It’s likely that many readers will have an OBD dongle through which they can peer into the inner workings of their car, but the chances are that most of us will have restricted our curiosity to the Bluetooth or USB interface it was supplied with. Not [Frederico Souza Sant’ana] though, because he’s modified his OBD dongle to […]
A TIDY LITTLE OBD DISPLAY FOR YOUR CAR Continue Reading
A team of researchers reports on a dynamically tuneable lens capable of achieving almost any complex optical function. Camera performance on mobile devices has proven to be one of the features that most end-users aim for. The importance of optical image quality improvement, and the trend to have thinner and thinner smartphones have pushed manufactures
SHAPING LIGHT ELECTRONICALLY WITH A SMARTLENS Continue Reading
Murata has successfully commercialized the world’s smallest PTC thermistor (resettable fuse) with part number PRG03BC181QB6RL, in a 0201-inch size (0.6 x 0.3 x 0.3mm) package targeted for mobile devices. With an operating temperature from -20 deg C to 60 deg C the new PTC can provide excellent long term stability in high-temperature environments. They has succeeded in commercializing the
MURATA ANNOUNCES SMALLEST PTC THERMISTORS FOR SMARTPHONES AND WEARABLES Continue Reading
The Picture Exchange Communication System, or PECS, allows people with little or no communication abilities to communicate using pictures. People using PECS are taught to approach another person and give them a picture of a desired item in exchange for that item. By doing so, the person is able to initiate communication. A child or
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Osram’s first intelligent emitter module for 3D sensing allows smartphones to take high-quality images and videos with a staggered depth of field. In portrait shots, the person’s face remains in focus, while the background becomes blurred. Besides optimizing image content, the module can also be used for 3D object recognition or augmented reality apps. A central task for
3D SENSING EMITTER MODULE FOR SMARTER TOF Continue Reading
Device made from flexible, inexpensive materials could power large-area electronics, wearables, medical devices, and more. by Rob Matheson | MIT News Office Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have taken a step in that direction, with the first fully flexible device that
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Contributing to delivery of wireless communication services that are stable over long distances and while moving at high speeds. Tokyo, Japan—Sony Corporation today announced the upcoming release of the CXM1501GR communication module, which is compatible with the ELTRES™ low-power wide area (LPWA) wireless communication standard that Sony has developed for IoT applications. Equipping IoT devices with this communication module enables them
SONY’S ELTRES LPWAN MODULE PROMISES A RANGE OF OVER 100 KM Continue Reading
Although nowadays many portable devices (smartbands, smartwatches, smartphones,…) are available that can detect the Heart Rate (HR) and perform trace analysis, chest strap belts-based systems (like the one in the upper part of thr picture) are still widespread and used, but lacking the possibility to record and export the trace of the measurements. In my
Cardio Data Logger Continue Reading
We can say that an Interrupt is an automatic transfer of software execution in response to a hardware event that is asynchronous with the current software execution. As it’s name says, interrupts, “interrupt” the normal program flow to perform an action (run another code block, function, etc.) and return back to the normal program flow when the
USING INTERRUPTS WITH ARDUINO Continue Reading
With Infineon’s REAL3™ Image Sensor Chip, LG Offers Enhanced Security and Depth Measuring Selfie Camera LG Electronics and Infineon Technologies AG have teamed up to introduce leading edge Time-of-Flight (ToF) technology to smartphone selfie photo lovers world over. Infineon’s REAL3™ image sensor chip will play a key role in the front-facing camera of the upcoming LG G8 ThinQ, to be unveiled
LG AND INFINEON TO INTRODUCE LG G8THINQ WITH FRONT-FACING TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA Continue Reading
