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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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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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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.”
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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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LED Driver ICs Support Widest Range of TRIAC Dimmers
High-efficiency solid-state lighting driver suits both non-isolated lamp designs and isolated ballast topologies. It has programmable dimming profiles and continuously manages power factor.
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Intel Expands Security Initiative
The goal is to beef up response times when advanced targeted attacks occur.
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Allegro MicroSystems A8591 Buck Regulator Is Well-Suited for Automotive "Keepalive" Applications
Allegro Microsystems’ A8591 buck regulator draws less than 33 µA from 12 V input while supplying an output of 5 V at 40 µA. It is suited for automotive battery-powered applications.
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UN Bans Lithium-ion Batteries as Cargo on Aircraft
The measure comes as concern over the devices exploding during flight.
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Toshiba Unveils New Image Recognition Processor for Automotive Safety
The chip includes features that will become part of the camera requirements for the European New Car Assessment Program in 2018.
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LED Sports Lighting Installed in Houston Astros’ Minute Maid Park
Musco will provide the lighting source for the Major League Baseball stadium.
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Internet of Things Foundation Formed by Industry Heavyweights to Tackle Software Protocols
The Open Connectivity Foundation will seek to accelerate innovation and map a single open standard.
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Engineers Create Modules That Link Together to Form Different Cameras
With this new modular camera system, users can piece together blocks into different formations to change camera functionality.
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Researchers Working on More Efficient Human-Robot Teamwork
MIT researchers don’t want robots to steal humans’ jobs. Instead they are working on ways for humans and robots to work in harmony.
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Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor Readies for Smart Phone, Tablet, Robotics Applications
STMicroelectronics updates its FlightSense branded ranging technology for faster ranging over greater distances.
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Smart Homes Could Improve Your Relationships
A new Intel survey finds personal income and personal connections could benefit from future enhancements inside the home.
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Integrated PMIC Replaces 100+ Discrete Components in Smart TVs
Foreseeing demand for high-definition digital TVs, set-top boxes and other media gadgets, European power semiconductor manufacturer Dialog Semiconductor has readied highly integrated power management ICs (PMICs) for smart TVs and STBs.
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Tadiran Industrial Grade LiSOCL2 Batteries: High Energy Cells that Age Gracefully
With a standalone operating life of up to 40 years, high energy density and a wide operating temperature range, Tadiran’s bobbin-type lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCL2) battery is a power source particularly well-suited to the requirements of the newest generation of industrial grade applications.
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Comcast Will Roll Out New Gigabit Tech Across the U.S. This Year
The new technology comes after Comcast launched its residential fiber-based multi-gigabit service, Gigabit Pro, in metro Atlanta last year.
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Subaru’s EyeSight Collision Technology Reduces Accidents by 61%
Based on a recent survey of traffic incidents, the technology helps to avoid potential hazards.
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New Enormous Blades Could Create More Offshore Energy in the U.S.
The researchers’ new design for blades that are longer than two football fields could help bring offshore 50-megawatt wind turbines to the U.S. and world.
