With Google announcing the launch of Pixel 4a on August 20, much information has been released about the new phone. The tech giant has also set aside some exclusive features to its Pixel phones, which ...

A lithium-ion battery tester seems like a simple project, at least electrically. But when you start thinking about the physical problem of dealing with a huge range of battery sizes, things get a ...

If something runs on batteries, you’ll find a battery meter somewhere on it. Your smartphone, your vape; even batteries themselves can tell you how close they are to dying. So why am I excited about ...

I understand alternate facts. Sometimes my iPhone’s battery meter delivers them. Fact: I have a 18-month-old Apple iPhone 6. I keep it in good shape, never dropping it, subjecting it to extreme ...

Users are reporting erratic behavior of the iPhone 3Gs battery meter, specifically an issue in which the battery indicator reports a full charge and then suddenly drops unexpectedly along with a ...

With battery life being one of the most important aspects of a smartphone, many owners would like a better visual indicator than the old school and somewhat inaccurate battery status meter available ...

Windows only: Software maker Matt Collinge wanted a better way of knowing how much battery power his laptop had. So he wrote one that's visible and intuitive, yet unobtrusive. Power Meter Plus only ...

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Isn’t it always the way? There’s a circuit right out of the textbooks, or even a chip designed to do exactly what you want — almost exactly. It’s 80% perfect for your application, and rather than ...

Amp yourself up to eleven and then crash into a quivering, leaking mess after drinking from these sweet new Jolt cans. They’re resealable but come on: at what point do you put down the can and go “Huh ...

Often, simple robotics projects are powered from a small power bank consists of common dry cells (1.5Vx4=6V) or Lithium-Polymer cells (2S LiPo=7.2V). Ofcourse, the 5V required for the microcontroller ...