Firmware updates…they get useful. Late Tuesday, Apple released MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.6 for its early 2010 MacBook Pro notebooks. The update, a 3 megabyte download, enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection on MacBook Pro (Early 2010) models. The company also released MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.3 for its early 2010 MacBook […]
Tag: power
Ok, so you probably don’t have 40 iPads (or iOS devices in general) just laying around your house waiting to be charged. Still, if you have a business or school that does, the Anthro Charging Cart & Cabinet for Tablets is a storage cabinet on wheels that can store and recharge up to 40 iPads […]
It’s the patents that make things interesting. Per freepatentsonline, Apple has shown interest in building a new universal power adapter compatible with different DC voltage levels, allowing portable devices like a MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPad to be charged at the same time with just one wall plug. The proposed invention was revealed this week […]
In addition to the AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule firmware updates, Apple on Friday also released MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.5, which reportedly “resolves an issue where a MacBook Pro being used with a power adapter may unexpectedly shut down under heavy workload if the battery charge level is near empty.” Per The […]
It’s the nifty stuff that’s always down the road a bit… Per DigiTimes, Apple has reportedly shown continued interest in building solar-powered devices, but the niche market for solar components is said to require more time to mature. Apple and Samsung are the two companies specifically said to be “evaluating” solar power for their consumer […]