Nordic-powered Bluetooth low energy wearable reports real-time heart rate metrics and exercise intensity to improve workout efficiency

The ‘bong 3 HR’ bracelet from bong employs Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52832 SoC and displays incoming calls, SMS, and social media alerts in addition to exercise data Oslo, Norway 2016/11/16 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that bong, a Chinese smart wearables company, has selected Nordic’s nRF52832 Bluetooth® low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) System-on-Chip (SoC) for…

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u-blox joins ESMIG, the European voice of smart energy solution providers

Thalwil, Switzerland – November 15, 2016 – u‑blox(SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, has become an official member of ESMIG (the European voice of smart energy solution providers). ESMIG represents European companies that provide products, information technology and services for multi‑commodity metering, display and management of energy consumption and production…

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Wireless parking spot sensors use Nordic Bluetooth low energy technology to pinpoint available parking spots

ParkiFi employs Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF51822 Bluetooth low energy SoC to provide data to ParkiFi’s real-time parking finder and navigation app Oslo, Norway 2016/11/15 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Denver, CO-based technology company, ParkiFi, has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth® low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) System-on-Chip (SoC) for its parking spot occupancy platform….

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Nordic Semiconductor Bluetooth low energy-based smart LED flashlights provide wireless remote configuration and battery monitoring capabilities

FOURSEVENS Quark Series flashlights employ Nordic’s nRF51822 SoC to enable users to remotely control flashlights from iOS smartphones and tablets Oslo, Norway 2016/11/14 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Kennesaw, GA-based flashlight manufacturer, FOURSEVENS, has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth® low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) System-on-Chip (SoC) for its Quark Smart series of…

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Radar design win for Sivers IMA

MON, NOV 14, 2016 11:38 CET Sivers IMA today announced that CAE S.p.A., a state-of-the-art system supplier of environmental monitoring systems, has selected Sivers IMA as their radar module partner for their Level Probing Radar (LPR) Hydrometer product. Under this partnership Sivers IMA will deliver FMCW radar technology allowing CAE to provide a state-of-the-art LPR…

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IoT use cases with LTE Cat 1, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi modules

Courtesy of www.epdtonthenet.net u-blox demonstrated its new LTE Cat 1 technology as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth gateway connectivity alongside live demonstrations at electronica. First to be featured was u-blox’s own UBX-R3 LTE Cat 1 modem technology platform, as it is used inside the LARA-R3 module. The module is central in a representative use-case demo of…

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Nordic Semiconductor Bluetooth low energy solution reduces installation time of switches in building automation applications

Grässlin talento smart employs nRF51822 SoC for wireless programming and commissioning of digital time switches Oslo, Norway 2016/11/11 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Grässlin, a St Georgen, Germany-based company specializing in time-switch technology has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning Bluetooth®low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC) for its “talento” smart digital DIN-rail time…

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How our cities are becoming smarter and what it means for us – Part 2

Courtesy of www.iot-now.com Of course, connected devices will require robust, secure communications at every point in the chain, from sensor nodes to the cloud and back again. This is where a plethora of wireless positioning and communications technologies come into play. Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) are becoming more accurate, partly due to data fusion techniques…

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