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The ever-changing bracelet
Hungarian company, L!Ber8 has created a wearable bracelet, the Tago Arc, which can change its appearance depending on the preferences of the user.The company develops energy harvesting solutions and creates wireless no-charge display technologies for wearables and small electronics devices.
Industrial semiconductor market to grow to $61bn in 2021
According to the latest analysis by Semicast Research, revenues for industrial semiconductors are forecast to grow to $61.5bn in 2021, from $40.7bn in 2015, a CAGR of 7%.Semicast has covered the market for industrial semiconductors since 2006 and views the sector as a series of markets within a market, each with its own trends and suppliers. This arguably makes it the most complex sector for semiconductor vendors to understand and support.
Contactless NFC tap and go for easy access to car2go
car2go is carsharing wherever you want, whenever you need, without the costs or hassles of owning a car. Using NXP contactless NFC technology, drivers can tap their MIFARE powered cards for easy access to car2go.
ST acquires ams' NFC & RFID reader assets
STMicroelectronics has acquired ams' assets related to its NFC and RFID reader business. ST has acquired intellectual property, technologies, products and business highly complementary to its secure MCU solutions serving mobile devices, wearables, banking, identification, industrial, automotive and IoT markets. Approximately 50 technical experts from ams have been transferred to ST.
DuoSkin: From touchscreen to touchskin?
Tattoos which contain your music? On-skin jewellery that can control your smartphone? Pay for your coffee with your elbow? …Sound a touch far fetched? A group of students from MIT Media Lab and Microsoft Research have developed prototypes of on-skin user interfaces, which resemble jewellery.
Tattoo-like health monitor does not require batteries
An international team of researchers has developed an ultra-thin health monitoring device that affixes to the skin like a patch and looks somewhat like a tattoo. As they note in their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the tiny device is able to monitor skin temperature, UV exposure, heart rate, changes in skin colour and blood oxygen level.Fitbit and other devices like it have become popular over the past few years as people look t...
Bluetooth low energy module saves time and resources
After announcement of the smart module development, FUJITSU has released the full details and sample availability of the Bluetooth 4.2 module. The FWM7BLZ20 smart module is based upon the Nordic Semiconductor 'World’s most powerful' Bluetooth v4.2 SoC 'the game changer' and comes with integrated antenna.
E-paper displays; a myriad of exciting applications to improve personal, industrial and consumer processes
To most of us, the mention of an e-paper display will remind us of devices like Amazon’s Kindle e-reader. But it’s not just e-readers that use this display technology. There are applications across many sectors such as in retail, marketing and travel. According to research company Technavio, the global e-paper display market is predicted to experience a huge compound annual growth rate of 41% over the period 2016 to 2020.
NFC timing relay can be controlled from smartphone or tablet
RS Components (RS)says it is the first distributor to market with the high-quality NFC timing relay from Schneider Electric, which offers control and monitoring of a timing relay via NFC (Near Field Communication) using a smartphone or tablet. The product is ideal for maintainers, machine and panel builders and OEMs, in fact anyone that currently uses a timing relay to control simple on/off switching tasks.
Open source development platform speeds IoT designs
Described as a game changer for the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearables market, the WaRP7 development platform enhanced by NXP Semiconductors, designed and manufactured in partnership with Farnell element14 is now available to buy. Built from the ground up to address key challenges for design engineers such as size, battery life and connectivity, the open source design and complete software package of WaRP7 allows developers to innovate withou...