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Integrated Multi-Vendor System from Elma
March 4, 2013 11:23 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsElma Electronic Inc., in cooperation with Pentek, Inc. and Concurrent Technologies, has developed a small form factor (SFF), OpenVPX-based signal acquisition system for processing and recording applications. The new SigPro1, the first in Elma's OpenATR Series of systems, demonstrates interoperability of a multivendor OpenVPX-compliant board set.
HotSpot Episode 2: Wearable Gesture Control
March 4, 2013 10:47 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of the HotSpot, Thalmic Labs introduces its wearable gesture-controlled arm band; Hewlett-Packard re-enters the tablet market; Microchip announces its BodyCam technology; and InfoMotion Sports Technologies unveils its 94Fifty sensor basketball.
Samsung's $1B Bill in Apple Case Reduced by $450M
March 4, 2013 10:01 am | by PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe two biggest — and bitterest — rivals in the smartphone market will have to endure another bruising trial after a federal judge ruled that jurors miscalculated nearly half the $1 billion in damages it found Samsung Electronics owed Apple Inc. for patent infringement.
Power: Less is more for 2013
March 1, 2013 9:21 am | by Bryon Moyer, Mouser Electronics | Articles | CommentsPower has come of age as a defining parameter in electronic systems. Whether maximizing battery life, keeping an enclosure cool, or passing large currents more efficiently, projects now start with power in mind. In 2013 we will see the continued migration of power technologies from research to commercial availability.
Companies Struggle to Popularize Mobile Money
March 1, 2013 9:14 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsAt the world's largest cellphone trade show, the 70,000 attendees are encouraged to use their cellphones —instead their keycards— to get past the turnstiles at the door. But very few people took the chance to do that. The process of setting up the phone to act as a keycard proved too much of a hassle.
Tokyo Court Rules Apple Did Not Infringe Samsung Patent
March 1, 2013 9:12 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPresiding Judge Ichiro Otaka rejected Samsung's claim for damages over a data transmission technology patent. The latest ruling in the ongoing global legal battle between the two rivals concerned Apple's iPhone 3GS and 4 smartphones as well as two types of iPads.
Google Clings to Cash for Acquisitions, Says CFO
March 1, 2013 9:08 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsGoogle plans to cling to its bulging stash of cash to pay for potential acquisitions and other technology investments that might boost future profits, a top executive said Thursday. Patrick Pichette, who oversees Google Inc.'s bank accounts as the company's chief financial officer.
element14 Celebrates Raspberry Pi’s fFirst Birthday
February 28, 2013 4:50 pm | by elment14 | News | CommentsRaspberry Pi made its European debut on the element14 stand at Embedded World 2012. To celebrate an extraordinary year for the category defining ARM based microcomputer, element14 presented key innovators behind Raspberry Pi, Co-Founder Pete Lomas, and ecosystem developer and PiFace designer Dr Andrew Robinson
Engineering Update #5: Robotic Cockroaches, Lightsabers, a 3D Wearable Mouse, and Google Glass
February 28, 2013 12:28 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of Engineering Update, brought to you by Mouser Electronics, researchers at the University of Michigan are studying cockroaches in order to advance robotic technology; 3D wearable, wireless, thumb-activated, space recognition, Bluetooth 4.0 low-energy protocol mouse called Mycestro.
94Fifty Sensor Basketball
February 28, 2013 9:27 am | by InfoMotion Sports Technologies | Videos | CommentsInfoMotion Sports Technologies has revealed it 94Fifty sensor basketball that utilizes technology from Texas Instruments to become the first and most advanced digital sport product to measure a player’s skills in real time.
Brown Unveils Novel Wireless Brain Sensor
February 28, 2013 9:15 am | by Brown University | News | CommentsA team of neuroengineers based at Brown University has developed a fully implantable and rechargeable wireless brain sensor capable of relaying real-time broadband signals from up to 100 neurons in freely moving subjects. Several copies of the novel low-power device, described in the Journal of Neural Engineering.
Apple CEO Promises Investors 'Great Stuff' to Come
February 28, 2013 9:06 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsApple CEO Tim Cook sought to reassure shareholders worried about the company's sagging stock price that the iPhone and iPad maker is on the verge of inventing more breakthrough products that will prove it hasn't lost its creative edge. True to Apple's secretive nature, Cook didn't provide any further product details.
