Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor The ‘LifeTrak ZoomHRV’ from Salutron employs Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF51422 multiprotocol ANT+ and Bluetooth low energy SoC to deliver fitness and exercise recovery data to smartphones, tablets, and ANT+ devices Oslo, Norway 2017/04/24 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Newark, CA-based activity monitoring solutions company Salutron Inc., has selected the nRF51422 multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC)…

Courtesy of www.nordicsemi.com IVY’ from Smartfuture employs Nordic’s nRF52832 SoC to allow the user to trigger a smartphone alarm, or notify a ‘guardian’ in the event their personal safety is threatened Oslo, Norway 2017/04/20 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Singapore-based technology start-up, Smartfuture Pte Ltd, has launched its ‘IVY’ smart jewelry, designed as a dual fashion…

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor – Visit www.nordicsemi.com to read the full article The new ‘H03 Pro-N’ smart sportswatch from Trasense International uses Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52832 SoC to wirelessly report a range of exercise metrics Oslo, Norway 2017/04/11 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that China-based smart wearables company, Trasense International, has launched its ‘H03 Pro-N’ smart sportswatch, employing Nordic’s…

‘Smart-Sync’ synchronized time system employs Nordic’s nRF51822 SoC to provide bi-directional wireless communication between clocks in ‘self-healing’ Bluetooth low energy mesh Oslo, Norway 2017/03/30 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Lake Geneva, WI-based Primex, Inc. has launched the Smart-Sync Bluetooth® low energy mesh-enabled synchronized time system, employing Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC), and designed for…

The ‘goTenna Mesh’ and ‘goTenna Pro’ employ Nordic’s nRF52832 SoC to provide wireless connectivity allowing users to send SMS and GPS data from their smartphone when no cellular signal is available Oslo, Norway 2017/03/29 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Brooklyn, NY-based, goTenna, has selected Nordic’s nRF52832 System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide Bluetooth® low energy wireless connectivity…

Courtesy of Get Connected Blog March 29, 2017 It seems trendy to say that the first wave of wearable tech has peaked. But with great advances being made in mobile payments and cellular connectivity, we think the market for such devices is only just beginning. A recent article by a BBC technology reporter posed the question, “has…

nRF52840 Advanced multi-protocol SoC supporting Bluetooth 5/ANT/ 802.15.4/ 2.4GHz proprietary Active The nRF52840 is an advanced multi-protocol SoC ideally suited for ultra low-power wireless applications. The nRF52840 SoC is built around a 32-bit ARM® Cortex™-M4F CPU with 1MB flash and 256kB RAM on chip. The embedded 2.4GHz transceiver supports Bluetooth® low energy (Bluetooth 5), 802.15.4,…

The Nordic Semiconductor ‘nRF5 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Thread’ is a complete smart home/home IoT-targeted solution based on OpenThread – the only open-source implementation of the Thread networking protocol, released by Nest Labs – to which Nordic Semiconductor is actively contributing R&D expertise Oslo, Norway 2017/03/14 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that it has launched…

By Alf Helge Omre March 15, 2017 Nearables are helping to prevent the loss of valuable items, but what happens when you move out of range? Crowd tracking is an interesting possibility. There’s still a lot needed to make it work, but a high-density crowd tracking solution taking advantage of proximity technology is within reach….