The partnership between Arrow and Indiegogo seems an inspired idea. What is the good of an idea if the originator doesn’t have the means to implement it? Arrow has both the design capabilities and the supply chain mastery to turn any idea into a product. And Indiegogo is a master generator of product ideas. So …
Capex to rise 3%
Semiconductor capex will rise 3% in 2016, says IC Insights, going from $64.8 billion in 2015 to $66.8 billion this year. “Intense rivalry in the foundry business will push capital spending in this semiconductor manufacturing segment to nearly $23 billion, which will break the previous record high level of $22.1 billion set in 2014,” says …
ST and Arduino tie-up for makers
ST and Arduino have agreed to bring STM32 microcontrollers and ST’s full portfolio of sensing, power, and connectivity technology, closer to the Arduino maker community. The first product of the STAR (ST and Arduino) programme is the STM32F469-based STAR Otto baseboard. Now, IoT developers and other makers can build high-performance graphics into their smart devices …
Moth-like robot can perch on the ceiling
MIT and Harvard scientists have found a way for a tiny moth-like robot to cling to ceilings.
Electric vehicles use electronics for more that motor control
Electric vehicles will have electric suspension and other once mechanical systems which means a bigger market for power electronic devices, says market analyst IDTechEx. Electric vehicles are being designed with two motors per car not one now and that means many more motor controllers. Each vehicle has a charger and a battery management system on …
Electric vehicles use electronics for more that motor control
Android Pay gets underway in the UK
Android Pay, for contactless payments with your smartphone, is now officially available for use in the UK. It follows on from its launch in the United State last year.
China giant Xiaomi makes crowding-funding debut with Bluetooth charger
A smart Bluetooth car charger has appeared on the IndieGoGo crowd-funding website. One of China’s biggest electronic product firms Xiaomi is using the crowd-funding website to launch the device called Roidmi. Although Bluetooth system is commonly available in new cars nowadays, most old cars do not have it. The aim of Roidmi is to upgrade …
China giant Xiaomi makes crowding-funding debut with Bluetooth charger
Arduino Primo makes IoT simple reality for makers
The latest Arduino board called Primo integrates Bluetooth low energy, NFC Touch-to-Pair, Wi-Fi, and an infrared interface, all without having to add extra shields to the base board. The Arduino Primo can act as a fully-functional TCP / IP Internet client and server over Wi-Fi. Federico Musto, CEO and president of Arduino, writes: “Makers, entrepreneurs, …
The Back-Packer
Hans Snook, who founded Orange, got offered his first job in telecoms while back-packing in Hong Kong. It was with a local paging and computer company called Young Generation. “At the end of the year they convinced me to stay on one more year,” recalled Snook. As the second year came to its close, he …
Moscow researchers explain very strong magnetoelectric effect in bismuth ferrite
Scientists from MIPT explain how the giant magnetoelectric effect occurs in bismuth ferrite.
Moscow researchers explain very strong magnetoelectric effect in bismuth ferrite