Applications
Fed CIO Agenda Focus Will Be on 'Troubled' Projects
February 12, 2010 4:24 am | Blogs | CommentsFederal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra outlined for reporters this week where his IT agenda will take the federal government and how it will get there.
Astronauts install space station's last hub
February 12, 2010 4:20 am | News | CommentsThe shuttle Endeavour crew bolted the last connecting module onto the International Space Station on Friday, completing more than a decade of major construction on the outpost. During the first of three spacewalks planned during Endeavour's 13-day mission, astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick prepared the 18-tonne module to be transferred from the shuttle's cargo bay to the station.
First Russian launch from French Guiana delayed-agency
February 12, 2010 4:18 am | News | CommentsThe first launch of a Russian space rocket from a site outside Moscow's control has been delayed while engineers test a service tower, Interfax news agency reported on Friday. A modified Soyuz cargo ship had been due to take off before the end of this year from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana.
New Applications and the Myth of the Killer App
February 12, 2010 4:05 am | by Rupert Baines, picoChip, www.picochip.com | Blogs | CommentsThe most exciting and perhaps most anticipated telecoms for new revenues is applications. We are starting to see these, the iPhone Apps for example, or Nokia’s “Comes with Music”.
iPad costs $229 to produce, says iSuppli
February 11, 2010 7:47 am | News | CommentsApple Inc's forthcoming iPad tablet computer will cost as little as $229.35 for the company to produce, according to an estimate on Wednesday from research house iSuppli. The group conducted what it called a "virtual teardown" of the iPad, since the device is not yet available and component suppliers have not been announced.
Fluke 117 Multimeter Review and Teardown
February 11, 2010 7:27 am | Videos | CommentsHow does the Fluke 117 Electricians Multimeter stack up?
Transceiver Extends Reach and Reduces Gauge of Copper Cables
February 11, 2010 6:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe PHY2210 equalizing cable transceiver from Phyworks is asserted to enable cable manufacturers to extend the reach and reduce the gauge of active copper cable assemblies, supporting all standard data rates up to 10.5Gbps. Integrating
80 V Schottky Rectifiers Offer Current Ratings From 10 A to 30 A
February 11, 2010 5:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsVishay Intertechnology introduced six single- and dual-chip 80-V TMBS Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers in four power package options that feature a range of current ratings from 10 A to 30 A. The devices include the single-chip V(B,F,I)T1080S, V(B,F,I)T2080S, and V(B,F,I)T3080S, and the
Illuminated Pushbutton Switch Offers Custom Cap Options
February 11, 2010 5:10 am | Product Releases | CommentsE-Switch introduced the LP15 series illuminated pushbutton switch, featuring multiple LED colors, custom marking options for the caps, and several cap sizes. The LED colors available are red, blue, green, yellow, and white. Four different
Hall Effect Pushbutton Switch Touts Extended Life Cycles
February 11, 2010 4:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsC&K Components has developed a Hall-effect pushbutton switch with life cycles to 10 million actuations. Designated the HP Series, the sealed switch features a non-contact Hall-effect contact system, and a high-energy magnet provides a
Quad Channel Clock Generator FMC Card Features Low Jitter
February 11, 2010 4:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsCurtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has introduced an FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC/VITA 57) module, the FMC-XCLK2. The quad channel clock generator card features low jitter and phase matched outputs. It is available in both air-cooled and conduction-cooled rugged versions, and is said to
AMC Suits Multi-service Access, Backhaul Aggregation
February 11, 2010 4:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsXalyo Systems today announces XS-AMC-WP3C, a highly integrated and modular Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) based on Wintegra’s WinPath3 Network Processor. The AMC concept offers a mix of
Transient Response Options for Power Designers
February 10, 2010 7:20 am | by Robert Marchetti, Sr. Manager, BBU Product Marketing, Vicor Corporation | Articles | CommentsFor DC-DC converters, fast transient response has become ever more critical because of the increasingly higher speeds of contemporary devices.
