Tesla Model S cup holders learn a new trick

When I took delivery of my Tesla Model S, I knew that it had a lot of cool hardware that was slated to be enabled progressively in future software updates. Forward looking radar, steering-wheel control servos – all sorts of nifty things.

This morning, my son Felix found out about a very cool piece of hardware that has been quietly built into cars manufactured since late last year that include the ‘cold weather’ (or ‘subzero’) package.

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Experiences with MR16 LED downlights

Executive Summary:

I bought some LED downlights last year that were a disappointment. However, the latest products in this realm (especially this one, the Ecolume 4W MR16 LED lamp) are ‘the business’ – and (for my purposes) are a genuine (and energy efficient) drop-in alternative for Halogen lamps.

I’ve tested four different LED downlight products in order to reach this conclusion. Read on for the full story.

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