Bluetooth Tries Working Smarter, Not Harder

James Morra | Courtesy of Electronic Design Svenn-Tore Larsen is trying to build a business on Bluetooth. But the company where he serves as chief executive, Nordic Semiconductor, is not using the familiar wireless standard that has found its place in everything from smartphones to headphones. Instead, the company is betting on Bluetooth Smart, a relatively newer version…

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Nordic expands secure NFC payment solutions in Asian distribution deal with Fuchance Enterprise (Opto-Sensor)

Distribution agreement covers sales, marketing, and support in Taiwan for Nordic’s complete range of ultra low power 2.4 GHz wireless solutions and introduces Fuchance Enterprise’s novel NFC payment software Oslo, Norway 2016/07/14 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that it has expanded its Asian distributor network, signing an agreement with Fuchance Enterprise Co. Ltd (Opto-Sensor Ltd) for…

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nRFConnect – a cross-platform tool that enables testing and development with Bluetooth

nRF Connect for desktop Cross platform Bluetooth low energy development software Active Get product updates OVERVIEW DOCUMENTATION DOWNLOADS DESCRIPTION nRF Connect is a cross-platform tool that enables testing and development with Bluetooth® low energy (previously called Bluetooth Smart). It allows easy setup of connections with other devices and use these connections for reading and writing…

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Beware of botnets in the connected world

By Get Connected Blog July 12, 2016 It sounds like the plot of a bad sci-fi horror B-movie but ‘When Fridges Attack’ is now a real concern on the Internet of Things. Security researchers have uncovered a huge botnet – a hacked network using computers remotely to send out spam – of over 100,000 devices….

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Nordic Semiconductor unveils product roadmap for low power cellular Internet of Things

Designed specifically to address the needs of the emerging low power cellular IoT market, the upcoming Nordic Semiconductor nRF91 Series includes highly integrated chipsets and software for the forthcoming 3GPP Release 13 LTE-M and NB-IoT cellular technologies Oslo, Norway 2016/07/12 Nordic Semiconductor, a leading provider of ultra-low power wireless connectivity, today announces the development of…

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Nordic-powered smartcard replaces up to 200 credit, debit, membership, and transport cards with secure, all-in-one payment solution

Maneul Lab’s “The Card” enables a range of payment methods supported by Bluetooth low energy, NFC, embedded IC, dynamic magnetic stripe, and barcode from a single card Oslo, Norway 2016/07/11 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Maneul Lab, a South Korean IT payment solutions company, has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC) for its all-in-one…

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Nordic Semiconductor launches the most advanced, high-performance single chip Bluetooth low energy SoC in a tiny package size

Targeting next-generation wearables and space-constrained IoT applications, the nRF52832 Wafer Level Chip Scale Package (WL-CSP) has a super-compact 3.0 by 3.2mm footprint that occupies one quarter of the footprint area of Nordic’s standard 6.0 by 6.0mm QFN48-packaged nRF52832, yet offers the same full feature set Oslo, Norway 2016/07/05 Nordic Semiconductor today announces the availability of…

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Which wearables are suited for batteryless operation?

By Jon Gunnar Sponås July 5, 2016 One of the biggest issues with wearable technology is how to provide the power it needs to function without making it so heavy or bulky that people won’t use it. Battery technology is slowly getting smaller and more efficient, but recent advances in wearable technology mean that some…

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Fujitsu wireless module uses Nordic BLE SoC

Courtesy of www.electronicsweekly.com Fujitsu has announced a Bluetooth 4.2 module measuring 15.7 x 9.8 x 1.7 mm with integrated antenna based upon Nordic Semiconductor’s Bluetooth Smart SoC. The nRF52832 QFN-package wireless module has been designed around a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F CPU with 512kB + 64kB RAM. The embedded 2.4GHz transceiver supports Bluetooth Smart, ANT and proprietary…

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Bluetooth low energy-based battery chargers provide wireless remote configuration and monitoring of batteries during charging

Nordic’s multiprotocol nRF51822 SoC enables users to charge 12 and 24V batteries and monitor voltage and amp readouts from their smartphone, tablet or PC Oslo, Norway 2016/06/30 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Netherlands-based Victron Energy has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC) for its new ‘Blue Smart’ IP65 battery charger range. The nRF51822 SoC…

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