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Real Life Gets Sci-Fi: Samsung’s New OLED Transparent Displays

Real Life Gets Sci-Fi: Samsung’s New OLED Transparent Displays

The displays come in the clear and mirrored variety and both are equally amazing.


News Jun 12, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
SIGFOX and the Future of Connectivity

SIGFOX and the Future of Connectivity

Denmark adopts SIGFOX in the quest for long-range connectivity.


News Jun 11, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
World’s Fastest Wireless to Optical Bridge

World’s Fastest Wireless to Optical Bridge

Tekronix and IEMN announce the world's fastest wireless to optical bridge.


News Jun 10, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Google I/O: Why You Need to Know About Project Ara

Google I/O: Why You Need to Know About Project Ara

If you've been pinned under a particularly massive boulder for the past month and haven't heard about Google's latest reveals at its annual I/O conference, you missed out on the biggest gamechangers in tech. But, while much of the focus has been turned to Android M and Google Glass and other software releases, there hasn't been nearly as much press on Project Ara, and that's just ridiculous. Here's what you should know about Google's underrated project and why it's set to change the future.


News Jun 08, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Saelig’s New Low Power Radio Transceiver

Saelig’s New Low Power Radio Transceiver

The new 2.4 GHz radio transceiver module is designed to facilitate the simple embedding of wireless capabilities in industrial remote control equipment.


News Jun 04, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Osram Introduces Low-Cost LIDAR - One Step Closer to Autonomous Driving

Osram Introduces Low-Cost LIDAR - One Step Closer to Autonomous Driving

Osram’s high power pulsed laser diodes with integrated driver simplify the design of laser systems and reduce their cost.


News Jun 03, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Intel Introduces Fifth-generation Core Processors

Intel Introduces Fifth-generation Core Processors

Intel is packing a punch with the promise of better performance in its new range of fifth-generation Intel Core Processors.


News Jun 03, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Osram Introduces First Automotive Camera with Infrared and Visible Capabilities

Osram Introduces First Automotive Camera with Infrared and Visible Capabilities

The first automotive camera with infrared and visible capabilities enables advancements in driver safety and accident avoidance.


News Jun 03, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Knowles Introduces the Market’s Smallest and Most Power Efficient Digital MEMS Microphone

Knowles Introduces the Market’s Smallest and Most Power Efficient Digital MEMS Microphone

Knowles introduces the most advanced Inter-IC Sound, or I²S, interface MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) microphone for wearables, remote controllers, automotive, and smart home automation and security.


News Jun 03, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Agilent Technologies Launches Its Most Robust Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Agilent Technologies Launches Its Most Robust Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Agilent's new spectrometer is their most accurate to date.


News Jun 03, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
USB-C Set to Change Course of Technology

USB-C Set to Change Course of Technology

Built on the USB 3.1 spec and much smaller than a standard USB-A connector, USB-C can provide enough power to charge a laptop, enough bandwidth to carry a display signal, and fast enough data speeds for almost any normal user.


News Jun 03, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Micron Announces New Flash Storage Designed for Consumer Applications

Micron Announces New Flash Storage Designed for Consumer Applications

The new addition to Micron's expansive portfolio of flash storage products provides a purpose-built solution for cost-sensitive consumer applications seeking high performance and reliability.


News Jun 03, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Intel Unveils Thunderbolt 3

Intel Unveils Thunderbolt 3

Intel® unveils Thunderbolt™ 3, the fastest, most versatile connection to any dock, display, or peripheral device – including billions of USB devices.


News Jun 03, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
ARM’s New Chip Design Extends Battery Life of IoT Devices

ARM’s New Chip Design Extends Battery Life of IoT Devices

ARM is trying to resolve the thorny problem of battery life in Internet of Things devices with a new chip design that will significantly reduce the power consumed by processors, sensors and wireless chips. The company has overhauled the way it designs low-power Cortex-M chips that go into IoT devices such as health monitors, smart home devices and sensors. The restructured design could almost double battery life, ARM executives said at Computex in Taipei on Monday.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Qualcomm and Google Power Project Tango Smartphone Platform

Qualcomm and Google Power Project Tango Smartphone Platform

Qualcomm announced at Google I/O that its premium tier Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810 processor will power Google's next generation Project Tango smartphone development platform. Project Tango devices combine the camera, gyroscope, and accelerometer to estimate six degrees of freedom motion tracking, providing developers the ability to track 3D motion of a device while simultaneously creating a map of the environment.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Kate Smith
Infineon and Google Joining Forces for New Radar Technology

Infineon and Google Joining Forces for New Radar Technology

Google and Infineon's partnership is working to develop a sensing solution for radar-based technology. Potential applications for the solution include wearables, internet of things and automotive applications. The companies have demonstrated its first implementations – which provide gesture recognition and presence detection capability – at the Google I/O Developers Conference in San Francisco.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Latest Automotive Video Decoder Supports Next-Generation SoCs

Latest Automotive Video Decoder Supports Next-Generation SoCs

Intersil announced the TW9992 analog video decoder, which features an integrated MIPI-CSI2 output interface that provides compatibility with the newest SoC processors. The decoder's MIPI-CSI2 interface simplifies design by making it easier to interface with SoCs, while also lowering the system's EMI profile.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Rockchip Launches Lowest Power WiFi Technology

Rockchip Launches Lowest Power WiFi Technology

Rockchip has announced at COMPUTEX Taipei that it has launched the world lowest power WiFi technology RKi6000 jointly developed with a third party. This technology makes WiFi power consumption equal to that of BT4.0 LE (Low Energy). The receiving power consumption is around 20mA during use, which is 85% lower than state-of-the-art WiFi devices for the Internet of Things (IoT), setting a benchmark power consumption level that should renew the standard for WiFi power consumption in IoT smart hardware globally.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Cypress’ Bluetooth Smart Remote Control and Touch Mouse Reference Design Kits

Cypress’ Bluetooth Smart Remote Control and Touch Mouse Reference Design Kits

Cypress announced the availability of two reference design kits (RDKs) based on its PRoC™ BLE Programmable Radio-on-Chip solution for Bluetooth Smart applications. The new CY5672 PRoC BLE Remote Control RDK and CY5682 PRoC BLE Touch Mouse RDK provide feature-rich, production-ready implementations with prolonged battery life.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Intel to Acquire Altera for $17 Billion

Intel to Acquire Altera for $17 Billion

The acquisition will couple Intel’s leading-edge products and manufacturing process with Altera’s leading field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology. The combination is expected to enable new classes of products that meet customer needs in the data center and Internet of Things (IoT) market segments. Intel plans to offer Altera’s FPGA products with Intel Xeon® processors as highly customized, integrated products. The companies also expect to enhance Altera’s products through design and manufacturing improvements resulting from Intel’s integrated device manufacturing model.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood