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FreePCB Editor to Edit and Layout PCBs VI
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Websites 114
Industry News 126
New Products 130
Letters 132
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61
Post Show Report
EFY EXPO India 2014: What you
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68
Buyers Guide
ESD Safety Solutions
76
EFY Design Contest
Indias Biggest Electronics
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74
Internet of Things
We think using open platforms
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80
EFY Plus DVD
Software in This Months DVD
82
Innovation
Automate Your Home, With Just
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58
Test & Measurement
What is New in Multimeters
14
Smartwatches: To buy or not to buy
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34
Some Techniques Used for the
Third Dimension
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42
Part 1 of 4: Defence Lasers and
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Defence Electronics
50
What is New in the Humble
Signal Generator
Test & Measurement
18
Technology Focus
64
Buyers Guide
Handheld Digital
Multimeters
Be(a)ware of the
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116
Embedded
Building Better Power Sources for
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119
Industry Report
Indian UPS and Inverter Industry
Growing Slowly but Steadily
123
Career
Power Electronics in Solar Industry
to Soon Hit the Mainstream
86
EFY-Awards 2013
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Hands-On
DIY: Project 88
Solar-Powered Home Lighting System
DIY: Project 91
Arduino-Controlled Namaste Greeting Robot
DIY: Circuit 94-101
Subwoofer for Cars
Battery Tester
Multi-tone Configurable Alarm
Touch-Tone Dialer
DIY: Tips & Technique
102
Network Storage with Raspberry Pi
Multifunction LCD Clock with Raspberry Pi
DIY: Software 106-113
Resistor Value Calculation StandaloneApplication with MATLAB
Part 3 of 5: Designing with FPGAs: An RS232 UART Controller
135
Interview
SiC leads to both lower system cost and
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general manager - Business Development and
Technical Marketing, ROHM Semiconductor
136
Interview
What every green product designer
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Components and Solutions
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112 Useful Websites
118 Industry News
121 New Products
123 Letters
124 Qs&As
131 Business Pages Ads
142 Electronics Mart Ads
146 Product
Categories Index
147 Advertisers Index
Regulars
Create Virtual CPUs Using CPU Sim I
Simulate Your PIC Microcontroller Using gpsim III
Magic: An Interactive VLSI Layout Tool VI
EFY Plus DVD
54
Technology Focus
RF Surveillance: A Case of Homeland
and Border Security
70
Antennae Design
Differential Solvers in
Computational Electromagnetics
76
EFY Plus DVD
This Months DVD Contents
82
Career
Plenty of Jobs Unfold for
PCB Designing
86
Test & Measurement
Whats New in In-Circuit Testing
64
Embedded Design
Wireless Charging is the Future
58
Technology Focus
Security Testing Tools: Wapiti, OWASP
ZAP and NetsparkerA Comparison
40
Technology Focus
Modular, Connected and Intelligent Define
Todays Security Products
12
Tablets: When Size Matters
eStyle Buyers Guide
22
Almost Here: Self-Learning,
Self-Healing Computers
Futuristic Electronics
28
Part 2 of 2: Flexible Electronics:
Whats the Use
Manufacture
36
Daylight Harvesting With
Automatic Lighting
Innovation
48
Technology Focus
78
Buyers Guide
RF Modules to Suit
Your Application
En Route to Security 3.0
113
Industry Focus
Aerospace and Defence Industries:
Offering Further Opportunities
Hands-On
DIY: Project
Sequential Tilt-Motion Lock
Mini Rechargeable Power Supply
DIY: Circuit 96-100
Wireless Door-Opening Alarm
Battery-Discharge Measurement Circuit
Perfume Vaporiser Adaptor
Speed Controller for Small Cooling Fans
102-105 DIY: Tips & Technique
Oscilloscope as an Image Viewer
Use of IC for Extension of GPIOs
106-111 DIY: Software
Understanding Digital Camera Histograms
Using MATLAB
Building Image Processing Embedded
Systems Using Python
126
Interview
There is also a major shift in the software
controls happening in T&M Sudhir Tangri, country
general manager, Keysight Technologies India Pvt Ltd
128
Interview
Limitations are paving the way for ultrasound-
based sensors Anup Tapadia, founder, TouchMagix
130
Interview
Embedded forms of USB will be very
important for connecting modem chips to
baseband processors Terry Moore, CEO, MCCI
90-95
contents
103
Career
Nanoelectronics Moving
Merely at a Nanoscale
105
Innovation
A Detector that Informs About
Radiation Levels Around You
110
EFY Report
Indian LED Lighting Sector: The
Future Is Bright...
