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Move Over Wi-Fi, Here Comes Li-Fi
Wi-Fi makes use of radio waves to transmit information across a network. By 2025 or sooner there will not be sufficient RF spectrum capacity to cope with demand. Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) employs modulated visible light from a light-emitting diode (LED) to transmit data and is well on its way to supplementing Wi-Fi in Smart Home, Smart Office and other applications.
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SMI Introduces Accurate Pressure Sensors for Medical Market
The sensor can also be used in the industrial and consumer electronics markets.
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Wearable Devices Turning to OLED Displays
Six out of every 10 wearable devices contained an OLED in 2015.
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Allegro MicroSystems Unveils LED Driver With Integrated Hall-Effect Switch
Allegro Microsystems’s A1569 LED driver IC integrates a Hall-effect switch to allow fault-tolerant LED lighting with minimal component count and cost.
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Wideband Mixer Delivers IF Bandwidth from DC to 6 GHz
Linear Technology’s LTC5548 mixer operates over a 2 to 14 GHz range, making it suitable for various microwave applications.
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Google to Testify Before Congress on Autonomous Vehicles
The company will speak on the benefits of the technology to Americans.
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300mm Wafer-Bonding MEMS Manufacturing System Launched by EVG
The equipment will replace traditional, smaller 200mm wafer substrates used in MEMS manufacturing.
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USDOT Gains AutoDesk Support for Smart City Challenge
AutoDesk will supply the winner with a technology software suite to help enable changes to the winning city’s transportation system.
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Toyota to Debut Electric Vehicle Made of Wood
The EV has been designed to last generations with a material that is built to withstand change over time.
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System Allows Web Users to Share Select Browsing Info with Friends, Public
The new system, called Eyebrowse, could offer users more control over what data gets collected from Internet activity and how it’s used.
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Seagate unveils the fastest SSD to date, available this summer
Seagate Technology has unveiled the fastest single solid-state drive (SSD) demonstrated to date, with throughput performance of 10 gigabytes per second (GB/s).
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New Touchscreen System Allows for Three Screen Conference Rooms
The system allows for wireless content sharing as well as video and audio conferencing with up to 200 interactive video participants.
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Hilton Hotels Are Using Robotic Concierge Powered by IBM’s Watson
The robot, named for Hilton's founder Conrad Hilton, will work alongside Hilton’s human employees to assist with visitor requests.
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Toyota Working on Wearables for the Blind
The device will be worn around the shoulders to help the blind and visually impaired navigate indoor spaces like office buildings and shopping malls.
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McDonald’s Serves up Virtual Reality Experience
McDonald’s Sweden ups the ante on its Happy Meal toys with these Google Cardboard-inspired Virtual Reality headsets. Parents add the smartphone, and users download games like the newly-released “Slope Stars,” a 360-degree skiing experience, which the fast food franchise says inspires ski safety and family togetherness.
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Proxima Displays Joins the Laser Phosphor Party
This new projector provides an affordable option for large-scale applications requiring the quality and long life of laser projection.
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Teardown: Sony Xperia M5
The Sony Xperia M5 offers full HD 5” display with BRAVIA and 21.5 MP main camera and 13 MP.
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Despite HP’s Delays, Memristors are Now Available
Memristor technology could transform computing and shake up the memory chip industry, but not until someone figures to out how to build it, economically.
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What You Can Learn From a Drone University, As Told by a Former Navy Pilot
With drone use on the rise, dedicated drone universities are popping-up all over the place. Here’s the benefits of attending, as told by a Former Navy Pilot and Dean of Flight Training at Unmanned Vehicle University.
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Magnetic Rotary Position Sensor Handles Challenging Environments
Fully-encapsulated, IP68/IP69K-rated Hall effect-based sensor targets on- and off-highway vehicles.
