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Intel Buys into Immersive Sports Technology

With its acquisition of Replay Technologies, the chipmaker gains technology that gives viewers a 360-degree angle of sporting events

Mitsubishi Installs 50MW Energy Storage System to Japanese Power Company

The system is part of a pilot project to balance power supply and demand using renewable energy.

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.

SMI Introduces Accurate Pressure Sensors for Medical Market

The sensor can also be used in the industrial and consumer electronics markets.

Wearable Devices Turning to OLED Displays

Six out of every 10 wearable devices contained an OLED in 2015.

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.

Google to Testify Before Congress on Autonomous Vehicles

The company will speak on the benefits of the technology to Americans.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Smartphones Can Steal 3D-Printed Models by Copying Sounds of Printer Nozzles

The researchers refer to this 3D printing hack act as a “new kind of cyberattack, presenting significant security risks.”

Precocious 4 Yr. Old: New Raspberry Pi Adds Power, Wireless Connectivity

To celebrate the fourth anniversary of the popular (8 million sold to date) Raspberry Pi, the Raspberry Pi Foundation introduced a new, more powerful version designated Raspberry Pi 3. The new Pi comes with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for Internet of Things applications.

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