Gesture recognition technology on display at 2014 International CES may be the cure for those frustrated by sensitive touchscreen sensors. For the first time in the United States, Norwegian company Elliptic Labs will exhibit its Elliptic SDK, which uses ultrasound for touchless gesturing on Android and Windows operating systems. “A lot of consumers are looking…
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Though autonomous privately owned cars and trucks are not yet fully ready or approved for streets, highways, and super-highways, Induct has developed an intelligent, electric, and driverless shuttle, called Navia, in the US. I attended a live demonstration of the vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, this week on Thursday January 9.…
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At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, flocks of unfamiliar vendors will be trotting out wearable devices: wristwatches, shoes, headbands, goggles, Dick Tracy cufflinks… you name it. What no one knows is whether any of these wearables will turn out to be manufacturable in the foreseeable future, let alone become the hottest new…
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It's official. Qualcomm's next trip — beyond smartphones and tablets — will be in a car. The San Diego-based cellular chip giant has come to the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week to unveil the company's automotive strategy. In an interview with EE Times, Kanwalinder Singh, senior vice president of business development for Qualcomm…
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From cleverly designed toys and wellness devices to alternative energy ideas and device virtualization software for the Internet of Things, International CES has got it. CES, which started out strictly as a tradeshow for dealers of audio/video and home entertainment systems, has become the annual make-or-break showcase for startups, software designers, and propeller-heads to test…
DetailsYear-on-year PCB sales growth in North America strengthened in November but, due to weak orders, the book-to-bill ratio declined further to 0.91.
DetailsEveryone knows the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is all about showcasing the latest and greatest electronic gadgets. Sure 4K ultra HD (UHD) TVs are pretty amazing, and so are the curved TVs, as well as some of the wearable devices and tablets crammed with all kinds of functionality. But these devices wouldn’t exist without…
DetailsIn light of the snowstorm and artic cold blast that parts of the United States experienced recently, I would say that the No. 1 item on my Internet-of-things (IoT) wish list is quite practical. I want a self-propelled, wireless snow blower. Electronics is making it possible, components distributors can facilitate it and all I need…
DetailsPNI Sensor unveils its Motion & Measurement (M&M) modules for wearable fitness devices, smartphones, video game consoles and TV remote controls at CES 2014.
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Toyota Motors has either added a little smoke to one of the last two US presidents' pipe dreams, or it has intensified the pressure on rival automakers to put on the road a mass-market hydrogen fuel-cell car in the next two years. This is because, according to Bob Carter, Toyota vice president for automotive sales,…
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