A device inserted into a multiple-line cable for testing purposes that provides an external connecting point to each wire. A small LED may be attached to each line, which glows when a signal is present.
Breakout Box
Breakout Box
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2009 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Panasonic DVD LS83 - DVD player
- As gadget categories go, the portable DVD player is a rather commoditized lot, with plenty of no-name brands available for $100 or less. To rise above the sea of mediocrity, a player needs some distinguishing characteristics: say, a large screen, improved digital file support (something beyond plain old DVD and...
- Product reviews 2009-07-16
- Panasonic DMP-B15K
- Photo gallery:Panasonic DMP-B15 The Panasonic DMP-BD15 is the first portable Blu-ray player, and at first it's easy to write it off as useless since much of Blu-ray's visual superiority doesn't translate on its 8.9-inch screen. But that's missing the point. If you're a home theater buff with a growing Blu-ray...
- Product reviews 2009-06-22
- Alpine iXA-W404
- Our experiences with Alpine's "mechless" car audio receivers have been mostly positive. So, when we received the iWA-X404, which ups the ante with the inclusion of a larger display and touch sensitivity, we naturally assumed that bigger would be better. True, the W404's larger screen facilitates the playback of video...
- Product reviews 2009-06-10
- Intel buys Wind River; Targets software for embedded devices
- Intel buys Wind River; Targets software for embedded devicesGreat move!What a great move by Intel! Wind River is one of the premier names, in the embedded device space.The transformation going on in the tech industry these days is VERY exciting!RE: Intel buys Wind River; Targets software for embedded devicesIt could...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link - digital AV player
- There's little doubt that TV is moving more toward an on-demand model powered by content that's pulled from the Internet rather than traditional broadcast sources. But products that pull in video from networked PCs and various online sources--everything from the Roku Netflix Player to Apple TV to the Xbox 360--still...
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- Panasonic DVD-LS86
- As gadget categories go, the portable DVD player is a rather commoditized lot, with plenty of no-name brands available for $100 or less. To rise above the sea of mediocrity, a player needs some distinguishing characteristics: say, a large screen, improved digital file support (something beyond plain old DVD and...
- Product reviews 2008-05-05
- The cheapest way to do VoIP is still analog
- What happens when you want to just want a bunch of phones in your business, hotel, or organization and you don't need a bunch of fancy and complicated features on the phone? It's simple, just get a bunch of cheap analog phones. But how do you build a phone system...
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Wacom Cintiq 12WX
- If you work with graphics or images, the concept behind the Wacom Cintiq series seems like a no-brainer: Combine a display with a pressure-sensitive tablet so that you can directly edit vector art, retouch images, paint, produce video special effects, and so on. True, tablets aren't for everyone. If you...
- Product reviews 2008-02-21
- Sony Bravia DAV-X10 2.1 Channel Audio System
- The home-theater-in-a-box HTIB market is about as commoditized a category as you'll find when shopping for consumer electronics, but Sony's stayed in the game by offering a line of all-in-ones at a wide array of price points. For the 2007 line, the company retained its generally sexy design schemes and...
- Product reviews 2008-02-19
- Coby TF-DVD7307
- We've come to know Coby for the company's always-affordable line of products--not necessarily delivering the top-of-the-line innovation. So when the company's TF-DVD7307 showed up, we were hoping for a decent, no-frills portable DVD player that wouldn't put a big dent in our wallet. The 2007 model is equipped with...
- Product reviews 2008-01-22
- Nu CinePlayer PDP100
- Nu Technology proudly claims that the CinePlayer PDP100 ($135 list price) is the slimmest standalone DVD player in the world, and that claim is probably true. The CinePlayer PDP100 is only 0.71 inch thick and just slightly larger than the actual size of a DVD, putting so-called "slimline" DVD players...
- Product reviews 2007-09-24
- AVerTV Hybrid Ultra USB
- AVerMedia bills the AVerTV Hybrid Ultra USB as a Media Center Upgrade Kit. The upgrade it brings to your Media Center PC is the ability to watch and record TV. This $130 external TV tuner avoids one of the pitfalls of PC-based TV tuners--the often shoddy bundled DVR software--simply by...
