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  • One little bump -- maybe a gigantic waste disposal truck rumbling down the road a bit too fast, causing vibrations in things attached to the ground -- and suddenly a high-voltage signal goes into a small gauge wire meant to carry a five-volt digital pulse.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005

  • Apple devices are standardized with one charging connector and five-volt system, which is compatible with all USB power supplies.

    Forbes.com: News Forbes Blogs 2011

  • This little "portable" power plant, equipped with both a solar panel and wind turbine, can juice up practically all five-volt devices, like iPhone and Blackberry.

    Sand Mountain Reporter: News 2010

  • It assures dramatically extended user time, due to its low five-volt power consumption.

    HomeToys News 2009

  • It was installed on Hubble in 1997 but failed when its five-volt power supply cut out in 2004 after 69,000 hours of service, leaving it dead for the past five years.

    The Australian | News | 2009

  • The regulator controls the voltage, putting a five-volt ceiling on the power entering the phone.

    MAKE Magazine 2009

  • It was installed on Hubble in 1997 but failed when its five-volt power supply cut out in

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009

  • FSL - News) today announced two new families of five-volt (5V) 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with excellent durability and reliability for industrial and automotive applications.

    unknown title 2011

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