It also produces custom analog and logic products, as well as chips used to manage power in portable devices like handheld electronics and power tools.

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This enables us to develop our most exciting and versatile line of Sound Blaster products yet, while we pursue new market opportunities by providing our OEM partners with the flexibility to power PC products and consumer electronics devices with Sound Core3D.

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This is very interesting because with this level of power transport USB can become not only the data channel but also the power source for a variety of consumer electronics devices.

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At the low-end, AMD announced Bobcat, a design for a low-power processor that can be used in consumer electronics devices.

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The Low Power feature is a must-have function in Europe for managing the power-saving modes of Orange equipment as well as consumer electronics devices over the home network.

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"Today's consumer electronics devices, especially smartphones, use much more power, increasing the need for a more efficient way to recharge when on the go, " said Steven Schwartz, Vice President of Merchandising and Product Development at Brookstone.

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Consumer-electronics devices can waste as much as 25% of their normal power when ostensibly off.

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Gadget fatigue popped up in other ways too: Some execs wanted a single remote for all of their home entertainment devices, while others wanted a power source that would work with all of their portable electronics.

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