70
Test & Measurement
Big Data in Test and Measurement
14
Selecting the Best Big-Screen
Tablet For You
eStyle-Buyers Guide
34
How to Ensure High Reliability
in PCBs for Space Use
Design & Manufacture
40
Malls of the Future
Retail Technology
46
Carbon Nanotubes: A Promising
Candidate for Electronics
Nanotechnology
52
Processor Selection for
Embedded Systems
Embedded
65
Underwater and Other Emerging
Trends in Laser Communication
Telecom
68
Gesture interfaces would act
as a catalyst for other modes of
interaction...
Internet of Things
116
Interview
Benefits of Using the Latest Low-Power
MicrocontrollersAbhishek Mutha of EFY got
in touch with industry experts from Microchip,
Freescale, Texas Instruments and Renesas
118
Interview
The Latest in Chip DesignSaugat Sen, vice
president, Cadence; Wesley Ryder, worldwide
technical director, Mentor Graphics; Sushil Gupta,
managing director, Atrenta and Vinayakam
Subramanian, technical manager, ANSYS
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Construction 74
Digital Temperature Controller
Construction 77
Calculator Using Postfix Notation
Construction 80
Android Phone-Controlled Robot
Circuit Ideas 84-90
Solder Fumes Remover
One-Switch Switchboard
ASK Communication Trainer
Simple Tester for Dual Operational Amplifiers
Do-It-Yourself
92-96
Create e-Books from Wiki Pages
Raspberry Pi: Controlling Eight Servo Motors
Software Section 98-102
Digital Communication Design Using MATLAB
Multi-Format World Clock Dashboard
26
Technology Focus
61
Buyers Guide
Visual Inspection
Microscopes
To Strip Down or Not!
How to Make a Mass
Market Product
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VSLM: Virtual Sound-Level Meter III
AADE Filter Design V4.5: A Design and
Analysis Tool for Passive Filters VI
First Look 08
Technology News 20
Websites 73
Industry News 107
New Products 114
Letters 120
Qs&As 121
Business Pages 122
Product
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94
Innovation
Super-Efficient Electric Ceiling Fans
with Infrared Remote Controls
78
Manufacture: Procurement
Value Additions by Component
Distributors
82
Design: Embedded
Accelerometers and Gyroscopes:
The Stars Amongst the Sensors
88
Test & Measurement
Selecting Thermal Imagers
for Electronics Professionals
72
Industry Report
Merits and Demerits of Setting up
Smart Grids
16
Buying an Android Jelly Bean
Smartphone
eStyle-Buyers Guide
22
Wearables... Gaming... Televisions:
Gadgets Galore at CES 2014
Consumer Electronics
34
Solar-Energy Systems
Technology: Solar
40
Part 1 of 2: How Secure are
Your E-mails
Security
50
Fourth-Generation Free-Space Optics
Technology: Telecom
56
The Concept of Plasma Antenna
Technology: Telecom
68
A Smart Twist to the Power Grid
Technology Focus
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62
Technology Focus
102
Buyers Guide
T&M Tools for
Field Engineers
What is Transforming
the Smart Grid
98
Interview
In future homes, all household technology
will be networkedA R.K. Shenoy, senior vice
president, Powertrain Electronics, Robert Bosch
Engineering and Business Solutions Limited
96
Internet of Things
Bluetooth Smart offers rapid rollout of low-
power consumer products around the latest
smartphone and tablet platforms, creating a
large addressable market
147
EFY Plus DVD
150
Career
Electronic Design Verification and Validation:
Excellent Opportunities
Hands-On
DIY: Project 108
Energy Meter
DIY: Project 112
Colour-Sensing Robot with MATLAB
DIY: Project 115
Web-Based Water-Level Monitor and Pump Controller
DIY: Circuit 123-130
Human-Machine Interface through Electromyography
Humidity Indicator and Controller
Automatic Room-lock and Lights circuit
Simple Square-Wave Generator
DIY: Development Board
132
Accessing GPIOs using SYSfs interface of Linux
DIY: Development Board
135
GPS on Raspberry Pi
DIY: Software 138
Serial-Port Monitor in Visual Basic
DIY: Software 143
Part 1 of 5: Designing with FPGAs: I2C Master Controller
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Resistor Calculator 1.0.6 I
Fizzim: The Finite State Machine Design Tool V
First Look 10
Technology News 28
Websites 148
Industry News 154
New Products 158
Qs&As 163
Letters 164
Business Pages 165
Product
Regulars
contents
72
Test & Measurement
Automated Test Equipment
76
80
Test & Measurement
FPGAs Effects on Test
