Astro Twist employs Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF51822 Bluetooth low energy SoC to allow users to color tune and manage their home lighting from a smartphone app Oslo, Norway 2016/08/16 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Astro, a NY-based smart home company specializing in connected living, has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth® low energy System-on-Chip (SoC) for…

The HEAVN One is based around the nRF51822 multi-protocol system-on-a-chip from Trondheim-based Nordic Semiconductor that’s been designed for ULP (Ultra Low Power) wireless applications. The system features a 2.4GHz radio transceiver and incorporates a 32-bit ARM low power Cortex-M microcontroller . View more on www.kickstarter.com here About this project HEAVN One is the first light that…

Nordic-powered Bluetooth low energy health and wellness wearable monitors activity, sleep, stress, and mood while providing wellness coaching and feedback ZENTA from Vinaya uses Nordic Semiconductor’s recently-introduced nRF52832 SoC to wirelessly monitor and record a range of key biological and environmental data Oslo, Norway 2016/08/10 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that London, United Kingdom-based technology design…

By Pål Kastnes August 9, 2016 via www.blog.nordicsemi.com You arrive at the hospital in critical condition. The sound of voices, beeps and alarms surrounds you as you lie unconscious on the hospital bed. Nurses are running round checking your blood pressure, pulse and other vital signs to assess the extent of your injuries. But what don’t…

So far in the brief history of the Internet of Things, the emphasis has been put on the ‘things’. Developers have rushed to get devices to market quickly, creating a messy and fragmented market. But as the market starts to mature, can we actually get all of these devices connected? IoT readiness The original intention of the Internet was not to connect fridges, phones and cars. It was designed for computer networks to share information…

Nordic Semiconductor’s production-ready S132 SoftDevice version 3.0 delivers on Bluetooth v4.2’s ‘Data packet length extension’ and ‘Long Attribute (ATT) Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU)’ enhancement, as well as supporting the latest Link Layer (LL) Privacy feature that allows private advertising Bluetooth low energy products to avoid user tracking Oslo, Norway 2016/08/01 Nordic Semiconductor today announces the…

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…

by Robin Ritz – Courtesy of www.robohub.org Source: Robin Ritz, Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, ETH Zurich. The IDSC Tailsitter has been designed at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, ETH Zurich, as a testbed for novel control algorithms for tailsitter vehicles. The goal of the project is to develop controllers that enable agile…

This open source Bluetooth low energy beacon is like a development kit and finished product all in one small package that needs no wires or software Entering its last week on Kickstarter for delivery in December (campaign ends Friday August 5 at 8pm GMT) the $30 Puck.js has all the required programing and debug software…

Courtesy of www.nordicsemi.com Save money and time on your project with a Bluetooth wireless module! Don’t want or can’t afford to spend big money and time to get your product through Bluetooth and Regulatory approvals? A range of module suppliers offers qualified and certified modules based on Nordic Semiconductor technology. The products presented on this…