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What Retail Can Teach us about IoT

What Retail Can Teach us about IoT

Why designers should be paying attention to major retailers when designing new IoT components.


News Jul 12, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Synaptics Solves Fingerprint Authentication Security

Synaptics Solves Fingerprint Authentication Security

Synaptics's Match-in-Sensor™ technology keeps fingerprint data within hardware, protecting image data from security threats.


News Jul 09, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
World’s Smallest Bluetooth Headset Includes Hefty Tech

World’s Smallest Bluetooth Headset Includes Hefty Tech

The world's smallest Bluetooth headset is fully funded and about to become a reality.


News Jul 08, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Intersil’s New Buck-Boost Regulator Reinvents Efficiency

Intersil’s New Buck-Boost Regulator Reinvents Efficiency

Smooth buck-to-boost transitions plus efficiency up to 98% makes the new ISL9120 an industry leader.


News Jul 06, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Big News for Bluetooth Low Energy

Big News for Bluetooth Low Energy

New processes enable lower power use in BLE-compatible devices.


News Jul 06, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Five EE Blogs to Get You Through the Weekend

Five EE Blogs to Get You Through the Weekend

Great blogs and vlogs to get you through the weekend!


News Jul 04, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Top Websites to Introduce Your Kids to EE During Summer

Top Websites to Introduce Your Kids to EE During Summer

Summertime's here! Keep your kids engaged and get them excited about electrical engineering with these fantastic sites.


News Jul 02, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
What Amazon’s Echo Really Means

What Amazon’s Echo Really Means

Amazon's Echo may be a sign that consumers are ready to fully embrace voice recognition.


News Jul 01, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Freescale’s RF Technology is Cooking…Literally

Freescale’s RF Technology is Cooking…Literally

Freescale's RF portfolio runs from aerospace to cellular infrastructure. But its newest product utilizes RF in a surprising place: the kitchen.


News Jul 01, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Microchip’s Screen Controller Allows Touchless Interfacing

Microchip’s Screen Controller Allows Touchless Interfacing

Microchip's new solutions can detect hand gestures in free space.


News Jun 30, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The Five Best Hardware Kickstarters (That Need Your Money)

The Five Best Hardware Kickstarters (That Need Your Money)

Five of the coolest hardware Kickstarters!


News Jun 30, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The End of the Battery? New Research Points to Yes

The End of the Battery? New Research Points to Yes

Researchers can now see the way ions react inside supercapacitators...and that means changing the way things charge.


News Jun 29, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Harnessing Ambient Light: Qualcomm’s Newest Display Technology

Harnessing Ambient Light: Qualcomm’s Newest Display Technology

Qualcomm MEMS's new technology harnesses the power of ambient light.


News Jun 27, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
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
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