and Measurement
Innovation
RadiationA Concern, iDose
4

The Solution
115
EFY Plus DVD
This Months DVD
69
Design: Embedded
Outlook 2014: Embedding Digital
Processing in Analogue and
Mixed-Signal Designs
16
Buying a Smart TV
eStyle-Buyers Guide
38
LTE: A Natural Choice for Long-
term IoT or M2M Communication
Internet of Things
42
The Bionic Body
Healthcare
46
Quality Control Through
Statistical Methods
Industry-Quality
52
Robotics: Technological Advancement
of India by 2020 and Beyond
Industry-Automation
60
Introduction to ARM Processor
Design: Chips
64
Cutting-Edge Sensor Technologies
Design-Embedded
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130
Interview
The Impact of the Internet of ThingsAbhishek
Mutha of EFY got in touch with industry experts from
Broadcom, Intel, Infosys, IEEE, Bosch and ARM
122
Industry Report
Industrial Automation: Growing but at
a Slow Pace
116
Career
Tremendous Opportunities in Mechatronics
132
Interview
Lightening has a very specific waveform, it
is very important to know its characteristics
to design circuit protection Dr Bharat
Shenoy, global technical director of LittelFuse
Hands-On
Construction 91
Weather Logger
Construction 94
Soccer Robot
Construction 97
Arduino-Based Gauss Meter
Circuit Ideas 100-107
Rotation Counter
Temperature-Sensing Diodes Selector
Wireless FM Microphone
USA-style Twin Horn
Do-It-Yourself
108-110
Home Media Centre with Raspberry Pi
Software Section 111-113
Drawtiming Diagrams in Linux
26
Technology Focus
86
Buyers Guide
How to Set up a
Rework Station
Embedded Electronics:
In Nutshells and
Capsules
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5Spice Analysis 2.10 I
Quite Universal Circuit Simulator V
First Look 10
Technology News 20
Websites 114
Industry News 119
New Products 126
Qs&As 129
Letters 134
Business Pages 135
Product
Regulars
contents
46
Information Technology
Software Defined Networking
58
Test & Measurement
From 50MHz to 100GHz, Bench-Top
to Wristwatch Oscilloscopes Have
Come a Long Way
70
Defence Electronics
Optronic Systems: Gas Laser
Electronics
76
EFY Plus DVD
52
Embedded Design
Analogue Components for IoT
Applications
50
Internet of Things
Cool Tech for Kool IoT Products
42
Telecom Technology
New Frontiers of UAV Civilian Applications
12
Android KitKat Smartphones: A
Treat For All
eStyle Buyers Guide
22
Wear Your Future
Wearable Electronics
26
Raspberry Pi: A Tinkerers Dream
Come True
Technology Focus
34
Part 1 of 2: Flexible Electronics:
The Next Ubiquitous Platform
Manufacture
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Technology Focus
64
Buyers Guide
Budget-Friendly
Oscilloscopes
Mind-Reading Pets and Hijacking Planes:
RPi Innovations Go Into Overdrive
77
Innovation
Drishti: For Airport Visibility Measurement
79
Career
Data Analytics will be the Next Big Thing
for Engineers
113
Industry Focus
PCB Industry in India: Marching Ahead
Hands-On
DIY: Project 84-92
Quiz Game Controller
Arduino-Based FM Receiver
Web-Based Device Controller with Arduino Board
DIY: Circuit 93-97
USB LED Light Cum Battery Charger
Telephone Tapping Using FM
Efficient 5V Relay Driver
Difference Counter for In and Out Gates
Interfacing Dot Matrix LED with Raspberry Pi
Modify Servo Motor for Continuous Movement
Designing Dual-Priority Encoder Using LabView
C++ Implementation of Digital FIR Filters Using
Blackman Window
126
Interview
There exists a phenomenal growth
opportunity in the voice and music arena
Joep A.J. van Beurden, chief executive officer, CSR PLC
128
Interview
There is no starting point for IoT devices
T. Anand, managing director of Knewron

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112 Websites
118 Industry News
121 New Products
123 Letters
124 Qs&As
129 Business Pages
141 Electronics Mart
146 Product
Categories Index
Regulars
FidoCADJ: Vector Drawing Software I
Simulate Your Circuits Using Qucs III
LTSpice IV: Ideal for SMPS Simulations VII
EFY Plus DVD
contents
42
Test & Measurement
How To Build An EMC Test Kit
68
Defence Electronics
Optronic Systems: Semiconductor
Diode Laser Electronics
76
EFY Plus DVD
What is Inside This Months DVD
78
Buyers Guide
How to Select AA-Size Battery Cells
50
Embedded Design
Whats New in Displays for
Embedded Systems
60
Internet of Things
When Machines Talk to Machines
38
Telecom Technology
