Based on 2.4GHz wireless tech, the nRFready R/C Racing reference design from Nordic Semiconductor allows developers to create advanced remote-control race toy cars. Features of the design include the ability to race with multiple friends, setting up free-form racing tracks using waypoints, feeling crashes through controller vibration, and the ability to collect, see and share racing data. The […]
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InstaLoad Battery Tech is Polarity-Agnostic
InstaLoad from Microsoft is a mechanical battery contact design that does not require special electronics or circuitry. The configuration provides a set of positive and negative contacts at both ends instead of a single positive contact at one end and a single negative contact at the other end. Battery contacts designed based on InstaLoad technology enable […]
We were family: Microsoft halts Kin phone rollout
(AP) — For Microsoft, there will be no next of Kin. The company said Wednesday it will halt the planned rollout of Kin One and Kin Two phones beyond the U.S., less than two months after Verizon Wireless started selling them. Microsoft Corp. unveiled the two Kin phones in April, though they were widely anticipated […]
Amazon.com offers new lower-priced Kindle DX
(AP) — Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday it is introducing a new version of its higher-end Kindle at a lower price as competition among electronic-book readers intensifies. The new version of its Kindle DX has a better screen that will display sharper images. The large-screen reader, which Amazon hoped would catch on as a […]
Development Kit Serves Low Power, 16-bit, “Value” MCUs
Texas Instruments announced its new MSP430 MCU Value Line LaunchPad development kit. For $4.30, the open source kit includes the hardware and software needed to launch designs based on the company’s MSP430 Value Line MCUs, which are presented as offering up to 10X performance and 10X battery life over 8-bit MCUs. The kit supports rapid […]
Solar Light Bulb ‘Time-Shifts’ Light
The innovative Nokero bulb offers an affordable, clean and safe lighting solution to 1.6 billion people worldwide – a quarter of the human population – who live without electricity and rely on fossil-fuel lanterns for lighting. The durable, rainproof light bulb is about the size of a standard incandescent bulb and can be charged during […]
Journaline System Delivers Text-Based News to Automotive and Mobile Devices
Total Traffic Network and Fraunhofer IIS, the leading innovator of technologies for cutting-edge multimedia systems, are working together to deliver real-time news information on Total Traffic Network Plus, such as local and national weather conditions, sports scores, and news headlines, directly to mobile devices in the U.S. through a simple to navigate menu structure. The […]
Game makers gear up for splashiest E3 yet
(Reuters) – The world’s leading gaming hardware makers, hoping to reignite the slumping $60 billion industry, will unveil at E3 next week a range of futuristic gadgets designed to pull in a new generation of players. Microsoft Corp is expected to announce a name and launch date for its “Project Natal” controller-free system at the […]
Nokia Launches Bike-Powered Handset
(AP) – Want to talk more? Keep pedaling, says Nokia. The world’s largest mobile phone maker on Thursday launched four low-priced handsets and a recharger that can be connected to a bicycle’s dynamo which charges when the wheels turn. The bicycle charger kit and handsets – some with a standby battery time of up to […]
Global TV Market Continues to Recover
TV shipments continued to show a strong rebound in growth rates from the very weak levels of early 2009 as improving global economic conditions led to greater demand for TVs. According to the latest TV shipment data from the DisplaySearch Quarterly Advanced Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, total TV shipments increased 25% Y/Y in […]