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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…