How to Protect Telecom Networks
12
Gaming Hardware: Put Your
Game Face On
eStyle Buyers Guide
28
3D Printers to Print Lunar Base
and Living Tissue
Technology Focus
32
Machine-Brain Interface:
A Giant Step for Mankind
Futuristic Technology
36
Smart Glasses Just Got Smarter
Innovation
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Raspberry Pi PCB Industry in India Budget Friendly Oscilloscopes
22
Technology Focus
64
Buyers Guide
Desktop Manufacturing
Equipment
3D Printing: The Technology
That Changes Everything
80
Career
Electronics Manufacturing Jobs
to Multiply by 2020
113
Industry Report
Quality Labs and Certification in
Demand
125
Interview
Time to market is a critical factor
for design engineersKapil Sood, managing
director, and Naresh Narasimhan, country
manager at Tektronix India
128
Interview
What should you look for in a chip?
Satish Bagalkotkar, president and CEO, and
Devesh Gautam, COO, Synapse Design
58
Internet of Things
The IoT is on Everybodys Mind
ELECTRONICS FOR YOU PLUS | JUNE 2014 | VOL. 3 NO. 2
Create PCBs up to 16 Layers with KiCad I
Create Professional PCB designs with ZenitPCB Suite IV
ZamiaCAD, an Open Source Platform for Advanced VII
Hardware Design
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112 Websites
118 Industry News
121 New Products
123 Letters
124 Qs&As
129 Business Pages
140 Electronics Mart
146 Product
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Car-Reversing Audio-Visual Alarm
Power Factor Corrector
DIY: Circuit 90-96
Alcohol Level Tester
Brushless DC Motor Driver
Versatile Audio-Visual Alarm
Crystal-Controlled FM Transmitter
Simple IR Remote Control Extender
Controlling Devices Through WebIOPi Interface
Get Set Go with Raspberry Pi Camera
HCT: The HDL Complexity Tool
Part 5 of 5: Designing with FPGAs:
FPGA-Embedded Processors
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80
History: Chips
Integrating The Integrated Circuit
69
Interview
With standard Ethernet, you can
re-flash the car in minutes compared
to hoursMichael Jones
product marketing director, Micrel
76
EFY Plus DVD
72
Career
Automotive Electronics Industry
Looks Good
78
Internet of Things
Bringing the Internet of Things
to life requires a comprehensive
systems approach...
64
Industry Report
Automotive Electronics:
Shifting Gears
14
Looking to Buy a Low-Cost
Laptop? Chromebook could be a
Perfect Choice
eStyle-Buyers Guide
32
Managed Leased Line Network
Technology: Telecom
38
Part 2 of 2: How to Ensure
E-mail Security
Security
50
Automobiles with Vision:
What We Can Look Forward To
Technology Focus
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Smart Homes Inverters & UPSSOHO & Industrial Digital Multimeters
56
Technology Focus
18
Buyers Guide
How to Select
a 3D Printer
Smart and Sustainable Cars:
Racing into the Future
87
Design: Embedded
Audio/Video Processors
for Embedded Multimedia Designs
85
Innovation
ShopSecure: An IoT Security System
Hands-On
DIY: Project 92
Thermoelectric Refrigerator
DIY: Project 96
Real-Time Clock with Temperature Logger
DIY: Project 99
Safety Timer for Home Appliances
Medicine-Time Reminder
RJ45 Cable Tester
Simple manual PWM controller
Locker-Security Alarm
DIY: Tips & Technique
111
Guiding Visually Challenged Using Raspberry Pi
DIY: Software 113
Part 2 of 5: Designing with FPGAs: Interfacing an LCD
127
Interview
Over 85 per cent of the connections made
in the data centres will be over fibreKenelm
Lopes, product manager-Data Communication,
TE Connectivity, India
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PIC Simulator IDE 6.96 I
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Industry News 118
New Products 121
Letters 124
Qs&As 126
Business Pages 129
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Remote Control for Rural Irrigation
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Test & Measurement
What is New in Data Acquisition Systems
55
Technology Focus
Signs of Coming of Next-Gen FPGAs
72
Career
FPGA is an Evergreen, Niche,
Not-Easy-To-Get-A-Job Industry
76
EFY Plus DVD
What is Inside this Months DVD
47
Test & Measurement
Survey of Performance Testing Tools
70
Interview
Should I be using an FPGA in my
project?Neeraj Varma, director - sales,
Xilinx India
38
Internet of Things
The Cloud is the fastest and simplest
way to set up an IoT infrastructure...
