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Imagine Blue winners tackle IoT challenge

Imagine Blue winners tackle IoT challenge

[ad_1] It was the Bluetooth SIG competition to “champion the next generation of IoT innovations”, and the standards body has announced the winners at Bluetooth World 2017, in Santa Clara. Telehealth prototype Cassia Networks won the prototype category for a Telehealth system, which connects the Cassia Bluetooth router with smart medical equipment, to provide “a moreRead more about Imagine Blue winners tackle IoT challenge[…]

Best Vodafone phones in Australia: 5 we recommend

Best Vodafone phones in Australia: 5 we recommend

[ad_1] Vodafone may have been the last telco to join the 4G bandwagon, but has clearly come out the winner in terms of the availability of its 4G network, giving it a slight advantage over the competition. These days, Vodafone’s network is robust, reaching 96.9 percent of the country’s metropolitan customers. And while Vodafone 4GRead more about Best Vodafone phones in Australia: 5 we recommend[…]

Download of the day: KeePass

Download of the day: KeePass

[ad_1] KeePass KeePass addresses a very modern problem: passwords that are strong enough to withstand automated guessing attempts and dictionary attacks are impossible for most humans to remember, so it does the remembering for you. Why you need it Because you really shouldn’t use the same password on multiple sites. It’s a really dangerous idea,Read more about Download of the day: KeePass[…]

Thermal printer works off one Li-ion cell

Thermal printer works off one Li-ion cell

[ad_1] Thermal printheads are electronic devices that print on special media (i.e. thermal paper) by generating and dissipating heat. Conventional thermal printheads for payment terminals are driven by 2-cell Li-ion batteries. As thermal printers do not use ink or require large toner cartridges they are typically used in barcode printers. But the trade-off between printRead more about Thermal printer works off one Li-ion cell[…]

Twitter ditches the egg avatar for something more generic

Twitter ditches the egg avatar for something more generic

[ad_1] In the early days, new Twitter users were given an avatar that looked like a businessman walking along; later, it got changed to a bird, and since 2010 it’s been an egg. Now Twitter is updating the default avatar again to something much more generic. Twitter gives three reasons for the change: to bringRead more about Twitter ditches the egg avatar for something more generic[…]

Free design tool used by 100,000 students, says RS

Free design tool used by 100,000 students, says RS

[ad_1] In the last five years 100,000 users from more than 200 places of education across the globe, including schools, academies, colleges and universities, have been using the PCB tool. Before the launch of the licence, the DesignSpark PCB tool needed to be individually installed on each PC within an educational establishment, meaning a significant investment inRead more about Free design tool used by 100,000 students, says RS[…]

From the archive: Henry Joseph Round, unrecognised electronics pioneer Part 2

From the archive: Henry Joseph Round, unrecognised electronics pioneer Part 2

[ad_1] Captain Henry Joseph Round – from the Jervis family archive Part one of this story, first published on 18 May 1966, is re-published here Captain Henry Joseph Round – from the Jervis family archiveHenry Joseph Round, unrecognised electronics pioneerby WJ Baker 25 May 1966 Last week WJ Baker of the Marco Company, Chelmsford, described theRead more about From the archive: Henry Joseph Round, unrecognised electronics pioneer Part 2[…]

The best free torrent client 2017

The best free torrent client 2017

[ad_1] Fast, secure downloads Torrents are a brilliant way to download large files like movies, games, and TV shows. They turn your computer into part of a swarm where data is shared as it’s downloaded, so while you’re downloading something from other people you’re also helping others download the bits you’ve already got. The resultRead more about The best free torrent client 2017[…]

IoT design board makes most of its FPGA 

IoT design board makes most of its FPGA 

[ad_1] Arrow MAX1000 board The Arrow MAX1000 board can be installed directly into a custom application or integrated on to a completely separate board. The Intel MAX10 FPGA has 8,000 logic elements. The chip also includes integrated flash memory, a 1Msample/s 12-bit ADC for analogue signals and a 3.3V power supply. Other features include embeddedRead more about IoT design board makes most of its FPGA […]