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Software defined development environment now available
Xilinx has announced that its software defined development environment, SDAccel, is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for use with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) F1 instances. Amazon EC2 F1 instances provide reconfigurable, custom-hardware acceleration with 16nm Virtex UltraScale+ FPGAs enabling customers to meet the demands of compute-intensive workloads like data analytics, video processing and machine learning.
Antenna systems division awarded contract by CALTEC
Corporación de Alta Tecnologia SAC (CALTEC), a systems integrator serving the South American telecommunications market, has selected the Antenna Systems Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) to provide a fully integrated 9.4m Ka-band gateway antenna system from its ASC Signal product line at the Lurin Teleport in Lima, Peru.
Filtration equipment enables critical contract fulfilment
Amazon Filters has supplied a major pharmaceutical manufacturer with bespoke filtration equipment enabling them to fulfil a contract to deliver critical drugs to a leading children’s hospital.Faced with a shortfall of the required critical drugs, as they couldn’t get the right filtration equipment to filter them and carry on production, the pharmaceutical manufacturer turned to Amazon Filters for a solution.
PupilScreen detects concussions with a smartphone
University of Washington researchers are developing the first smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting concussion and other traumatic brain injuries in the field: on the sidelines of a sports game, on a battlefield or in the home of an elderly person prone to falls.PupilScreen can detect changes in a pupil’s response to light using a smartphone’s video camera and deep learning tools — a type of artificial intellig...
Changing the face of in-store digital signage
When Amazon unveiled its first physical store, Amazon Go, in late 2016, its checkout-free format symbolised the true convergence of online and offline shopping. This article explains how retailers can use technological convergence to change the face of customer experience. Author: Noel Sheppard, Director, Distec
Six reasons why electric vehicles are taking over the world
Remember when the idea of electric cars used to be a fantasy? Something fromThe JetsonsorTron.I mean, who could imagine not needing to fill up a gas tank every 150 miles? The whole idea was ridiculous. Gas powered engines seemed like they would be the dominant force into the foreseeable future. By John Hawthrone.
Kickstarter’s 10 most funded projects
New York-based public benefit crowd funding corporation, Kickstarter, has the mission statement of ‘helping to bring creative projects to life’. Founded in 2009 Kickstarter has so far helped to launch over 350,000 projects and has received pledges in excess of $3bn. That’s a lot of products and a lot of dollars. So, what have been the stand-out projects in Kickstarter’s eight years in existence.
Wireless design supports smart home applications
Cypress Semiconductor has announced an updated version of its turnkey development platform for the IoT that simplifies the integration of wireless connectivity into smart home applications. The Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) Studio platform now adds iCloud remote access support for Wi-Fi-based accessories that support AppleHomeKit.
Why the cloud matters for the IoT
The cloud is becoming an increasingly important part of the design of a system that connects to the Internet of Things (IoT), as Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics, explains.
Development kit delivers hands-free AVS product
The Voice Capture Development Kit for Amazon AVS (598-2471-KIT-ND) from Cirrus Logic is available for immediate shipment worldwide exclusively from distributor Digi-Key. The kit is a complete solution for developing a hands-free AVS product enabled with Alexa, Amazon’s intelligent voice control service.