For over a year, I've had a foot-pump battery charger for my iBook on order from Aladdin Power. I guess I can cancel my order now — a guy in Toronto has pulled awaprt one of those hand-cranked flashlights and connected it to a low-power Linux-on-a-chip wafer, and created the world's first hand-powered server. Link (via Slashdot) Discuss
For over a year, I've
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Earn $150 credit with this $70 eSIM
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