All items tagged with wearables (169)
Nordic Semiconductor to Demonstrate Bluetooth 5 Enhancements at CES 2017
December 27, 2016 by Cristina Costa

Nordic Semiconductor to Demonstrate Bluetooth 5 Enhancements at CES 2017

Nordic Semiconductor in collaboration with its design partners are unveiling latest Bluetooth low energy and IEEE 802.15.4-enabled innovations at International CES 2017 in Las Vegas. The Norwegian company will demonstrate the capabilities of its Bluetooth 5-compatible nRF52 Series SoCs. Product demonstrations include contactless payment, wearables wireless charging, thread networking, voice-activated remote control, educational platforms, home automation and Bluetooth 5 enhancements.
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Silicon Labs Introduces World’s Smallest Bluetooth SiP Module
November 8, 2016 by Cristina Costa

Silicon Labs Introduces World’s Smallest Bluetooth SiP Module

Silicon Labs has introduced the industry’s smallest Bluetooth low energy system-in-package (SiP) module with a built-in chip antenna, offering a complete, cost-effective connectivity solution with no compromises in performance. Available in a tiny 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm package, the BGM12x Blue Gecko SiP module enables developers to miniaturize IoT designs by minimizing the PCB footprint including the antenna clearance area to 51 mm2.
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The Future in Product Development at electronica 2016
October 10, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

The Future in Product Development at electronica 2016

Anyone involved in product development, design, and production needs to attend the electronica 2016 trade-show, November 8-11. The 27th International Trade Fair for Electronic Components, Systems and Applications, will be the largest ever, featuring an additional hall to occupy a total of 13 halls at the Messe München trade-fair center, and offering even more presentations on current industry trends, such as embedded systems, connectivity, automotive electronics, home automation, smart grids, and IoT.
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Microchip Introduces Industry’s Smallest Package and Lowest Power MEMS Oscillators in DSC6000 Family
September 27, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Introduces Industry’s Smallest Package and Lowest Power MEMS Oscillators in DSC6000 Family

The new DSC6000 family of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) oscillators from Microchip provides semiconductor-grade reliability and frequency stability over a wide temperature range. Clock reference applications include wearables, IoT and under-bonnet automotive products, allowing less than half the current consumption of the lowest-power quartz-based oscillators. The new devices are able to withstand x500 more shock and x5 more vibration than a quartz oscillator.
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Bluetooth SIG Introduces Updated Line of Developer Toolkits
September 26, 2016 by Cristina Costa

Bluetooth SIG Introduces Updated Line of Developer Toolkits

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) released several updates to its developer toolkit line-up, introducing news tools for Bluetooth beacons, home automation, and wearables. The latest Bluetooth toolkits empower developers to build faster and smarter when creating things like mobile apps and low-cost beacons, as well as gateways that control IoT sensors, with security and interoperability in mind.
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MobileMan Introduces the World’s Latest Wearable Audio Bluetooth Stereo Speaker System
September 8, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

MobileMan Introduces the World’s Latest Wearable Audio Bluetooth Stereo Speaker System

Tired of headphones restricting your ability to move freely and tiny mono Bluetooth speakers? How about a wearable stereo speaker that you can truly wear? Introducing MobileMan USA, the producer of the MobileMan S1, the world’s latest wearable audio Bluetooth speaker system, patent pending. “It's time to cut the cord, toss the ear buds and liberate your ears. MobileMan makes wearables listenable and provides the soundtrack to all of your urban adventures”, says the company.
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Worldwide Consumer Electronics Market Looks Challenging but Promising Growth in Emerging New Categories
August 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Worldwide Consumer Electronics Market Looks Challenging but Promising Growth in Emerging New Categories

Wearable technology is a key growth area in a heavily challenged consumer electronics market, reveals the latest round of research into the worldwide consumer electronics market. Futuresource Consulting’s latest review of the long term outlook for the global consumer electronics market highlights the challenges and opportunities that face the industry following a year that saw trade value fall by 1.3% to $676 billion. Other areas of growth include wireless speakers and headphones as well as connected automotive infotainment.
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STMicroelectronics Acquires ams’ NFC and RFID Reader Assets
July 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Acquires ams’ NFC and RFID Reader Assets

STMicroelectronics announced that it has acquired ams’ assets related to NFC1 and RFID2 reader business. The acquisition of IP, technologies, products and business strengthens ST’s secure microcontroller solutions embedding NFC connectivity. New products already integrating this technology are sampling now to ST customers and covering a broad range of applications such as next-generation mobile and Internet of Things devices, complementing ST’s NFC/RFID EEPROM tag offering.
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Wearables 2016 CES Innovation Awards Honoree Skybuds Wireless Earbuds On Pre-Sale
July 22, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Wearables 2016 CES Innovation Awards Honoree Skybuds Wireless Earbuds On Pre-Sale

Another week and another “hearable” announcement is made. Wearables 2016 CES Innovation Awards honoree Alpha Audiotronics, announced the start of the pre-sale for its first product, Skybuds truly wireless earbuds, and the launch of its newly redesigned website skybuds.com. The company promises a truly wire-free solution with premium sound quality and reliable connectivity. Skybuds promises 4 hours per charge and 5 additional charges and storage through the Skydock case.
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Microchip Introduces New Low Power PIC32 Family With Core Independent Peripherals
June 28, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Introduces New Low Power PIC32 Family With Core Independent Peripherals

For applications demanding low power and longer battery life in automation, remote controls and wearable devices, the new Microchip PIC32MM MCU family has sleep modes down to 500 nA. Applications with space constraints will benefit also from the small 4x4mm package options. The PIC32MM devices include core independent peripherals, designed to offload the CPU for lower power and flexible system design, such as Configurable Logic Cells (CLC) and Multiple-output Capture Compare PWMs (MCCPs) which help enable sensorless BLDC motor control applications.
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