Smart Watches Gain Interest and Popularity
February 28, 2013 8:55 am | by MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press | News | CommentsIn this corner of a world obsessed with the latest tech gadget, Migicovsky is this week's hotshot as his start-up company rolls out its new, high-tech Pebble smart watches. The $150, postage stamp-sized computer on a band is tethered wirelessly to a wearer's Android or iPhone.
Smart 'Stickers' Let You Find Things by Phone
February 28, 2013 8:54 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsOn the floor of the world's largest cellphone trade show in Barcelona, Spain, he's looking at the screen of his iPod Touch, taking a few steps, and then looking again. Now and then he backtracks or turns, and looks again. Slowly, he confines his movements to a smaller and smaller area. Then he drops to his knees, and checks the screen again. He scrabbles forward.
Invention Opens the Way to Packaging that Monitors Food Freshness
February 27, 2013 10:21 am | by Eindhoven University of Technology | News | CommentsMillions of tons of food are thrown away each year because the 'best before' date has passed. But this date is always a cautious estimate, which means a lot of still-edible food is thrown away. Wouldn't it be handy if the packaging could 'test' whether the contents are still safe to eat?
Wireless Connections Creep into Everyday Things
February 27, 2013 9:49 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA car that tells your insurance company how you're driving. A bathroom scale that lets you chart your weight on the Web. And a meter that warns your air conditioner when electricity gets more expensive. Welcome to the next phase of the wireless revolution.
IAR Systems Launches Technical Training offering IAR Academy
February 26, 2013 3:13 pm | by IAR Systems | News | CommentsIAR Systems has announced the launch of IAR Academy, an educational offering aimed at new as well as experienced users of IAR Embedded Workbench, the world-leading development tool suite for embedded applications.
Aricent Group and Mindspeed Technologies Announce Small Cell Solution
February 26, 2013 12:56 pm | by Aricent Group; Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. | News | CommentsThe Aricent Group, a global innovation and technology services company, and Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., one of the leaders in small cell technology, have announced the launch of a next-generation, high-performing metrocell reference design, supporting 20MHz LTE FDD.
Aricent Enhances its LTE Portfolio by Adding End-to-End VoLTE Capabilities
February 26, 2013 12:43 pm | by Aricent Group | News | CommentsThe Aricent Group has announced the addition of end-to-end VoLTE capabilities to its comprehensive LTE offering comprising of IMS Client Application, eNodeB, EPC, and IMS Servers. With more than 50 business engagements in the LTE domain worldwide, Aricent is a leading supplier of LTE software solutions...
Gemalto’s Expanded Portfolio of Cinterion
February 26, 2013 12:37 pm | by Gemalto | News | CommentsGemalto will present its expanded portfolio of Cinterion Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona. Delivering a unique combination of end-to-end technology, the comprehensive offering includes a range of advanced M2M wireless modules enabling reliable communications.
AirHop Launches vSONTM Virtualization Software Platform for Effective HetNets Deployment
February 26, 2013 11:54 am | by AirHop Communications, Inc. | News | CommentsAirHop Communications, Inc. has announced the availability of vSONTM, a self-organized network (SON) virtualization software platform that gives operators a key tool for heterogeneous network (HetNet) planning and deployment.
Electronics Company, Life-Spot, Hires Digital Marketing Experts to Crowdfund Project
February 26, 2013 11:50 am | by Life-Spot | News | CommentsLife-Spot is a highly efficient and universal cell phone charging station for the home, office and business which includes 4 micro USB ports, 2 Apple lightning ports and 2 Apple 30pin dock connectors. What is one thing all mobile phones have in common?
Teaching Robots Lateral Thinking
February 26, 2013 9:42 am | by Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | Articles | CommentsMany commercial robotic arms perform what roboticists call “pick and place” tasks: The arm picks up an object in one location and places it in another. Usually, the objects — say, automobile components along an assembly line — are positioned so that the arm can easily grasp them; the appendage that does the grasping may even be tailored to the objects’ shape.
Net Providers Begin Warning of Illegal Downloads
February 26, 2013 9:02 am | by ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press | News | CommentsInternet users who illegally share music, movies or television shows online could soon receive warning notices from the nation's five major Internet service providers. The Copyright Alert System, organized by the recording and film industry, is being activated this week to target consumers using peer-to-peer software.
Mid-2013 Expansion for Internet Names Targeted
February 26, 2013 9:01 am | by ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsHundreds of Internet address suffixes to rival ".com" should be available for people and businesses to use by the end of the year, the head of an Internet oversight agency said Monday. The initial ones, expected in mid-2013, will likely be in Chinese and other languages besides English, said Fadi Chehade, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
