[ad_1] Smart home devices have been gaining in popularity in Australia over the last few years, especially after Google Home officially launched Down Under in July 2017 and Amazon Echo devices recently following suit. To help its customers get their homes smartened up, Telstra launched the Smart Home Hub in 2016 to keep different InternetRead more about Telstra’s new smart home internet bundle comes with your choice of digital assistant[…]

[ad_1] Electronics Weekly is the market leading and longest-established electronics magazine, read in print and online by key decision makers throughout the industry for more than 50 years. Electronics Weekly is at the heart of the electronics industry and is reaching an audience of more than 120,000 people each month. It also organises the prestigiousRead more about Top 10 countries for robots[…]

[ad_1] Riding in a car piloted by an invisible AI might sound like a thrilling, disquieting experience. But for the people of Phoenix, Arizona who volunteered to ride in Waymo’s self-driving cars, the experience started out thrilling but ended up relaxing – even boring.  At this year’s SXSW, Waymo CEO John Krafcik showed a shortRead more about Here's what it looks like to ride inside a Waymo self-driving car[…]

[ad_1] Of course, various forms of technology have already been added to clothing – such as LED dresses – but elements such as antennas and batteries, would need to be detached before washing the garment. Asimina Kiourti, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University, has been working to change things.Read more about Picture of the Day: Smart e-threads weave in antenna technology[…]

[ad_1] Word from the GPU grapevine is that Nvidia will soon be launching new dedicated graphics cards aimed at cryptocurrency miners. This might lead you to hope that pressure could be eased when it comes to miners pushing prices up by purchasing gaming GPUs. But sadly, we’re inclined to believe that may prove to beRead more about Nvidia may launch new graphics cards designed for cryptocurrency miners[…]

[ad_1] The  transition to 58G and 112G transceivers is a step towards 400G and 800G+ data rates on the same existing footprint. Xilinx is demonstrating full-duplex 112G PAM4 signaling on a single lane.  112Gb/s transceiver performance is necessary to address next-generation optical networking and line card densities.  Programmable devices with 112G transceivers will be inRead more about Xilinx demos 112G PAM4 for optical networks[…]

[ad_1] Google is preparing to introduce a 4.3-inch display technology with 18MP resolution at the Display Week 2018. According to a newly-published advanced program for the expo, Google will be showcasing a screen targeting virtual reality headset with wide field-of-view and 1443ppi pixel density using OLED display technology. The presentation, listed as “18 Mpixel 4.3-in.Read more about Google to unveil high-resolution OLED-on-glass display for VR headsets[…]

[ad_1] The founder is Dr Lucy Rogers, a professional maker and engineer, and perhaps best known as a judge on BBC Robot Wars. She wants to help drive the UK “maker movement” forward, using the new guild as a focal point. Maker industry Dr Rogers believes that in Britain people tend to underestimate the powerRead more about The Guild of Makers to launch in Birmingham[…]

[ad_1] Life just got easier for commuters and adventurers who like having bikes available without needing to own one. Apple Maps has been updated to include data from Ito World, which means it now knows where stations are for 176 bike share systems in 179 cities around the world. TechCrunch reports that the data inRead more about Apple Maps will make getting around easier with new bike-sharing feature[…]

[ad_1] Dubbed iPassive, “this is a new thing in system-in-package”, ADI field application engineer Thomas Tzscheetzsch told Electronics Weekly at Embedded World in Nuremberg. “The passives are in the silicon, not in poly, real silicon. They are matched to 0.1%, with temperature drift in the same direction, and have 1% absolute accuracy over temperature: -40Read more about ADI creates internal silicon PCB for system-in-package ADCs[…]