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Arrow Electronics is participating in the NXP Smarter World Tour for the Internet of Things as a top level, Platinum sponsor. Arrow’s involvement will build on its own recently completed IoT in Focus seminar series, which ran in eight countries across Europe. The NXP Smarter World Tour involves a dedicated heavy-weight truck that functions as a mobile exhibition stand equipped with 138 demonstrations.

The latest addition to Arrow’s growing portfolio of development tools is the Arrow-builtSF2+ Development Kit, featuring Microsemi’s SmartFusion2 system-on-a-chip (SoC) field-programmable gate array (FPGA), Timberwolfaudio processor and LX series power devices. The SF2+ Development Kit is ideal for both software and hardware engineers looking to jumpstart next-level integrated designs.

NXP’s Smarter World Tour is starting its journey in Europe today. The Smarter World Tour is a highly visible, 36 tons, 2 levels, fully mobile semi-truck trailer designed by Luigi Colani which turns into a large and spacious mobile tradeshow. The aim of the NXP Smarter World Tour in Europe is to allow the company to engage with its customers, partners, as well as universities and communities and let them discover and experience first-hand th...

The driver’s foot is responsible for one-quarter of fuel consumption. Up to now, the only thing that could be done about this rule of thumb was to drive gently and take eco-driving courses. Now, however, Bosch has developed a technical aid in the shape of the active gas pedal: its gentle vibration tells drivers when they have crossed the line from light touch to lead foot.

Reducing power consumption is a major challenge facing the IoT. Steve Rogerson looks at the techniques being employed.

Garmin International, a unit of Garmin, has introduced the new Garmin Drive - a range of portable navigation devices (PNDs) specifically designed to help increase driver situational awareness. There are four models in the range - the Garmin Drive, Garmin DriveSmart, Garmin DriveAssist and Garmin DriveLuxe. The 2016 Garmin Drive product line is being showcased in the Garmin booth (South Hall 4 #35811) at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show,...

Reducing power consumption is a major challenge facing the IoT. Steve Rogerson looks at the techniques being employed.Some extremely large figures have been bandied around for the number of devices that will eventually make up the Internet-of-Things as research companies try to outdo each other in their predictions.

Arrow Electronics and the non-profit organisations Close the Gap and Hoops of Hope collaborate to turn used cargo containers into fully equipped digital classrooms and health clinics that can be deployed to remote areas of Africa. The first “DigiTruck” in Africa was unveiled to the Tuleeni Orphanage in Tanzania in early August. The DigiTruck is now providing some 80 orphans at Tuleeni with a classroom full of high-quality, refurbished...

The new Intel Quark processors that Intel unveiled at its Internet if Things (IoT) Insights event in San Francisco will be on the market from Arrow Electronics. The new Intel Quark microcontroller D1000, Intel Quark microcontroller D2000 and the Intel Quark SE microcontroller announced today are designed to bring low-cost connectivity, integration and compatibility to the next wave of intelligent things.

The SmartEverything Internet of Things (IoT) development kit from Arrow Electronics is in stock at RS Components. The new SmartEverything ‘Fox’ board is an Arduino-form-factor IoT system-on-module that comes with a multitude of factory-bundled I/O ports and sensors and with an energy-efficient wireless connectivity technology.