Imagination Technologies has created a number of IoT development boards under the Creator brand which are now being sold by Mouser Electronics. Imagination used Kickstarter to fund the initial supply of the Creator products which are now available from Mouser Electronics. These include the Creator Ci40 IoT hub and Ci40 kit (now available for pre-order) …

Mouser brings Imagination’s IoT design boards to market

Both Foxconn and Sharp now say the deal is done and there will be a signing ceremony on Saturday. It’s been a marathon. When, in 2012, Foxconn started negotiating for a stake in Sharp, Sharp’s shares stood at 550 yen. The deal has now been done at 88 yen per share. Foxconn is to get …

Patient Foxconn Finally Bags Up Sharp

Raspberry Pi 3 has got its own ABS plastic case. Although the Raspberry Pi 3 LED indicators are now on the opposite side of the board, the case from supplier Cyntech Components uses a light-pipe so that the LEDs can be viewed when the case is closed. Security is a key requirement when the Raspberry …

Raspberry Pi 3 has extendable case for add-on boards

Ultrasonic piezoceramic sensors are used in the field of motorsport, where teams risk disqualification if they cannot efficiently balance performance and fuel consumption, writes Charlie Dowling Sensors are vital in a wide variety of level and metering applications as they allow the measurement of key attributes such as distance, flow, liquid level and volume.
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Why motorsport likes piezoceramic sensors

A two-metric system under development in an IES subcommittee would separately address the issues of color fidelity and gamut and address the long-understood shortcoming of CRI.

WaveMax edge-lit optics deliver lighting in two directions and enable sleek LED-based luminaire designs for high-end office space and optimized parking-garage applications.

Courts in Germany and the US have found that Nichia LED-centric patents are invalid based on actions brought by Everlight Electronics in both regions.

The XLamp XP-L HI family of packaged LEDs will target maximum candela through secondary optics, while Cree is separately developing BSY plus red high-CRI arrays for ceramic metal-halide replacement.

LightingEurope, the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association, and AT Kearney publish a joint report entitled “Quantified benefits of human centric lighting.”

Qualcomm as a partner is the common link in plans from GE Lighting and Acuity to deliver LED-based lighting products that can enable location services for smartphones in applications such as retail.