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What Happens to Your Brain When You Use Google Glass?

Researchers at Drexel University study what the real effects are of devices like Google Glass.

Mouser Electronics Appoints Sam Katsuta to Run Japan Operation

Mouser Electronics, Inc. has appointed Sam Katsuta, a longtime TDK executive, as Vice President of Mouser Electronics–Japan.

Step-Down Supply Dissipates Low Power, Needs No Inductors

The LTC3256 step-down power supply from Linear Technology Corporation takes a single positive input and generates 5 V and 3.3 V step-down supplies with high efficiency and no inductors.

Report Reveals Reliability of eGaN FETs Under Rigorous Stress

EPC’s reliability report documents over 8 million eGaN device hours with zero failures.

This Company Lets You Turn Yourself into a Hologram

Are you in the mood for an immersive experience including huge holographic images floating around the room without a projector?

Camera Module Debuts for Medical Applications

OmniVision Technologies calls its OVM6946 camera module the industry’s most cost-effective single-chip imaging solution for single-use endoscopes.

Video: Record-Breaking Camera Captures Rocket Tests in Detail

The camera recorded propulsion video data that has never before been seen in such detail.

Logitech’s Pop Switch Looks to Simplify the Smart Home

With the press of a button users can control lights, music and other devices in their home.

New Ion-Trapping Chips Designed for Future Quantum Computers

The MIT team built an ion-trapping chip with on-board optical components that could channel laser light toward individual ions.

Intel Steps Up Deep-Learning and Artificial Intelligence Portfolio with Nervana Acquisition

The $350 million deal will combine Intel’s Xeon and Xeon Phi processors with Nervana’s deep- learning framework.

Dual 100G Intelligent Network Interface Card Balances Data Loads

Artesyn’s SharpSwitch™ PCIE-9205 PCI Express intelligent network interface card balances data loads in wireless, communications, broadcast and streaming media applications.

Power Connector Suits Electric Vehicles

The ePower-Lite power connector is housed in a plastic shell that withstands temperatures up to 125 °C.

Are Your Android Apps Secretly Tracking Your Location?

New research reveals that some Android apps may be transmitting some of your most sensitive information.

Company to Provide Live VR Video from Space to Anyone with a VR Device

The world’s first virtual reality camera satellite will launch into space to provide virtual reality video to anyone with a virtual reality device.

LeEco to Build $1.8 Billion Electric Car Plant in China

The facility will produce 400,000 electric vehicles by 2018.

"Soft Touch" SMT Switches Feature Miniature Footprint, Extended Life Cycles

C&K Components' KSH series ultra-miniature tactile switches offer a “soft-touch” operating feel and a 200,000-cycle life.

Highly Integrated Hall Sensors Reduce System Costs

Infineon Technologies releases a trio of Hall-effect-based contactless magnetic switches and latches targeting automotive, industrial and consumer electronics applications.