As the need for complex, differentiated use cases for wearable devices grows, so too will their size and weight increase causing discomfort to users wanting to wear them daily. A recent study from the User Experience Strategies (UXS) service at Strategy Analytics “UXS Technology Planning Report: Wearables”, (more…)
January 25, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
u-blox, a provider in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced the SARA-R412M, an LTE Cat M1, NB-IoT, and quad band 2G (EGPRS) module with worldwide coverage. Measuring just 16 x 26 mm, the module is the world’s smallest to provide both LTE and quad band EGPRS support in a single design. (more…)
January 23, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
GLF Integrated Power, a producer of load switch solutions for wearable electronics, has introduced the GLF73510 IQSmart™ IC, designed to virtually eliminate wearable and IoT device battery discharge during standby or deep-sleep operation. (more…)
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
Toshiba Electronics Europe has released the TCR3UG series of small package, low-dropout (LDO) regulators with an output current of 300mA. These are designed to be suitable for power management of Internet of Things (IoT) modules, wearable devices and smartphones. (more…)
January 22, 2018
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Contactless payment enabler, Fidesmo has hired John P Campbell to spearhead its UK launch plans in 2018 and help cope with growing customer demand. The company enables enterprises to add payments and other contactless services, such as public transport tickets, office and hotel keys, to a single card or wearable.
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Sierra Wireless, the provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the industry’s smallest, lowest power, multi-mode Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) cellular modules targeted at rapidly growing markets in asset tracking and connected industrial equipment, smart city, healthcare, agriculture and wearables. (more…)
January 18, 2018
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Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules, is launching a brand new compact, all-in-one active GNSS antenna, part number M20047-1, at the CES show in Las Vegas this month. It adds another option to the company’s existing range of positioning antennas and modules. (more…)
January 10, 2018
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At this week’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas Omate will unveil its Wearable-as-a-Service (WaaS) exclusive partnership with Medical Guardian designed to protect senior citizens in North America. (more…)
January 8, 2018
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CEVA, Inc., the licensor of signal processing IP for smarter, connected devices, announced that it has completed qualification testing of its Bluetooth 5 Low Energy (LE) IP, including all the new optional Bluetooth 5 features using the recognised Ellisys Bluetooth Qualifier (EBQ™) Compliance Tester. (more…)
January 4, 2018
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The IoT revolution places the same pressures on electronic design realisation to that conventionally of military embedded systems; where (the reduction of) Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) is the critical driving force behind each new development, says Rory Dear, managing director of DSL. (more…)
December 22, 2017
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde