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…
Courtesy of www.devzone.nordicsemi.com This is a summary of a three part blogpost series at www.norwegiancreations.com Introduction We at Norwegian Creations work out of the coworking space DIGS in Trondheim. In our office, we have a coffee maker capable of making large amounts of coffee. This is mostly a great thing, but not when the office…
Courtesy of www.iot-now.com Diego Grassi, senior manager Market Development, at u-blox We are told that the connected city is going to be a smarter city, but what does “smarter” actually mean in this context, and how will cities be connected? We don’t yet have all the answers to these questions, but public authorities, businesses, academic institutions,…
Cary, IL, USA – Coilcraft is introducing its new XEL60xx Family of high-current, low-loss power inductors this week at electronica 2016, being held at Messe München in Munich, Germany. The XEL60xx Family employs a new design which offers extremely low DCR (as low as 1.35 mOhms) and ultra-low AC losses at high switching frequencies (2…
By Pär Håkansson November 9, 2016 As more connected devices come onto the market there is a growing need to ensure that IoT devices can stand on their own two feet, and not rely on connections that might not always be available. IPv6 is the technology that will achieve this. Smartphones as gateways For most…
Enniscorthy, Ireland 09 November 2016 – Taoglas, a leading provider of IoT and M2M antenna solutions, has developed a range of Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) antennas, offering more practical and easily integrated solutions than ever before. The UWB spectrum spans multiple GHz of frequency bandwidth which is in stark contrast to current and historical narrow band…
VersaMe’s ‘Starling’ employs Nordic’s next generation nRF52832 SoC to provide Bluetooth low energy wireless connectivity between the device and iOS smartphones and tablets Oslo, Norway 2016/11/08 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Menlo Park, CA-based childhood education technology company, VersaMe, has launched an educational wearable for infants and toddlers called ‘Starling’. Starling is a pacifier-sized, star-shaped…
Consumers can now control even more interconnected home devices via voice MUNICH, Germany – November 7, 2016 – ELECTRONICA 2016 – Qorvo® (NASDAQ: QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, is helping to advance smart home networking with a radio chip and software that significantly expand the ability of consumers…
First cellular module with u‑blox proprietary UBX‑R3 LTE modem technology and integrated GNSS Thalwil, Switzerland – November 7, 2016 – u‑blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, today announced the LARA‑R3121, a new module comprising a single mode LTE Category 1 modem and a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) positioning…
Developed by Hong Kong-based RedBear, the open-source ‘BLE Nano 2.0 Development Board’ comes in a small form factor, is based on an nRF52832 SoC, and supports a wide range of programming tools Oslo, Norway 2016/11/07 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Hong Kong-based RedBear has selected Nordic’s next generation nRF52832 Bluetooth® low energy (previously known as…
