Industries
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Peraso Launches WiGig Radio Chip
Canadian fabless chip developer Peraso Technologies has announced a 60GHz RF front-end IC to complement its recently introduced WiGig baseband IC.
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Sony Develops Google Glass Competitor
Sony’s product will be an attachable single-lens display that can turn eyewear into a smart device to enable a number of features involved in sports, photo-taking or industrial applications.
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Sansa Security Joins Thread IoT Consortium
Firm formerly known as Discretix Technologies Ltd. joins group formed around the Thread low-power, wireless mesh networking protocol for the Internet of Things.
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IDEs for the IoT
The complexity of devices and software for the IoT pose serious obstacles to companies seeking to shorten development cycles.
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Skype Demos Real-Time Language Translation
Skype, the provider of the ubiquitous and eponympous chat application has, under the ownership of Microsoft, gone one better and developed an extension to it for real-time translation between languages.
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8-bit Microprocessor Opens Path to Organic IoT
A long-running strand of research based at the Holst Center in Eindhoven could produce low-cost printed organic microprocessors that open up an alternative way to develop smart objects for the Internet of Things
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Infineon, UMC Extend Foundry Deal to Automotive Power
UMC extends Infineon foundry relationship and automotive strategy with deal to make Infineon's smart power technology on 300mm wafers.
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Scania Introduces Niche Smart Watch
The Swedish truck maker has introduced a smart watch that will allow drivers to communicate with their vehicle in order to determine fuel consumption, driving efficiency and average speed.
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OLED Lighting Gaining Ground on Inorganic LEDs
The price of OLEDs for general lighting has always been the one sticking point with consumers when choosing a lighting option. However, with recent improvements to OLED manufacturing, the gap is closing and the battle for general lighting is heating up.
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ABB, Bosch, Cisco Plan Smart-Home IoT Joint Venture
An international trio of leading companies is forming a joint venture to create a smart-home software platform but may find itself running to catch up with Deutsche Telekom's expanding Qivicon smart home ecosystem.
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Audiovisual Ethernet Heads for the Industrial Market
The AVnu Alliance consortium has opened an industrial chapter – and is seeking members – to benefit from, support and foster the creation by IEEE802.1 of time sensitive networking extensions to the Ethernet standard.
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U.S. Manufacturers Riding Growth Into 2015
Institute of Supply Management survey finds majority of manufacturing executives optimistic about the next 12 months.
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How Google Is Challenging Apple in Wearables, Home Automation and TV Tech
Search engine giant primed for the tech world’s long-term battle for consumers’ living rooms.
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HP, Alcatel-Lucent Expand Alliance
The agreement will allow for large companies and service providers to build cloud-based networks based on both companies' technology.
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Well-Funded Start-up Invents 60-GHz 'Connector'
Start-up Keyssa has raised $47 million from Intel, Samsung, Dolby and others, and is using the money to develop a wireless 'connector' that transmits data at up to 6-Gbits per second.
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Bluetooth Evolves to Version 4.2, Aims at IoT
Bluetooth continues to evolve and will encompass IPv6/6LoWPAN enhancing its suitability for the Internet of Things in the home, according to Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
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Embedded LED Enables Contact Lens Display
Forget Google Glass. It could soon be possible to read information that is streamed to an LED array embedded in a contact lens.
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Chinese State-Owned Car OEM Joins MOST Cooperation
FAW Group is the first Chinese domestic auto maker to sign onto the infotainment collaborative that is included in more than 170 car models.
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Manufacturers See Materials Prices Drop 9%
U.S. manufacturing output increased in November for 18th consecutive month.
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Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Gains Momentum
Five companies, including Broadcom and Saankhya Labs, have joined the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, an industry organization seeking to improve access to the Internet for both people and things by reuse of spectrum for wireless communications.
