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Leap Motion, the company that creates motion-control software and hardware for hand and finger tracking within virtual and augmented realities, has just unveiled its latest technology called Orion. Orion is software and hardware…

An Estonia-based defense company named Milrem has just unveiled a first-of-its-kind modular ground vehicle that can transform to provide numerous capabilities. The hybrid, named THeMIS (Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System), was…

If you’ve ever wondered just how your TV receives its signal, the answer is via a handy little tool known as the ‘coaxial cable’. So how did this humble gadget come about? More importantly, how far does it go back? Believe it or not,…

Are "smart limbs" in the forecast for the music industry? Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a wearable robotic arm that they attached to a musician's shoulder — and it can play. The arm is so smart…

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the XMC Digital Power Explorer Kit from Infineon Technologies and Wurth Electronics. This power board with a synchronous step-down converter makes it easier for developers of analog power supplies and…

CEVA, Inc introduced The NEW CEVA-X architecture framework, redefining performance and power efficiency for the processing of the control and data planes in baseband applications. Building on the strong heritage of CEVA DSPs in baseband,…

Integrated Device Technology introduced a new generation of RapidIO switches that deliver the ultra-low latency, high bandwidth and superior energy efficiency needed for the development of 4G LTE Advanced (LTE-A) and 5G wireless…

Semtech Corporation will demonstrate a LoRaWAN Internet of Things (IoT) network deployed by Digimondo at Embedded World 2016 on February 23-25 in Nuremberg, Germany. Digimondo launched low power wide area networks (LPWAN) over Nuremburg,…

Cypress Semiconductor Corp announced availability of a new USB-C controller with Power Delivery (PD) that streamlines the design of USB-C accessories, such as adapter dongles, power adapters and power banks. The new EZ-PD CCG3 controller…

Ophir Photonics Group at SPIE Photonics West 2016 announced the RM9-PD Radiometer, a sensor for measuring the power of very low level CW or quasi CW sources. The RM9-PD integrates a photodiode sensor and an 18Hz chopper into an easy-to-use…

Intersil Corporation introduced the industry’s first buck-boost battery charger that supports two-way power delivery in ultrabooks, tablets and power banks using the reversible USB Type-C connector. The single-chip ISL9237 Narrow VDC (NVDC)…

It looks like Xiaomi, China's top smartphone manufacturer, has some tricks up its sleeve. The company has teamed up with ACRCloud, another Chinese company that handles music and voice recognition capabilities for smartphones, in order to…

Engineers and medical professionals have made great strides with prostheses. One major advancement has come from brain implants that allow patients control over their prosthetic by using their thoughts. Now,  physicians and biomedical…

A team from Queens University's Human Media Lab has developed the world's first flexible smartphone that actually lets you feel like you're flipping through pages as you bend it. The simulation is the result of incorporated haptic bend…

Elon Musk wasn't content just producing electric vehicles for those of driving age, so he decided to venture out into the kids' realm too. With the help of Radio Flyer, the 80-year-old company known for its iconic red wagon, Tesla cars will…