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Charles Murray

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Chuck Murray is senior technical editor for Design News, focusing on electronics/test and automotive technologies.

Title: Senior Technical Editor, Design News

Email: charles.murray@reedbusiness.com

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Apple Rolls Out Talking iPod

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple Inc . has introduced an iPod Shuffle that announces songs and playlists in 14 different languages . Apple reportedly says that it has moved the device’s controls to the earphone cord, rather than putting them on the device itself. The new $79 four-gigabyte product will play as many as 1,000 songs, as many as the first iPod, which sold for... More

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Relay Failure Spurs Giant Referigerator Recall

An electrical failure in a relay has caused Maytag Corp. to recall 1.6 million refrigerators. The faulty relay, which turns on the refrigerator’s compressor, can cause overheating and is considered a potential fire hazard. A Maytag web site says that it has received 41 reports of “refrigerator relay ignition,” including 16 reports of property damage. Affected brands... More

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Rocketeers Aim For The Sky

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal reports that a San Jose-based company called Thunderbolt Aerosystems hopes to popularize jetpacks. The jetpacks sell for $90,000, and the newspaper reports that the company’s founder admits that the packs - which emit a 1,300° exhaust stream - “can be dangerous for self-taught pilots.” Still, the firm says it has collected... More

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Americans Continue To Lose Faith In Detroit

It sounds ridiculous to say that Americans are losing faith in Detroit. Most Americans, after all, would argue that their faith in Detroit disappeared a long time ago. But according to a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey , Americans really are losing faith in the American auto industry. The report, released last week, said that “64% of U.S. voters are opposed to providing... More

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Is Engineering Education Too 'Science-Centric?'

A recent publication from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching raises questions about whether engineering curricula are sufficiently focused on professional concerns. The study’s authors hint at the idea that engineering programs have too often put professional issues on the backburner while emphasizing a very “science-centric” approach to education.... More
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