The Brooks Review

Month: January 2012

  • Galaxy Nexus Power Analysis

    iansmith6:

    >The first was to see how much power the Galaxy Nexus could draw from the USB connection. This turns out to be about 4.5W. (0.9A at 5V)

    And:

    >Now the real test… Google Maps.
    >This varied a LOT. Minimum was 4W with some steady peaks of 5.1W!

    And that, folks, is how you drain a cellphone battery while it is attached to a charger.

  • Proposed Law Prohibits TSA Employees From Dressing Like Cops

    Cory Doctorow:
    >The STRIP Act, proposed in the US House of Reps, would require TSA employees to stop dressing like police officers, because they aren’t cops, and when they give orders to travellers, travellers assume that these are the orders of real law enforcement officers […]

    Let’s pass this.