Wearable technology is unleashed

Courtesy of www.weartechdesign.com First there was the freedom of streaming data via a device that can be worn on the body. Now, wearable technology is taking another step forward with new ways to transmit data, freeing up the wearer and developer. By Caroline Hayes Two recent announcements promise to change the way wearable technology is worn…

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Handheld Launches New Version of the ALGIZ 10X Ultra-rugged Tablet

LIDKÖPING, Sweden, September 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers and tablets, today announced a major upgrade to its popular Algiz 10X ultra-rugged tablet computer with new and improved screen technology and improved GPS/GLONASS functionality. The new version of the Algiz 10X has a 10.1″ HD projective capacitive touchscreen…

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Protecting India’s forests and wildlife with u-blox precision satellite location technology

u‑blox M8 GNSS chips provide new Sxtreo T51 PDAs with “tree‑level” precision Thalwil, Switzerland – September 15, 2016 – u‑blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced that its advanced navigation and positioning chip is at the heart of a new high‑tech initiative that protects forests, wildlife and endangered species, and…

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Ingenu CEO sees just two big winners in low-power IoT tech war

Courtesy of www.mobileworldlive.com by Justin Springham LIVE FROM CTIA SUPER MOBILITY WEEK, LAS VEGAS: John Horn, CEO of Ingenu Networks, said the technology battles taking place in the fast-growing low power Internet of Things (IoT) market will see just two major winners: his own RPMA technology and the favoured (but as yet unavailable) tech choice of most cellular players,…

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Ingenu partners with u-blox to bring global ISM band IoT Modules to market

Leading supplier of communications and positioning products announces significant roadmap investment in RPMA technology CTIA Super Mobility, LAS VEGAS – September 7, 2016 – Ingenu Inc.™, the pioneer in delivering connectivity exclusively to machines, and u‑blox (SIX: UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, today announced a strategic partnership that will…

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Autonomous vehicle’s Lego blocks take shape

Courtesy of www.electronicspecifier.com As technology races ahead, government is doing its best to remove obstacles for fully autonomous vehicles to hit the road, soon: 25,000 lives depend on it. While it’s encouraging for the automotive industry that President Obama would propose a 10‑year, $4bn investment to accelerate the development and adoption of safe driverless vehicles, the…

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Designing what matters for the Internet of Things

Courtesy of www.iot-now.com Tony Milbourn, vice president of Corporate Strategy, u-blox As the IoT unfolds it’s critical, says Tony Milbourn of u-blox, not to lose track of what really matters and to provide the technologies, modules and security to keep them robust and reliable.   In April 2011, Cisco IBSG predicted that 25 billion devices would…

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Make versus buy in the design of wearable devices

In the PC age, the computers we used the most were found on our desk tops. Now, the computers we use the most are carried, as smartphones. Soon there will be a proliferation of worn devices; moving beyond today’s Bluetooth headsets, fitness wristbands, chest straps and smart watches, to other forms and functions, including embedding…

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