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When Sports and Tech Collide

When Sports and Tech Collide

Over the past two decades, communication devices and the age of computers have transformed the way we view and study sports, and it's not stopping any time soon.


News Nov 16, 2015 by Trevor Gamblin
Meet the World’s Lowest-Power MCU

Meet the World’s Lowest-Power MCU

All About Circuits took Ambiq up on its invitation to a sneak preview of its Apollo microcontroller running under the new ULPBench benchmark. The results were surprising.


News Nov 12, 2015 by PatrickM
5G’s Double Vision for the Future

5G’s Double Vision for the Future

5G is rumored to be on the horizon. But the technology is vague and there are two very different takes on what the upgrade could look like.


News Nov 05, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
A Peek Beneath the Salto Suit

A Peek Beneath the Salto Suit

We spoke with the people behind the Salto suit to see how this simple invention can change the future of motion capture.


News Oct 13, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Technology Meets Design and Some Will Surprise You

Technology Meets Design and Some Will Surprise You

Having beautiful-looking technology is becoming increasingly performance. Here we showcase five beautiful designs housing innovative tech.


News Sep 25, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Is Virtual Reality the Next Major Industry?

Is Virtual Reality the Next Major Industry?

With Holiday 2015 introducing virtual reality headsets to the general public, it's important to have an understanding of the field and why virtual reality is poised to be the next major consumer industry.


News Sep 18, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Maker Smartwatches More Innovative than Apple’s

Maker Smartwatches More Innovative than Apple’s

Sure, Apple may be the biggest dog in the game, but that doesn't mean it's got the last word on innovation. Take a look at these companies rethinking the way we design our wearables.


News Sep 03, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Managing Technology Overload

Managing Technology Overload

Manufacturers are racing to tie every electronic device we own together into a network of incessant information, which has resulted in some beautiful connected devices, but there's a fine line between not enough information and far, far too much of it. When it comes to devices like wearables, makers need to remember the human element behind design, and the human element is already distracted.


News Aug 26, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The First Eye Tracking Upgrade for AR Glasses

The First Eye Tracking Upgrade for AR Glasses

SensoMotoric has integrated complex eye tracking algorithms for more precise analysis of gaze and visual attention.


News Aug 06, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The World’s First Solar Wireless Mobile Charging Station

The World’s First Solar Wireless Mobile Charging Station

The world's first solar wireless mobile charging station finds its genesis in the inventor's hive: Kickstarter. Named ESL (or "easel," because the station itself looks like an artist's easel), the station is the only battery charging device meant to be used entirely without wires.


News Jul 13, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
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
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
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
Why Wearables?

Why Wearables?

New findings suggest how massive the wearables market can be--but why does it matter?


News Jun 26, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Fairchild’s New IMU Has Attitude

Fairchild’s New IMU Has Attitude

The world's first consumer IMU to provide pitch, roll, and yaw specifications with Fairchild's AttitudeEngine motion processor.


News Jun 20, 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
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