14
Pico Projectors: Suit Yourself!
eStyle-Buyers Guide
24
Could Robots have a Conscience
and Consciousness
Futuristic Technology
28
Bloom Energy: Another Renewable
Energy Source
Power Supply
32
High-Speed DWDM Technology
Telecom Technology
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52
Technology Focus
58
Buyers Guide
FPGA Development
Boards
A Guide to
Modern FPGAs
78
Defence Electronics
Part 2 of 4: Defence Lasers and Optronic
Systems:Solid-State Laser Electronics
112
Embedded Design
How to Choose the Right Connector
116
Industry Report
Great Scope for the Indian
Connectors Sector
Hands-On
DIY: Project 84
RF-Controlled Aircraft
DIY: Project 87
Programmable Interval Timer for Live Shows
DIY: Project 91
Serial LCD Module
DIY: Circuit 94-100
Distance Counter
Simple Tester for 74xx04 and 74xx14 ICs
Mains Operated Remote Control Tester
Power-Saving Relay Driver
DIY: Tips & Technique 101-108
Things You Never Knew Your Android Phone Could Do
Raspberry Pi GPIO Access Using C
Live Telecasting on Your Web
64
110
DIY: Software
Part 4 of 5: Designing with FPGAs: Clock Management
Designing 8-to-1 Multiplexer Using LabVIEW
129
Interview
How can EDA help solve challenges in
automotive connectivity?Walden C. Rhines,
chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics
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Technology News 18
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Industry News 120
New Products 124
Letters 126
Qs&As 128
Business Pages 131
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58
Telecom Technology
FTTH and Passive Optical Networks
72
Renewable Energy
Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems
78
Renewable Energy
Efficiently Harnessing Solar Power
With Tracking System
82
Renewable Energy
Energy Education and Research
Initiatives in India
84
EFY Plus DVD
68
Viewpoint
Incentives Restricting Solar
Business In India
62
Embedded Design
Whats New in Software Design Tools
for Embedded Systems
52
Defence Electronics
Part 1 of 3: The Electronics
Behind Big Guns
22
The Robots Guide To World
Domination
Technology Focus
36
A Combo Connectivity Chipset
for IoT Applications
Innovation
44
Part 1 of 2: An Introduction to
Wireless Sensor Networks
Innovation
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Technology Focus
12
eStyle Buyers Guide
Smartphone Cameras:
Its All About What Clicks
Robots That Grow Up
85
Test & Measurement
Todays Changing Instrumentation World
90
Career
Instrumentation Offers Most Jobs
in Marketing and Software
124
Career
Embedded World Offers Plethora of
Jobs But With Low Starting Pay
129
Industry Focus
Solar Industry Expected to Grow Fast
Hands-On
DIY: Project 93-102
XBee-Controlled Aircraft
Celestial Weight Calculator
Desktop LED Emergency Light
Simple Interface for Digital Sound Synthesis
Tester for 555 Timer and 741 Op-amp ICs
Lithium-Ion Battery Charger
Surveillance Using Raspberry Pi Camera
Web Server Setup for WordPress
on Raspberry Pi
Face Counter Using MATLAB
Getting Started With Kinect and OpenCV
Running Linux on Windows
144
Interview
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16 Technology News
123 Useful Websites
136 Industry News
139 New Products
141 Letters
142 Qs&As
145 Business Pages Ads
157 Electronics Mart Ads
162 Product
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