REYAX Technology integrates u-blox complete wireless & GNSS modules solution into industrial router platform

Thalwil, Switzerland – December 7, 2016 – u‑blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, today announced that REYAX Technology, a leading industrial and telematics systems provider for aftermarket telematics, has launched a new industrial router platform that incorporates cellular, short range and GNSS modules from u‑blox. The RYW2000 4G LTE…

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What’s next for wearables?

By Get Connected Blog December 7, 2016 If you don’t yet own a wearable, you soon will if the latest industry research is anything to go by. Smart devices for the body are one of the fastest growing markets in tech, but what does the future hold? One of the fastest growing segments of the…

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What RF Engineers Need to Know about the Smart Home

By Cees Links – Courtesy of www.highfrequencyelectronics.com Professionals in the tech industry – from engineers to management to sales – are excitedly focusing on the smart home as a potential market sector with nearly limitless opportunity for growth. However, it is not quite that simple. There are many questions and challenges for those companies and organizations…

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Bluetooth 5 ready SoC from Nordic redefines scope for smart home, IoT, and wearables by delivering 4x range, 2x bandwidth, and best-in-class security

The single-chip Bluetooth low energy nRF52840 SoC delivers a ‘superset’ of performance and feature improvements to Nordic’s high-end nRF52 Series SoC lineup, plus an on-chip ARM Cryptocell cryptographic co-processor. Capabilities include support for the new long range, high throughput features of the soon-to-be-released Bluetooth 5 specification, plus radio support for IEEE 802.15.4, more extensive Flash…

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u-blox magazine: The Connected City

In the second edition of “U” – the u‑blox technology magazine, discover how cities are becoming smarter and what that means for us. Learn how u‑blox can be thought of as a connected city’s ‘nervous system’ and see how our partners are paving the way to the future of smart, connected cities. Sign up to…

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Bluetooth low energy health and fitness wearable allows parents to keep track of their children’s activity, exercise, and sleep patterns via smartphone app

The PaiBand wristband from Putao Technology uses Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF51822 SoC to wirelessly report a range of metrics for children’s health and wellbeing Oslo, Norway 2016/12/02 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Shanghai, China-based science and technology company, Putao Technology, has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth® low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) System-on-Chip (SoC)…

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SAM-M8Q module

u-blox M8 compact GNSS antenna module www.u-blox.com Highlights Easy to design‑in; no RF expertise required Consistently strong performance regardless of installation High accuracy thanks to concurrent reception of up to 3 GNSS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS) Tiny form factor 15.5 x 15.5 x 6.3 mm Embedded wide‑band patch antenna Surface‑mount device, enabling simple and automated manufacturing…

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Next Generation Car

Courtesy of www.electronicsmaker.com Kilian Frank, Senior Manager Product Strategy, u-blox Delivering next generation Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity to the car We all take access to Wi-Fi connectivity for granted. Whether in our office, at home or at our favourite coffee shop, Wi-Fi offers us computing and communications mobility. As Wi-Fi consumers we have also started to…

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