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Hobbyist Creates A Humane Mouse Trap Using Raspberry Pi

Editorial Team Sep 4, 2015 0

Traditional mouse traps could be considered inhumane given their deadly and gory effects on mice. Hobbyist Alain Mauer decided to create a mouse trap that captures rodents and sends users a picture once the door closes on the trap.

Consumer

Disneyland Was Home To The “House Of The Future” In The 1950s – Here’s What…

Editorial Team Sep 4, 2015 0

With smart homes and IoT technologies on the rise, it's nice to reflect back and see how far we've come

Consumer

Now You Can Buy A $1,000 Wireless, Touch-Controlled Speaker (If You Really Want One)

Editorial Team Sep 3, 2015 0

If you were considering investing in some new wireless speakers, audio company Bang & Olufsen has just released a speaker that looks a lot like a flexible seat cushion and can be yours for just $1,000.

Featured

New Bricklaying Robot Can Lay Three Times As Many Bricks As Humans

Editorial Team Sep 3, 2015 0

Construction workers beware. Not long ago we brought you news about a bricklaying robot named Hadrian capable of building an entire house in two days. Well, Hadrian is old news now.

Passives

Tiny Footprint, Dual 130mA Low-Dropout Regulator from Diodes Targets Fingerprint Recognition Modules

Editorial Team Sep 3, 2015 0

The AP7346 dual low-dropout (LDO) regulator introduced by Diodes Incorporated has been designed to provide the power and I/O supplies for fingerprint recognition modules used in smart phones, tablet computers and similar consumer electronic…

Optoelectronics

Altair Adopts Cadence Palladium XP Platform for Advanced IoT SoC Development

Editorial Team Sep 3, 2015 0

Cadence Design Systems announced that Altair Semiconductor adopted the Cadence Palladium XP platform for the verification and validation of its Internet of Things (IoT) system-on-chip (SoC) designs.

Power

Keysight Compact Power Supplies for Accurate, Reliable Bench Testing

Editorial Team Sep 3, 2015 0

Keysight Technologies introduced a series of compact DC power supplies that offer LAN and USB interfaces and accurate, reliable power for testing and validating designs

Design

Lattice Enables Rapid Prototyping Of Smart Connectivity Designs With ECP5 Versa Development Kit

Editorial Team Sep 3, 2015 0

Lattice Semiconductor announced the availability of the ECP5 Versa development kit to accelerate prototyping and testing of connectivity designs targeted for small cells, microserver, broadband access, and industrial video applications…

Management

Maxim Power Management IC for Smartphones Now Shipping from Mouser Electronics

Editorial Team Sep 3, 2015 0

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the MAX77826 Power Management IC (PMIC) from Maxim Integrated. The MAX77826 PMIC is a highly integrated subpower management IC for the latest 3G and 4G smartphones and tablets

Automotive

MicrochipThermocouple IC From Integrates Multiple Devices On One Chip

Editorial Team Sep 3, 2015 0

Microchip announces the MCP9600, the world’s first thermocouple-conditioning integrated circuit to combine precision instrumentation, a precision temperature sensor and a precision, high-resolution Analogue-to-Digital Converter (ADC), in…