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Always-on Voice Technology Raises Privacy Concerns

Always-on Voice Technology Raises Privacy Concerns

New technologies positively advertise constant microphone monitoring--but is it what consumers want?


STMicro’s New ST53G System-in-Package Chip Could Add Contactless Payment to Your Smart Watch

STMicro’s New ST53G System-in-Package Chip Could Add Contactless Payment to Your Smart Watch

Could this be the chip that brings contactless payment in wearables to the forefront? This News Brief takes a look at the ST53G SiP (system-in-package) from STMicroelectronics.


News Oct 23, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
KRACK Attack in WPA 2 Devices Threatens the 4-Way Handshake Protocol

KRACK Attack in WPA 2 Devices Threatens the 4-Way Handshake Protocol

Odds are high that you've worked with or actively rely on the WPA and WPA 2 Wi-Fi protocols. A newly discovered vulnerability, known as a Key Reinstallation Attack (or "KRACK Attack"), might shake your confidence.


News Oct 17, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Cybersecurity Issues Take the Limelight: Nearly 2 Billion Records Breached in First Half of 2017

Cybersecurity Issues Take the Limelight: Nearly 2 Billion Records Breached in First Half of 2017

Security continues to be a major focus as the number of large-scale breaches in 2017 continues to rise.


News Oct 05, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Teardown Tuesday: Square Chip and NFC Reader

Teardown Tuesday: Square Chip and NFC Reader

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the insides of a Square chip reader.


News Oct 03, 2017 by Alex Udanis
Intelligence at the Edge Part 2: Reduced Time to Insight

Intelligence at the Edge Part 2: Reduced Time to Insight

In this multipart industrial IoT series, we will break down and explore the fundamental aspects of the edge node interpretation within the larger IoT framework: sensing, measuring, interpreting, and connecting data, with additional consideration for power management and security.


3 Applications for AI Image Recognition

3 Applications for AI Image Recognition

AI image recognition has uses across industries, from the personal to the professional.


How to Train Your Door Lock

How to Train Your Door Lock

This article takes a look at how current- or next-generation technologies can provide the potential for innovative applications and the problems and solutions that may arise.


Oracle Announces the New SPARC M8 Processor

Oracle Announces the New SPARC M8 Processor

Oracle claims that their new SPARC M8 is the world's most advanced processor.


News Sep 21, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
BlueBorne Bluetooth Attack Puts Over 8 Billion Devices at Risk

BlueBorne Bluetooth Attack Puts Over 8 Billion Devices at Risk

This month, the "BlueBorne" Bluetooth vulnerability was revealed that can make Bluetooth-enabled devices vulnerable to remote control and access by an unauthorized user.


News Sep 20, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Engineer Spotlight: Brian Gerkey of Open Robotics Talks ROS and Robotics

Engineer Spotlight: Brian Gerkey of Open Robotics Talks ROS and Robotics

AAC's Chantelle Dubois spoke with Brian Gerkey of Open Robotics to talk about the many (and sometimes surprising) applications of robotics, how ROS made it to space, and the open source revolution.


News Sep 19, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Putin’s Comments on Artificial Intelligence Raise Questions about Future Geopolitics and Warfare

Putin’s Comments on Artificial Intelligence Raise Questions about Future Geopolitics and Warfare

Russia’s president spoke briefly about the future of artificial intelligence in the context of military applications, leading many to wonder how exactly AI will shape the way we go to war.


Build Your Own Motion Detection System Using an Accelerometer

Build Your Own Motion Detection System Using an Accelerometer

This project uses a C8051 microcontroller development kit, an accelerometer evaluation board, and Simplicity Studio IDE—all from Silicon Labs—to rather quickly and easily build a motion-detecting alarm system.


Projects Aug 31, 2017 by Nick Davis
Panasonic Saturn Lens | New Product Brief

Panasonic Saturn Lens | New Product Brief

Panasonic Saturn Lens EKMB and EKMC PIR Motion Sensors have a unique dual function lens that allows for more subtle motion to be detected in the center of the field of view.


new products Aug 25, 2017 by Mouser
Cybersecurity Workforce Will Be Drastically Inadequate by 2022

Cybersecurity Workforce Will Be Drastically Inadequate by 2022

A shortage of skilled workers threatens to undermine cybersecurity in an increasingly connected society.


Maxim Integrated MAXREFDES155 DeepCover Security Reference Design | New Product Brief

Maxim Integrated MAXREFDES155 DeepCover Security Reference Design | New Product Brief

Maxim’s MAXREFDES155 is a reference design that demonstrates embedded security from a protected sensor node to the cloud for IoT devices.


new products Aug 11, 2017 by Mouser
The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 2: Firmware, Wiring, and Network Connection

The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 2: Firmware, Wiring, and Network Connection

Part two of building a device that can detect Wi-Fi signals and "react" accordingly.


Projects Jul 26, 2017 by Jeremy Lee
MCU or DSP?: Graphics and Cryptography in Microchip’s New Microcontrollers

MCU or DSP?: Graphics and Cryptography in Microchip’s New Microcontrollers

The hardware inside microcontrollers is increasingly powerful and versatile. This is good, right?


News Jul 21, 2017 by Robert Keim
Teardown Tuesday: Wi-Fi HD Security Camera

Teardown Tuesday: Wi-Fi HD Security Camera

In this teardown, we scrutinize the workings of the FunAce Robot WiFi HD Camera.


News Jul 11, 2017 by Nick Davis
Make a Web Server with ESP8266

Make a Web Server with ESP8266

In this project, we first examine how to install an ESP8266 add-on on Arduino IDE and then we make a configurable web server with an ESP8266 and show the simplicity of this process.