Broadcom delivers single-chip Wi-Fi solution for embedded devices
WICED SoC helps OEMs rapidly integrate Wi-Fi into a range of low-power consumer products Broadcom Corporation, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless...
View ArticleFIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
This partnership enhances FIC custom hardware products and Cluster Wireless provides Portfolio Management services to manage M2M deployments. First International Computer, Inc. (FIC), a world leader in...
View ArticleRaffaello D’Andrea: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters (VIDEO)
In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D’Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that help them learn. In a series of nifty...
View ArticleSmart Citizen Kit enables crowdsourced environmental monitoring
The open-source platform aims to build an interactive global environmental database. The Smart Citizen Kit is a crowdsourced environmental monitoring platform. By scattering devices around the world,...
View ArticleBuilding custom game controllers for people with physical disabilities, set...
using 3d printers and other simple electronics and OPEN SOURCE Thomas has muscular dystrophy. This means he’s going to gradually lose strength and control in his muscles over time. He has already lost...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s ‘Companion Web’ bridges the gap between desktop, tablet, smart...
We’re at a tipping point with connected devices. Every day, 3.6 million mobile devices and tablets are activated worldwide. That’s over five times more than the number of babies born each day! Because...
View ArticleSmart wearable band shipments: 500% growth in 2013
Smart wearable band shipments to grow by more than 500% between the first and second half of 2013. Momentum in the market builds with many new entrants expected in 2014. Worldwide shipments of smart...
View ArticleAn open-source, Nest-like thermostat, built in one day
No longer do you need millions of dollars to build connected hardware. With Nest scooped up by Google for $3.2 billion, one company believes there’s room for another sleek smart thermostat. Spark...
View ArticleInternet of Things in five words: sensor, monkey, radio, Cloud, Paris
Government use of sensors may be a portal for connected devices. If you want to build your own Internet of Things, try the toy Monkey Hack. Digi International, a company that makes software and...
View ArticleMeet Jimmy, open source 3D Printed Robot (VIDEO)
Intel and Trossen Robotics are aiming to make it actually happen with the 3D-printed Jimmy powered by the chip firm’s new Edison development board. Trossen has been offering the original Jimmy for some...
View ArticleSamsung bets on automotive semiconductor chips
Samsung is taking a fresh look at the automotive semiconductor chip market, as global automakers are rushing to produce high-tech vehicles such as electric cars equipped with infotainment systems and...
View ArticlePrecision Farming Market worth $3,721.27 Million by 2018
According to a new market research report “Precision Farming Market by Technology (GPS/GNSS, GIS, Remote Sensing & VRT), Components (Automation & Control, Sensors, FMS), Applications (Yield...
View ArticleInternet of Things in five words: sensor, monkey, radio, Cloud, Paris
Government use of sensors may be a portal for connected devices. If you want to build your own Internet of Things, try the toy Monkey Hack. Digi International, a company that makes software and...
View ArticleTiny laser-powered sensor-on-a-chip tests chemical composition of liquids
They are invisible, but perfectly suited for analyzing liquids and gases; infrared laser beams are absorbed differently by different molecules. This effect can for instance be used to measure the...
View ArticleHands-on with Qardio’s lineup of connected health devices (VIDEO)
Technology is constantly improving the health management while providing ease and reliability. It’s no surprise that there are a lot of major players in this space, but Qardio has assembled a very...
View ArticleDMG MORI, Microsoft Japan reach agreement on Smart Factory implementation
DMG MORI, Microsoft Japan reach agreement on Smart Factory implementation DMG MORI and Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd reached an agreement on technological corporation for security of machine tool control...
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