This week on WDD’s HotSpot, the Ford SYNC 3, Mirco Location: the new ScenSor chip, the KipstR: Eat, Sleep, Wear, and the Robo Shark.
Ford SYNC 3
Ford has introduced its new communications and entertainment system, SYNC® 3. SYNC 3’s more conversational voice recognition technology, a more smartphone-like touch screen and easy-to-read graphics will help millions of drivers connect with their lives and control their smartphone while on the road. To check out the latest features of the SYNC 3, click here.
Micro Location
DecaWave has introduced its family of single chip CMOS wireless transceivers, ScenSor, which uses Ultra Wideband (UWB) techniques and is based on the IEEE802.15.4-2011 standard. The ScenSor chip provides accurate distance and location measurements of 10 centimeters at a very low power consumption. The signal is capable of going through the human body or solid walls, making the realization of complex wireless sensor networks and extremely accurate real-time location systems possible. Applications for the new ScenSor chip from DecaWave include: automotive, building control and smart lighting, healthcare and education, IoT and wearables, factory automation and logistics; agriculture, robotics, ePOS, mining, sports; retail, safety and security, and home appliance. For more information, click here.
Eat, Sleep, Wear
To help all of you sleeping “Sofa Bears” from missing your favorite TV shows, 15-year old Ryan Oliver, and 14-year-old Jonathan Kingsley, have teamed up with Virgin Media to create the wearable technology ‘KipstR’, which automatically sets their TiVo boxes to record whatever they’re watching if they fall asleep in front of the box. The 3D printed wristband uses a pulse-oximeter to sense if the wearer is asleep or awake and then mimics the users’ TiVo remote control to pause, record or resume a show appropriately.
Robo Shark
The U.S. Navy recently completed tests on the GhostSwimmer unmanned underwater vehicle. GhostSwimmer is the latest in a series of science-fiction-turned-reality projects developed by the chief of naval operations’ Rapid Innovation Cell (CRIC) project, Silent NEMO. Silent NEMO is an experiment that explores the possible uses for biomimetic, unmanned underwater vehicles in the fleet. GhostSwimmer designed to replicate the dynamics of biological fish to move more rapidly, more accurately, and in more challenging areas than other marine technology solutions, keeping divers and sailors safe.
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