Murata Electronics North America announced the launch of its second generation WirelessHD module. The WHDM-T005/R006 Series provides a fully embedded solution for design engineers developing high-definition audio/visual (HD-A/V) electronic devices such as plasma displays, LCD-TVs, projection DTVs, A/V receiver, and Blu-ray players Specifically, the module enables the WirelessHD (WiHD) compliant wireless video-area networks (WVAN). WiHD […]
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Charging Technology Helps Put an End to Vampire Energy Loss
Freescale Semiconductor is finding innovative ways to stop “vampire” energy loss, the loss of power that occurs when an AC adapter is plugged into an electrical outlet but isn’t charging a device. Freescale’s new Watt Saver technology automatically eliminates no-load power consumption for AC adaptors, potentially providing substantial energy savings over existing manual versions. In […]
Nordic Semiconductor and ANT Partner with Yellow Digital to Demonstrate eWellness Platform
Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) and ANT Wireless announce their participation in an “eWellness” cycling performance monitoring exhibit with leading consumer electronics and technology companies today at CES. Yellow Digital Health Lab, Inc., a leading eWellness platform and service provider based in Santa Monica, CA and Tokyo, is coordinating […]
Patterned Transparent Conductors Enhance Touchscreen Device Performance
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, 3M unveiled an extension to its line of transparent conductors. The new 3M Patterned Transparent Conductors, used in consumer electronic devices for a variety of applications including projected capacitive touch sensing, offer key advantages over existing ITO/PET designs and help enhance both the performance and appearance […]
MIPS-Based Smartphones and Tablets Debut at CES
MIPS Technologies, a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, announced that it will show MIPS-Based mobile devices in its suite at International CES this week. The company will show two MIPS-Based smartphones and several MIPS-Based tablets. Devices are based on systems-on-chips (SoCs) from […]
Zenverge Demonstrates Several Video Gadgets at CES
Zenverge, a leading developer of advanced media ICs for the connected home, announced today that at the upcoming CES 2011, it will provide a sneak peek at the first wave of video products soon to be launched by its customers and partners worldwide. Based on Zenverge’s industry-leading ZN2XX/1XX family of advanced media ICs, these products […]
Mirics and SAPPHIRE partner to deliver broadcast TV via PC Graphics Add-In Cards
Mirics, developer of FlexiTV, a commercial software-based global TV receiver, announced a technology partnership with SAPPHIRE Technology Ltd- a leading supplier of add-in graphics cards for PCs – which will enable users to turn their PC into a receiver and home hub for digital terrestrial TV. The two companies will be previewing the technology at […]
Alereon and Spectec Announce SD CameraJet Wireless Ultrawideband Solution
Alereon, Inc., the technology leader for Ultrawideband (UWB) ECMA solutions, and Spectec Computer Co. Ltd. a leading provider of SDIO solutions for mobile devices today announced the availability of the Spectec CameraJet Wireless Solution that brings new levels of speed and connectivity to the transfer of media from mobile devices. The Spectec solution consists of […]
European Standards Groups Agree on Micro-USB
Editor’s Note: This news is definitely going to make adoption of USB 3.0 difficult as the micro-USB jack is not compliant with that standard IIRC. USB Mini and Micro Male Connectors (www.news.cnet.com) – Two European standardization bodies have agreed to make micro-USB the standard interface port for smartphones in Europe. Though Apple currently uses its proprietary […]
Buyers shrug off 3D, Internet TVs
Fancy new features like 3D screens and Internet connectivity have failed to inspire U.S. television shoppers, dashing a hoped-for recovery in the global consumer electronics industry. TV manufacturers such as Sony Corp, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Sharp Corp are learning that features such as razor-thin LED TVs are just not enough to stage a […]