable-Driven Pan-Tilt Binocular Vision System With Spherical Refraction Calibration

Abstract: To improve the operation performance of underwater robots, a novel micro cable-driven pan-tilt camera system is developed, which can play an important role in underwater environmental ...