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San Jose, CA (PRWEB) December 20, 2011 Jon Bruner, Forbes New Product Editor, spent last summer preparing for and then enjoying a rather unusual reporting assignment: a trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, on foot, followed by a black-tie dinner next to a remote waterfall. He evaluated several GPS Receivers and Solar Chargers, including the Suntactics solar charger, as part of his trip. He reported his conclusions in a December 15th article entitled ?Neat Stuff for the Outdoor Type: Hiking Equipment Made in America, GPS Receivers and Solar Chargers?. ?Most practical, portable solar panels don?t produce enough electricity to power your devices as you use them. The main drawback of the GoalZero system is that it?s not terribly compact and involves a few separate components, which can make for trouble when you?ve got a full pack. Some alternatives merge all of these components into a single device, like Brunton?s Restore or the Joos Orange, both of which are bulkier panels that i...

Worcester, Massachusetts (PRWEB) December 14, 2011 A suite of advanced fiber optic transmission equipment from Telecast Fiber Systems is a core component in a newly launched HD master control facility for SoonerVision, the in-house production arm of the University of Oklahoma (OU) athletic department. Using just a few fibers of the campuswide dark fiber network, Telecast Fiber Systems? equipment provides smooth and seamless transport of HD cameras and video, audio, control, and communication signals between each sports venue and the master control room. ?OU is home to one of the most storied athletics programs in the United States, so it?s fitting that the athletic department would have a world-class video and television production operation,? said Steve DeFrancesco, vice president and general manager of Telecast Fiber Systems. ?SoonerVision?s new fiber-based infrastructure is a big step up from its previous analog SD operation, which relied on a single coax connection to the foo...