- Product reviews 2007-06-04
- Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver
- Plextor's PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver may very well be the cheapest and easiest way to watch and record over-the-air HDTV on your PC. It's also the smallest external tuner we've seen, making it a good fit for laptops. In addition to the tiny tuner that's no bigger than a...
- Product reviews 2007-05-22
- Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite
- Photo gallery:Xbox 360 EliteThe Xbox 360 was the first of the "next-gen" videogame consoles to hit the market in the fall of 2005. By the time the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii hit stores--a full year later--the 360 had not only established itself as a top-tier game console, it...
- Product reviews 2007-04-27
- Google Local squeezes Yellow Pages, Online Directories
- The $39 billion worth of Yellow Pages and Local Search and Directories advertising forecast for 2011 is a big part of Google’s growth forecast, and it is a very Google-centric part.The Kelsey “Drilling Down on Local” Conference this week in Santa Clara was just a local stone‘s throw from Google...
- Blog posts 2007-03-24
- Apple TV and Mac Office
- Apple TV and Mac OfficeMicrosoft had two reasons to support the MacAt the time, Apple was in trouble because they could not produce a new OS, and Windows was in trouble from anti-trust violations. As long as Apple was alive, Microsoft could point to them as a viable competitor....
- Discussion threads 2007-03-07
- Apple pays 'Asteroid' legal fees; a timeline
- A Santa Clara County Court ordered Apple, Inc. to pay the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF over US$700,000 in legal fees associated with the defense of three popular Mac-oriented Web sites PowerPage and Apple Insider in response to reports published about an unreleased Firewire breakout box for GarageBand, code-named "Asteroid."MacNN covered...
- Blog posts 2007-01-30
- Top 10 Apple Core Stories of 2006
- Its almost the end of the year so I thought that it would be a good time to recap your favorite stories from The Apple Core in 2006.10. Apple partners with Nike on iPod for runnersThe Nike+ iPod kit is a boon for runners and one of the tightest and...
- Blog posts 2006-12-22
- Vista View Saber 2020
- Home theater PC enthusiasts are a fickle bunch, and many off-the-shelf products from name-brand TV tuner card manufacturers do not meet the needs of their specific setups. Specialty vendor Vista View has a new card that is a good fit for users who want a high-quality dual analog TV tuner...
- Product reviews 2006-12-04
- Atari Flashback 2
- These days, retro gaming is all the rage. The Xbox Live Arcade's mixture of old arcade games and original casual gaming fare is a big hit on the Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3, and the PSP will all have similar classic downloadable offerings available soon....
- Product reviews 2006-10-25
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- Learn more about tools to grow your business
-
The Business Essentials Guide provides you useful tools and templates to help grow your business and save you time with automated shipping solutions.
- Save time with the UPS Business Essentials Guide
- Keep Up With The Latest In Document Management with The DocuMentor.
-
Doc delivers the scoop on today's enterprise content management, printer maintenance, and all other issues related to document management. It's the DocuMentor Blog.
- Learn more >>
- The best support in the Linux business
-
If Linux is going to power your mission-critical applications, you'd better have the best support known to business. Novell was rated the top provider of Linux technical support.
- Learn more >>
- New Online Dashboard for IT Leaders
-
Read about top issues IT decision-makers face every day, plus get cost-effective solutions to real-life IT problems.
- Learn more >>
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online - Free Six-Month Trial for Eligible Organizations
-
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online provides fast online access, simple contact management and better sales performance for a low monthly cost - the best value on the market today.
- Learn more about the free, six-month trial offer>>
SmartPlanet
- Thought-provoking progressive ideas on diverse topics that intersect with technology, business, and life, and matter to the world at large. Visit SmartPlanet
- More from IBM
-
- Innovate your business' process model, play against the market, compete against others on our scoreboards and WIN! Try INNOV8 2.0: A BPM Simulator
- Enabling Real-World Business Transformation through IBM Service Management Read the EMA Analyst Report
