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Locking Keystone Security Jacks for Secure Voice and Data Protection
May 31, 2013 4:13 pm | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsQuest Technology (Medley, FL) now offers a new patented technology for the securing of both data and voice using standard patch cables and keystone wall plates. This innovative technology requires nothing more than Quest’s new patented locking keystone jack and proprietary security key.
U.S. Cellular gets into the 'Home Phone' biz for $20 a month
May 31, 2013 3:42 pm | by CNET | News | CommentsU.S. Cellular is the latest wireless service provider to make the jump into your home. On Friday, the carrier unveiled its U.S. Cellular Home Phone service, which goes on sale in retail stores on June 7 and online a couple of weeks later on June 20.
New Crystals Operating Over Extended -55°C to +125°C
May 31, 2013 3:15 pm | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsFox Electronics (Fort Myers, FL) has enhanced its HC49 line of low-cost resistance weld crystals with two versions that maintain stability and tolerances across an extended temperature range of -55°C to +125°C. The SMD HC49SDLF and thru-hole HC49SLF offer frequencies from 3.2 MHz to 80 MHz in the same compact 14 mm x 5 mm package...
MiniRF 4-way Passive Splitter from RFMW
May 31, 2013 2:56 pm | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsRFMW (San Jose, CA) announced design and sales support for the MiniRF, 4-way splitter, model MRFSP0012. Covering the CATV bandwidth of 5 to 1002MHz, the MRFSP0012 replaces three, 2-way splitters commonly used to achieve a 1 to 4 split thus saving board space, reducing part count and offering easier design configuration.
Anritsu Company Showcases Test Solutions That Address High-frequency Designs at IMS 2013
May 31, 2013 11:39 am | by Anritsu Company | News | CommentsAnritsu Company (booth #938) will display test solutions to meet the high-frequency testing requirements of engineers in the aerospace and defense, communications, and semiconductor industries at IMS 2013 in Seattle, June 4-6. Featured will be the VectorStar Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) platform, which is an ideal solution for device characterization...
HotSpot Episode 15: Mercedes-Benz Debuts Life-Saving Codes
May 31, 2013 11:20 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this week's Hotspot, brought to you by Memory Protection Devices, Mercedes-Benz debuts life-saving codes for future cars; a perceptive radio that creates a personal theater experience in your own living room; A Universal Battery Charger that takes the weight off of soldiers; and Scanadu seeks crowd-funding for its Scout diagnostic device.
An Electrical Switch for Magnetism
May 31, 2013 9:33 am | by David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | News | CommentsResearchers at MIT have developed a new way of controlling the motion of magnetic domains — the key technology in magnetic memory systems, such as a computer’s hard disk. The new approach requires little power to write and no power to maintain the stored information, and could lead to a new generation of extremely low-power data storage.
GW Instek GDS-2000A Oscilloscope Teardown
May 31, 2013 9:27 am | by David Jones, EEVBlog | Videos | CommentsThis week, David Jones from the Electronics Engineering Video Blog (EEVBlog), takes a look inside the GW Instek GDS-2000A series oscilloscope, which offers 2 and 4-channel configurations and wide bandwidth selections, including 300, 200, 100, and 70 MHz. Each model provides 2GSa/s maximum real-time sampling rate and 100 GSa/s high-speed equivalent-time sampling rate.
The Everyday Usefulness of SIPOC
May 31, 2013 9:13 am | by Alan Nicol, Executive Member, AlanNicolSolutions | Blogs | CommentsThe name “SIPOC” is an acronym for Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers and it is a tool most of us with any process improvement experience or education have learned to use. It can be used very efficiently and effectively for other dilemmas as well and it doesn’t require us to summon a team and declare an event to use the logic to help us answer important questions.
USSR's Old Domain Name Attracts Cybercriminals
May 31, 2013 9:04 am | by RAPHAEL SATTER, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Soviet Union disappeared from the map more than two decades ago. But online an 'e-vil empire' is thriving. Security experts say the .su Internet suffix assigned to the USSR in 1990 has turned into a haven for hackers who've flocked to the defunct superpower's domain space to send spam and steal money.
Dell Board Recommends Michael Dell Buyout Offer
May 31, 2013 9:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe board at Dell said that a takeover bid led the company's founder and CEO is in the best interest of shareholders at the slumping PC maker, and asked them to approve the deal when it's put to a vote in July. The board unanimously recommended the offer from Michael Dell to take the company private for $24.4 billion, or $13.65 per share, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
Microsoft Aims to Simplify with Windows 8.1
May 31, 2013 8:57 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsMicrosoft is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows. It's making the operating system easier to navigate and enabling users to set up the software so it starts in a more familiar format designed for personal computers.
SKorea Fosters Startups as it Seeks Economic Shift
May 31, 2013 8:55 am | by YOUKYUNG LEE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsKwon Sunbeom's future was mapped out. Talented in math and science, he attended a specialized high school and majored in electronic engineering at a prestigious university. Lifetime employment at one of South Korea's towering conglomerates beckoned.
SIAE MICROELETTRONICA is Main Supplier of Microwave Radio Solutions in Telefónica Worldwide
May 30, 2013 4:23 pm | by Telefónica | News | CommentsTelefónica ahas selected SIAE MICROELETTRONICA as one of the main supplier of microwave transmission for its mobile networks worldwide, to enable the launch of LTE and high speed data services. SIAE MICROELETTRONICA supplies Telefónica in Latin America and in Europe with its latest generation microwave radio solutions.
B&K Precision Expands 1U System Power Supply Offerings
May 30, 2013 4:20 pm | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsB&K Precision Yorba (Linda, CA) expands its DC system power supply offerings with the introduction of the model 9115 multi-range programmable DC power source. The 9115 can deliver up to 1200 W in multiple combinations of voltage up to 80 V and current up to 60 A.
