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Ideas In, Widgets Out #CES2017
Input an electronic design, add some parts, hit the start button, get some coffee and in two hours, there is a completely assembled PC board. The BotFactory is good for prototypes, small runs and university settings. More importantly, the BotFactory greatly reduces the time to bring an idea from concept to something tangible. And, according…
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App Enriched Blue Jeans & Swimsuits #CES2017
Blue Jeans with built-in vibration to direct a female (they don’t have them for men) to a given location without having to look or listen to a smart phone is the clever way that France’s Spinali Design is marrying technology with fashion. The wearer may also set up alerts so that only certain text messages…
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Home Surveillance & More via Radio Frequency Signatures #CES2017
A pair of devices that uses existing WiFi to detect movement in a house with no need for cameras is what Cognitive Systems promises with its Aura sensors. These sensors detect disturbances in the radio frequency signals emitted by home WiFi routers to determine motion, which makes it ideal for home surveillance, as well as…
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X-Ray Vision Via a Smart Phone Accessory #CES2017
Everyone can have super human eyes using Vayyar’s low-cost, 3D imaging sensors. Vayyar makes an integrated circuit that operates from 3.5 to 10 GHz with up to 24 antennas to give objects sight. From security (see what’s on the other side of the wall) to health (detect heart beat) to finding a stud or a…
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Living Through a Hardware Renaissance
“Reaching another generation of entrepreneurs” is how Nick Langston, Market Development Manager for TE Connectivity, describes Arrow’s Incubation and Certification programs. Speaking at International CES2017, Langston explains how Arrow’s programs help entrepreneurs transform an idea into a proof-of-concept, raise financing through crowd-funding (e.g. their partnership with Indigogo) and bring in partners to ensure the end-product…
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The Beginning of the Journey Down a Wireless Road #CES2017
One of the many features of the new smart phones from that fruitful Cupertino-based company this week was the addition of wireless charging, eliminating the need for power connectors and cords. For technology geeks, the underlying resonant magnetic induction technology, that is the magic behind wireless charging isn’t new, as it has been part of…
