Feb 3 | Articles
To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors about the demise of serial ports are greatly exaggerated. Too many people have too much invested in serial-equipped devices for the standard to disappear any time soon.
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Feb 2 | Articles
At Mouser Electronics, we burn a lot of brain cells discovering better ways to get design engineers the information and products they need faster and easier than before. This is particularly difficult when the engineer has not yet selected a component.
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Feb 2 | Articles
Many technology watchers have predicted that the arrival of automated smart home – that home owners will seek out and install the latest, coolest gizmos that will make a house truly smart. Well, it isn’tgoing to happen that way.
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Jan 16 | Articles
Energy consumption awareness is a crucial step in going green as an individual consumer. Real-time energy usage data aggregated at the home-level by smart meters is useful, but drilling down to the energy consumption of each major home appliance is even better and more actionable.
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Dec 15 2011 | Articles
As we look forward to a new year, the Smart Grid and the technologies that enable energy efficiency within the grid will become a part of our daily lexicon as consumers begin to benefit from the grid’s implementation.
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Dec 12 2011 | Articles
This is the time of the year when I am always asked to give my prediction on the next killer consumer product for the new year. Since I am not Zoltar or don’t own a crystal ball, this is a difficult question to answer as it depends...
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Dec 12 2011 | Articles
There are a variety of systems and applications that could benefit from energy harvesting (EH). Energy harvesting refers to the technology by which ambient sources of energy such as light, thermal gradient, and vibration can be harvested and stored then applied later for doing useful work.
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Nov 4 2011 | Articles
Wireless lighting control is increasing in popularity, offering new growth models with connectivity to smartphones, tablets, remote controls and other devices. Wireless is attractive because of the cost reduction associated with removing light control cabling.
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Nov 1 2011 | Articles
With today’s aging population, monitoring healthcare systems represents an important element of the healthcare issue, especially in countries where the limits of the system are being tested. Monitoring the health condition of elderly people and sharing information...
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Oct 25 2011 | Articles
As the exorbitant cost of healthcare in United States continues to cartwheel out of control, the medical community is today demanding a much healthier ROI across the boards from the technology solutions that it deploys across multiple disciplines.
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