AOL integrates Facebook chat with AIM
February 10, 2010 6:43 am | News | CommentsAs part of an ongoing effort to improve its user experience, Internet company AOL Inc. is letting users of its AIM instant-messaging service chat with friends on Facebook.
AT & T picks Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson for network
February 10, 2010 6:35 am | News | CommentsAT&T Inc. has selected Alcatel-Lucent and LM Ericsson AB to supply the equipment for a new wireless network that will provide data speeds that are at least ten times faster than today's wireless broadband.
Cardiac Science Automated External Defibrillators (Powerheart, Cardiovive, CardioLife models): Recall
February 9, 2010 3:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsDevice may not be able to deliver therapy during a cardiac resuscitation attempt.
BD Q-Syte Luer Access Devices: Recall
February 9, 2010 3:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsDevice may cause an air embolism or leakage of blood and/or therapy, which may result in serious injury or death.
New Low-Power Heart Sensor Produced
February 9, 2010 9:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsAt today’s International Solid State Circuit Conference, imec and Holst Centre report an analog-signal processor ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) – in short ASP - that reduces the overall power consumption of an ambulatory heart activity signal monitoring systems by more than 5 times. This is a major step towards autonomous wireless sensor systems powered, which constantly monitor the patient’s health for diagnosis or chronic illness.
RECOM offers new miniature converter
February 9, 2010 9:13 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe new miniature SMD-Converters RSx/R2x from RECOM offer 1 resp. 2 Watts power rating, are RoHS6/6 compliant and therefore absolutely lead-free. They can operate at ambient temperatures up to +100°C with convection cooling and without derating, are EN60601 and UL60950 certified and pin compatible with industry standard converters. Their unusual “Enclosed Open Frame” Design has been laid out for fully automatic manufacturing processes. Temperatures of +245°C, as are usual during vapor soldering, and are handled without problems.
Spain's Telefonica may charge search engines
February 9, 2010 8:35 am | News | CommentsSpanish telecoms operator Telefonica says it is considering charging Internet search companies like Google and Yahoo for network use. Speaking Monday at a press conference in the northern city of Bilbao, President Cesar Alierta said companies like Google use a lot of network bandwidth for free, something which was lucky for them but not for Telefonica.
Scientists find gene variant link to aging cells
February 9, 2010 8:32 am | News | CommentsScientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related diseases. Dutch and British researchers analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations from human gene maps and found that people with particular variants near a gene called TERC were likely to be biologically older by 3 to 4 years.
Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s
February 9, 2010 8:26 am | News | CommentsThe Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey. Some 31 percent of people over 60 are keen to go online to publish short stories and join book clubs, the survey by charity Booktrust in Britain found.
Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook
February 9, 2010 8:18 am | News | CommentsA disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump. The company, whose games include the popular "Madden" series and "Mass Effect 2," said Monday it narrowed its net loss in the last quarter even as game sales declined. It blamed the revenue falloff on having fewer titles than it did in the 2008 holiday period. EA also cited weak sales in Europe, which accounts for about a third of its revenue.
Google reduces fee to break Nexus One contract
February 9, 2010 7:02 am | News | CommentsGoogle Inc. is shaving $200 off the fee that it charges customers of its new Nexus One phone to break a service contract with T-Mobile, as federal regulators continue to probe such fees and the rationale for them. Google's "equipment recovery fee" applies to customers who break their two-year T-Mobile contract after a 14-day trial period and before 120 days.
The role of wideband transceiver technology in enabling LTE
February 9, 2010 6:37 am | by Ebrahim Bushehri, CEO, Lime Microsystems | Articles | CommentsLong term evolution (LTE) is firmly on course to be the dominant wireless communications standard in the next decade. There is overwhelming operator commitment to adopting the LTE standard and capitalising on the unquestionable benefits it will bring to their subscribers, even more so than was demonstrated for its 3G predecessors.
