Generator Fries Household Appliances Made by Monkeys 1/4/2012 39 comments Peter thought he was wise to have a generator on hand during a power outage -- that is, until he nearly burned down the house.
PCB Couldn’t Take the Heat Made by Monkeys 1/3/2012 22 comments Sometimes when you fix an appliance, you're fixing problems that began in the design process.
The Radio Is Buried in the Dash Made by Monkeys 12/29/2011 19 comments The old car radio tubes had to be changed frequently. Unfortunately, the radio was buried in the dash.
Short, Happy Life of GM LEDs Made by Monkeys 11/1/2011 17 comments Two different GM vehicles suffered the same early LED burnout in the life of one frustrated car owner.
The Dump Trailer Won't Dump Made by Monkeys 9/20/2011 12 comments What happens when your dump trailer won't dump? Such a simple function, and so hard to find.
Give Me Back My Timex Made by Monkeys 9/9/2011 21 comments This consumer bought an expensive watch to replace a Timex. Big mistake.
My 1973 Plymouth Scamp Shorts to Death Made by Monkeys 9/7/2011 19 comments This driver decided to try an American car after owning many imported cars. The Dodge Duster was quite a lesson in quality.
Weak Springs Cause Power Steering Problems Made by Monkeys 8/15/2011 15 comments Three months after my girlfriend’s daughter purchased a 2005 Chevy Cobalt with 45,000 miles in 2009, per our recommendation, the power steering stopped working, intermittently.
My BMW Remembered Bad Settings Made by Monkeys 8/10/2011 11 comments The memory settings for mirrors and seats on the 2002 BMW X5 SUV are a mess tangled up by monkeys.
Starter motors with automatic starting capabilities will hit the auto market in a big way in 2012. Within 15 years, every new vehicle could offer "start-stop."
Branching out from its CAM software roots, PartMaker is adding a 3D CAD modeling component to its PartMaker portfolio, acknowledging that machinists need better tools for working with 3D models.
Environmental stress cracking is a common failure mode for plastics, and you may need to do your own testing to make sure that the plastic you plan to use will not crack.
The tray table that folds in half for stowage in the armrest of an airline seat is something admired for its design ingenuity, but long cursed for its operational opaqueness and flimsiness.
Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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