Many electricians have broadened their work model in recent years to include coaxial and Ethernet wiring for communications and data networks. This is usually seen as a good move, given the fact that ...

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If you're buying a new TV, the PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X/S, you might be wondering if you need new HDMI cables. There is, in fact, a new standard called HDMI 2.1, and included with that new ...

How does this cable actually work? Here’s a technical look at the product’s development, construction, and application in the field. Typical installation utilizing self-regulating heater cable. Over ...

There are few things that come in as wide a variety of prices as cables and interconnects. HDMI cables, for instance, can run from $1 to over $1,000 for the same length. USB cables can be similarly ...

HDMI is backward- and forward-compatible; 2.1 cables keep working, but newer features need newer standards. Older HDMI cables still work: use them for retro consoles, secondary TVs/monitors, and ...

There are enough seismometers around these days to detect and locate nearly all earthquakes on land, except the most minuscule ones. The seafloor is another story. It’s expensive and difficult to ...

The Infinity Cable is like a MagSafe cable that works with any device. You can get it with three types of magnetic tips — Lightning, USB-C or Micro USB — that snap onto the cable’s end. As with ...

In these Off the Record stories, bungled cabling is only the tip of the iceberg. The real work is cleaning up after IT managers who deny there's a problem Many Off the Record stories illustrate the ...

It’s heavy, dusty, dirty work: Deep in the bowels of the LHC detectors, workers are rushing to connect a rat’s nest of cables. It’s heavy, dusty, dirty work: Deep in the bowels of the LHC detectors, ...