Inventing the Electronic Century


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Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., traces their origins and worldwide development. This masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology.




Consumer Electronics:


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Consumer Electronics is the first book of its kind, and comprehensively covers the theory, applications and maintenance of various audio/video systems, telecommunication systems and electronic home/office appliances. The book completely covers the




The Digital Consumer Technology Handbook


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The consumer electronics market has never been as awash with new consumer products as it has over the last couple of years. The devices that have emerged on the scene have led to major changes in the way consumers listen to music, access the Internet, communicate, watch videos, play games, take photos, operate their automobiles—even live. Digital electronics has led to these leaps in product development, enabling easier exchange of media, cheaper and more reliable products, and convenient services. This handbook is a much-needed, comprehensive engineering guide to the dynamic world of today's digital consumer electronics. It provides complete details on key enabling technologies, standards, delivery and reception systems, products, appliances and networking systems. Each chapter follows a logical progression from a general overview of each device, to market dynamics, to the core technologies and components that make up that particular product. The book thoroughly covers all of the key digital consumer product categories: digital TV, digital audio, mobile communications devices, gaming consoles, DVD players, PCs and peripherals, display devices, digital imaging devices, web terminals and pads, PDAs and other handhelds, screenphones/videophones, telematics devices, eBooks and readers, and many other current and future products.To receive a FREE daily newsletter on displays and consumer electronics, go to: http://www.displaydaily.com/·Surveys crucial engineering information for every digital consumer product category, including cell phones, digital TVs, digital cameras, PDAs and many more—the only reference available to do so·Has extremely broad market appeal to embedded systems professionals, including engineers, programmers, engineering managers, marketing and sales personnel—1,000,000+ potential readers·Helps engineers and managers make the correct design decisions based on real-world data




Consumer Electronics for Engineers


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This book explains the operating principles of 'real world' electronic devices.




A Beginners Guide to Consumer Electronics Repair


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If you are ready to start a business in consumer electronics repair or are simply interesting in the inner working of the television than this Easy to Read book is right for you. This book uses modern televisions troubleshooting; however, all circuits and components of consumer electronics are very similar. This book describes very specifically the functions and purposes of various types of circuitry, electronic components, their functions and the malfunctions of televisions when they are faulty. The book includes everything that you will need to know for beginning television, computers and other electronic repair. This book contains actual symptom, troubleshooting, diagnosis and repair procedures for all television problems. All essential knowledge, skills and procedures are in an articulated fashion, so that, no time will be wasted discerning the jest of each section. All sections are in the table of contents and in bold face for quick reference or study guide. This book contains the most probable television malfunctions discussed with troubleshooting and repair descriptions for the very beginner or for any one interested in the inner working of the television.




Intellectual Property in Consumer Electronics, Software and Technology Startups


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This book provides a comprehensive guide to procuring, utilizing and monetizing intellectual property rights, tailored for readers in the high-tech consumer electronics and software industries, as well as technology startups. Numerous, real examples, case studies and scenarios are incorporated throughout the book to illustrate the topics discussed. Readers will learn what to consider throughout the various creative phases of a product’s lifespan from initial research and development initiatives through post-production. Readers will gain an understanding of the intellectual property protections afforded to U.S. corporations, methods to pro-actively reduce potential problems, and guidelines for future considerations to reduce legal spending, prevent IP theft, and allow for greater profitability from corporate innovation and inventiveness.




Lithium-Ion Battery Failures in Consumer Electronics


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This comprehensive resource caters to system designers that are looking to incorporate lithium ion (li-ion) batteries in their applications. Detailed discussion of the various system considerations that must be addressed at the design stage to reduce the risk of failures in the field is presented. The book includes technical details of all state-of-the-art Li-on energy storage subsystems and their requirements, and provides a system designer a single resource detailing all of the common issues navigated when using Li-ion batteries to reduce the risk of field failures. The book details the various industry standards that are applicable to the subsystems of Li-ion energy storage systems and how the requirements of these standards may impact the design of their system. Checklists are included to help readers evaluate their own battery system designs and identify gaps in the designs that increase the risk of field failures. The book is packed with numerous examples of issues that have caused field failures and how a proper design/assembly process could have reduced the risk of these failures.




Digital Consumer Electronics Handbook


Book Description

Here is the most comprehensive guide to todayOs fast-changing world of digital consumer electronics. The handbook offers you complete details on key enabling technologies, standards, delivery and reception systems, imaging and audio products, information and communications products, appliances, and residential automation. Packed with 650 illustrations, this surefire reference covers optical disk systems...the digital video disk (DVD)...HDTV...digital cable systems...video dialtone...digital VCRs and camcorders...digital photography...CD players...PCs...and much more!




Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics


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Can you imagine life without your cell phone, laptop, digital camera, iPod, BlackBerry, flat-screen TV, or DVD player? The skyrocketing demand for devices that provide simple, immediate access to large amounts of content is driving required digital storage capacity to unprecedented levels. Designing digital storage into consumer electronics is crucial to the performance and cost of these devices. However, as our requirements for digital content storage grow, so does the formidable difficulty of implementing design solutions that are rugged, long-lasting, power-miserly, secure, network-accessible and can still fit in the palm of your hand!This book provides the background necessary to understand common digital storage devices and media. It helps readers decide which methods of storage work best for which kinds of devices, and then teaches designers how to successfully integrate them into consumer products. - Presents best practices for selecting, integrating, and using storage devices to achieve higher performance, greater reliability and lower cost - Teardown photos provide rare visuals of the "guts" of the devices discussed - Covers hot topics including flash memory, DVRs, Apple iPods, home networks, and automotive electronics, from basic layouts to standards, advanced features, and exciting growth opportunities




Consumer Electronics Components Handbook


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With The Consumer Electronics Component Handbook on your workbench, you can identify, locate, test, and replace defective parts easily as A, B, C - because this ingenious guide is arranged alphabetically by component! Packed with helpful illustrations, it shows you exactly how to proceed with all the products you test or repair.