Consumer
Voice-audio IC Integrates Telephony Features
July 12, 2010 10:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsNuvoton Technology its ChipCorder voice/audio device to enable telephony functions in commercial and consumer systems. The ISD61S00 provides a digital-audio interface, audio storage interface, macro-scripting ability, and streamlined programmability that allows designers to
mTouch Solutions for Analog Resistive Touch Screen
July 12, 2010 5:42 am | Videos | CommentsThis video from Microchip provides an overview of the AR1000 Series Resistive Touch Screen Controller.
4DGL Graphics Controller Performs Out of the Box
July 9, 2010 11:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsPICASO-GFX2 is an intelligent custom 4DGL (4D Graphics Language) Graphics Controller designed to interface with virtually all popular OLED and LCD display panels. It provides a graphics user interface solution for rapid application development and time-to-market. Built-in features include
Reference Design Creates Remote-Control Racing Toys
July 7, 2010 4:57 am | News | CommentsBased 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.
32-bit MCU Lowers Power Consumption by up to 90 Percent
July 6, 2010 7:50 am | Atmel Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsLowering static power consumption by 90% and active power consumption by 45%, Atmel's next-generation 32-bit AVR UC3L microcontroller offers picoPower technology and embedded capacitive touch controller peripherals.
CES 2010: Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner
July 2, 2010 8:29 am | by ecnmagazine | Videos | CommentsA demonstration of the Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner from the show floor of CES 2010. The Mint uses "Northstar Guidance" to track where it cleans.
CES 2010: Asus Eee PC T91 Touchscreen Netbook
July 2, 2010 8:29 am | by ecnmagazine | Videos | CommentsVideo of Technical Editor, Jason Lomberg, trying out Asus' T91 Multi-touch Netbook PC.
Thermaltake Level 10 Full Tower Case
July 2, 2010 8:29 am | by TigerDirectBlog | Videos | CommentsThe Thermaltake VL30001N1Z Level 10 Super-Gaming Modular Full Tower Case is the culmination of performance, design and innovation in computer chassis. The design allows gamers to experience the power of their high-end computers through the design itself. Iconic design combined with...
Truetouch Tablet Demo
July 2, 2010 8:28 am | by ecnmagazine | Videos | CommentsCypress Semiconductor demonstrates tablet-sized capacitive touchscreen with true multi-touch all-point capability.
NXT Segway with Leaning Rider
July 2, 2010 8:28 am | by nxtprograms | Videos | CommentsThis is the "NXT Segway with Rider" project for NXT 2.0 from nxtprograms.com. See free building instructions and programs at http://www.nxtprograms.com/NXT2/segway/index.html
Google Buzz Demo: Twitter Killer?
July 2, 2010 8:28 am | by SoldierKnowsBest | Videos | CommentsTwitter: http://twitter.com//soldierknowbest
MORE Misa Digital Guitar
July 2, 2010 8:27 am | by misadigital | Videos | Commentsmisa digital guitar running linux kernel 2.6.31. sydney, australia. the misa digital guitar can connect to any MIDI compatible sound source. practically every modern synthesizer / sampler / etc is MIDI compatible - it is a standard that has existed for over 20 years. in this video i have...
An e-mail counting t-shirt
July 2, 2010 8:27 am | by cjbprime | Videos | CommentsThere's a blog post about the shirt at http://blog.printf.net/articles/2010/03/30/email-counting-tshirt, and source code at http://github.com/cjb/lilypad-email-shirt. If you'd like to distribute the video, you're welcome to under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license.
Texas Instruments Chats About Droid X
July 2, 2010 8:27 am | by texasinstrumentsVlog | Videos | CommentsMembers of the TI team discuss the Droid X features leveraging TI technology.
InstaLoad Battery Tech is Polarity-Agnostic
July 2, 2010 6:34 am | News | CommentsBattery contacts designed based on InstaLoad technology enable users to insert batteries into a device in either + or - direction.
We were family: Microsoft halts Kin phone rollout
July 1, 2010 9:26 am | News | CommentsFor 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.
Amazon.com offers new lower-priced Kindle DX
July 1, 2010 9:21 am | News | CommentsOnline 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.
HDMI 1.4 Transmitter with De-interlacer Provides 1080p HD Performance
June 30, 2010 11:15 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Devices, Inc. (ADI) introduced what it asserts are the industry’s smallest, lowest power HDMI v1.4 transmit IC with integrated de-interlacer and on-chip CEC (consumer electronics control), enabling small, low-cost multimedia devices to
Aluminium Enclosures House Guitar Electronics
June 30, 2010 7:09 am | Product Releases | CommentsHammond Manufacturing’s 1590 STOMP die-cast aluminium enclosures are the housings of choice for leading stomp box manufacturers.
High-power LED Series Offers 2-W, 3-W and 5-W Versions
June 29, 2010 12:54 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLumex extended its TitanBrite line of high power LED technology with the introduction of new 2-W, 3-W and 5-W LEDs. The SMT LEDs provide high intensity light of up to 58, 210 and 300 lumens respectively.
USB SuperSpeed 3.0-to-SATA Controllers Targeting Consumer Storage
June 28, 2010 7:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsPLX Technology announced the sampling of three USB SuperSpeed 3.0-to-SATA controllers targeting the consumer storage market. The new PLX trio includes the OXU3102, OXU3101 and OXU3100, which are said to provide
Development Kit Serves Low Power, 16-bit, “Value” MCUs
June 22, 2010 7:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsTexas 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
Nintendo's 3DS: First-hand impressions
June 22, 2010 5:49 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsAt the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Nintendo officially unveiled the 3DS. And from the media’s reaction, you’d think Nintendo reinvented the electron. The 3DS uses autostereoscopy to produce 3D images without the need for special glasses—or so claim their marketing gurus. Does it live up to the hype? Read on for my first-hand impressions.
Ion and Photo Smoke-Detector ICs Feature Alarm Memory
June 21, 2010 10:55 am | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology announced what it asserts are the industry’s first Ion and photo smoke-detector ICs to offer alarm memory. The low-power RE46C162/3 Ion and RE46C165/6/7/8 (RE46C16X) photo smoke-detector ICs allow users to
Techniques to Avoid the White Screen of Death in Smartphones
June 21, 2010 9:03 am | by John Whalen, Business Development Manger, Fairchild Semiconductor | Articles | CommentsAn emerging trend in the mobile handset 3G space has been the adoption and expansion of user friendly applications, nowadays called ‘Apps’. These ‘Apps’ are custom software program applications that are written for a very specific function within a handset.
