By Warren Kurisu How quickly times have changed. It wasn’t too long ago when wearables were a type of fad for those early adopters who couldn’t wait to sport the latest fitness band or smartwatch. But as new innovations, product successes, and business start-ups enter the market, there has been a noticeable change in the […]
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Bluetooth Smart SoCs Links Wearables to Apps for WeChat Users
Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth Smart technology, announced its support for WeChat’s communications protocol, with the launch of Dialog’s WeChat SDK. The kit enables developers to quickly add energy-efficient Bluetooth connectivity between WeChat apps and wearables or other IoT devices. WeChat […]
Microminiature, SMT top-actuated switches from C&K
C&K Components has released a new series of microminiature, SMT top-actuated switches that provide low profile, high actuation force (450gf), and high life cycle (500,000) solutions especially designed to meet the demanding size and performance specifications required of portable electronic devices. With a footprint of just 3.5mm x 2.6mm and an ultra-low profile of 1.4mm, […]
High-resolution audio-processing SoC
ON Semiconductor has released its latest high-resolution audio processing System-on-Chip with 1656KB SRAM and power-efficient hardware acceleration, bringing extra space savings and longer battery life to devices such as smartphones, wearable accessories and voice recorders. Powering the LC823450 are a highly efficient ARM Cortex-M3 core and ON Semiconductor’s 32-bit/192kHz audio-processing engine with hardware-based MP3 encoding/decoding and […]
KXT Series momentary action switches
C&K Components has developed an ultra low profile, top-actuated surface mount switch for use in applications that require ultra-miniature components, including wearable electronics, hearing aids, ear buds, mobile phones, and other portable electronics. Measuring a slight 3.0 x 2.0 x 0.58mm, the new KXT Series momentary action switches are rated for a range of operating […]
