Abstract: The present invention provides a theft-deterrent mechanism and method that minimizes or eliminates the loss of electronic devices during transportation and sales due to theft, and a retail packaging that comprises the theft-mechanism.

Abstract: A social marketing network (5) for marketing digital content (6, 7, 8) the network (5) comprising: a first shop (10) to sell particular digital content (6, 7, 8); a plurality of second shops (15, 20, 25) to sell the particular digital content (6, 7, 8), the second shops (15, 20, 25) being affiliated to the first shop (10) and classified in levels relative to the first shop (10); wherein the particular digital content (6, 7, 8) is available for re-sale at any shop (10, 15, 20, 25) within the social marketing network (5) and the revenue earned by the first shop (10) is determined by a predetermined commission scale based on the level of the shop (10, 15, 20, 25) which sold the particular digital content (6, 7, 8) relative to the first shop (10).

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a voltage divider, a counter and a comparison circuit. The voltage divider is coupled to a first reference and includes a reference impedance and an adjustable impedance circuit coupled to the reference impedance circuit at a first node. The adjustable impedance circuit includes inputs to adjust the impedance according to a weighted coding pattern. The counter includes at least one input to cause the counter to count and change counter outputs in accordance with a weighted coding pattern that includes a pseudo-thermometer code. The counter outputs are coupled to the inputs of the adjustable impedance circuit. The comparison circuit is coupled to the first node and causes the counter to count in accordance with an outcome of a comparison between the first node and a second reference.

Abstract: A light emitting device having two stacked light generators mounted in a reflector cup. In one embodiment the light generators emit complementary colors that mix to form white light.

Abstract: A dynamic on-die termination circuit for a read-only node is disclosed herein.

Abstract: A method to alter the pitch of a portion of a music keyboard by a transposition, including: upon a prescribed function key being activated to provide the transposition function for the portion, and upon a music key of the music keyboard being activated; determining if the transposition function has been activated and, if the music key is in the portion and checking a lookup table and altering a note corresponding to the music key by the transposition. Also disclosed is a method for enabling a bending of at least one note produced by a musical keyboard such that, upon a bending function being activated and a range for the bending being selected and set, and upon at least one music key of the music keyboard being pressed by a user to cause the at least one note to be produced and the bending function being instructed, bending the at least one note in accordance with the selected and set range for the bending. Keyboards for performing the methods are also disclosed.