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Liverpool homes to get 200Mbps power-line broadband

...homes in inner-city Liverpool are to receive 200Mbps broadband delivered via power lines. In Toxteth, Liverpool, 1,200 homes are to be fitted with... Read more

5 January, 2011
Performance Analysis of Two Case Studies for a Power Line Communication Network

Performance Analysis of Two Case Studies for a Power Line Communication Network

...Line Communication (PLC) is a promising technique for information transmission using existing power lines. The authors analytically model a finite-source PLC network subject to... Read more

1 August, 2011
Bursty Impulse Noise Detection by Compressed Sensing

Bursty Impulse Noise Detection by Compressed Sensing

...Noise (IN) is one of the major impairments for data transmission over power lines. For Power Line Communications (PLC) systems with bandwidths in the high... Read more

31 January, 2011
Characterization and Evaluation of In-Vehicle Power Line Channels

Characterization and Evaluation of In-Vehicle Power Line Channels

This paper presents a statistical characterization of in-vehicle power lines, based on channel measurements carried out in a automobile. In particular... Read more

18 October, 2010

North London hit by major power outage

...afternoon as a fire swept through a warehouse in Canning Town, damaging power lines. "Supplies were initially lost to 88,000 customers at 3.11pm... Read more

5 April, 2012

Psion/Blackroc GNSS device delivers centimetre accuracy

Earlier this week I met with Tony Jephcott, CEO of data capture specialist Blackroc Technology, and Jonathan Brayshaw... Read more

4 November, 2011

Cumbrian village gets power-line broadband pilot

...is generally used within blocks of flats, but Gridline's Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) implementation is intended for longer distances. "Once completed and validated... Read more

7 June, 2011 by David Meyer

IBM chief calls for consumer focus in smart energy tech

...rather than the piecemeal upgrades happening now. Smart meters and sensors on power lines give system operators more information to use. But the system as... Read more

22 September, 2010 by Martin LaMonica
Power Line News 4.0.0

Power Line News 4.0.0

...best of the conservative web, streamed live to your Android device. Get Power Lines award-winning political and culture commentary from lawyers John Hinderaker, Scott... Read more

28 April, 2012
ELF Radiation Meter 1.2

ELF Radiation Meter 1.2

...Frequency) Radiation Detector / Gauss Meter, which shows the radiation strength from the power lines and electrical appliances.ELF radiation may increase human health risks and... Read more

23 February, 2012
Power Line Mobile 3.1.5

Power Line Mobile 3.1.5

...the conservative web, streamed live to your iPhone or iPod Touch. Get Power Lines award-winning political and culture commentary from lawyers John Hinderaker, Scott... Read more

13 October, 2011
Kitesurf - The Ultimate Kiteboarding Simulation Game 2.0

Kitesurf - The Ultimate Kiteboarding Simulation Game 2.0

...people can be lofted, carried off, dashed against water, buildings, terrain or power lines, resulting in what's termed a "kitemare".Most kiteboarding fatalities are... Read more

13 October, 2011
Kiteboard - The Ultimate Kitesurfing Simulation Game 2.1

Kiteboard - The Ultimate Kitesurfing Simulation Game 2.1

...people can be lofted, carried off, dashed against water, buildings, terrain or power lines, resulting in what's termed a "kitemare".Most kiteboarding fatalities are... Read more

13 October, 2011
Bird Zapper! Lite 1.0.1

Bird Zapper! Lite 1.0.1

...with OpenFeint. Who will be the zappiest?Pesky birds have hijacked the power lines! Help Skippy the Squirrel by zapping the birds when they are... Read more

30 September, 2011
Bird Zapper! 1.1.1

Bird Zapper! 1.1.1

...to Play - 3/4** IGN 8/10------------------------------Pesky birds have hijacked the power lines! Help Skippy the Squirrel by zapping the birds when they are... Read more

21 September, 2011

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