juliusaugustus – ARMdevices.net

Geniatech Developer Board 8

juliusaugustus — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:42:12 +0000

The Geniatech Developer Board 8 is a Snapdragon 820e based development board designed for commercial and industrial applications. The product features a Qualcomm Snapdradon 820e, 4gb lpddr4 ram, 64GB UFS 2.0,
1x 96boards 40 pin, 1x 96boards 60 pin, full sized HDMI and SD 3.0. The product can run Linux Debian, Linux OpenEmbedded and Android. The Developer Board 8 sells for $350.

Synology DS1019+ 5/10 Bay NAS

juliusaugustus — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:53:19 +0000

The DiskStation DS1019+ is a new 5 bay Network attached storage from Synology. The DiskStation DS1019+ can be expanded up to 10 bays. The DiskStation DS1019+ features an 1.5ghz base/2.3ghz boost Intel Celeron J3455. Prices range from 650 dollars and up.

Synology MR2200ac Mesh Router

juliusaugustus — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:42:35 +0000

Synology’s first mesh router, MR2200ac, comes with Qualcomm IPQ4019 quad-core CPU and tri-band Wi-Fi, allowing users to expand Wi-Fi coverage through flexible deployment. All Wi-Fi connections and devices can be managed via one platform – SRM. Additionally, settings and remote management can be operated through both a web interface and a dedicated mobile app – DS router. The MR2200ac enables wifi range to be extended.

CloudMinds Cloudia Virtual Personality

juliusaugustus — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:44:43 +0000

Cloudia CloudMinds Intelligent Digital Avatar, provides Conversational AI in virtual form- connecting on an emotional level-becoming the face of your brand to customers. Cloudia is a virtual personality that can be accessed from anywhere. Cloudia is designed to live on a digital display in many locations- on a shelf, a kiosk or a video wall. Cloudia supports voice recognition, intent classification, and contextual understanding to improve conversational ability over time. Demo created with Inseego.

USB-IF Consortium talks USB Type C Power Delivery and Data Speed

juliusaugustus — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:54:14 +0000

USB Type C enables a laptop and tablet to be charged while outputting to a display and attaching a storage device. USB Type C enables a seamless docking for laptops and tablets at 1080p with USB 3.0 and a slightly downgraded experience at 4k UHD resolution.

Oral B – Genius Toothbrush

juliusaugustus — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:32:09 +0000

The new Oral B Genius is a new toothbrush with built in AI functionality. The AI tracks how to the persons uses their toothbrush so as to best suit it for them. With the App it can track your brushing behaviour so as to improve it and give feedback on brushing.

$1709 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (7th Gen) 2019 with second monitor, $1929 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (4th Gen) 2019

juliusaugustus — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 22:52:21 +0000

This is the 7th Generation Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon to be available from June 2019, weighing only 1.08 kg, comes with the latest 8th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7 processors, optional 4K or 1080p display, optionally with Dolby Vision HDR, optional carbon fiber weave top cover, with a thickness of only 14.95mm, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 2TB of PCIe SSD storage, up to 15 hours battery, two USB 3.1 ports, dual USB-C Thunderbolt ports, and also they provide a 585gr light second monitor that simply connects by the USB Type-C port to add a second display while on the go. Lenovo is also introducing the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga for 2019 moving Yoga to an aluminum design, with many of the same processor, storage and more.

$999 Lenovo ThinkPad T490 and the thinner T490S

juliusaugustus — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 17:35:44 +0000

Lenovo ThinkPad T490 is a 1.46kg lightweight 14″ business laptop with display options starting from FHD 250nit Antiglare to FHD IPS Touchscreen, 400nit with PrivacyGuard to WQHD 2560×1440 500nit 100% Adobe color gamut with Dolby Vision high-dynamic-range (HDR) display. Redesigned bezels enable a larger screen area than previous models, tested against 12 military-grade requirements and more than 200 quality checks, up to 16.1 hours of battery life with rapid Charge that provides 80% capacity in just an hour. Optional worldwide LTE-A card, ThinkPad Pro Dock, USB-C side mechanical docking station, ThinkShutter physical camera cover, optional IR (infrared) camera and optional touch fingerprint reader. Runs on the 8th Gen Intel Core i5/i7 vPro, up to 48GB RAM, up to 1TB PCIe SSD, Intel UHD 620 GPU or the NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Dolby Audio Premium, Dual far-field microphones and more.

Lenovo ThinkPad X390

juliusaugustus — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:10:42 +0000

Lenovo Thinkpad X390 is a 13.3″ Open Rich Display business laptop with a 12″ footprint, the follow on to the long lasting Lenovo X200 series, with 18 hour battery can be charged to 80 percent capacity in 60 minutes, up to 13.3″ FHD (touch & non-touch), IPS, HD, 400-nit touchscreen with PrivacyGuard. Lenovo Thinkpad x390 features up to 8th Gen Intel Core i7 with vPro, up to 1TB fast PCIe SSD storage, up to 32 GB 2400 MHz soldered DDR4 RAM. Lenovo Thinkpad x390 offers up to 32gb of ram and 1tb ssd. The Lenovo Thinkpad x390 features an optional LTE modem. Prices start from $1300 USD. PrivacyGuard, PrivacyAlert, ThinkShutter, dual far-field microphones and Dolby Audio Premium, global LTE capability, 1.22kg weight. 12 military-grade requirements and more than 200 quality checks, USB-C side mechanical docking station, optional Hybrid IR (infrared) camera, optional touch fingerprint reader.

Lenovo ThinkPad X390 Yoga

juliusaugustus — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 20:55:34 +0000

ThinkPad X390 Yoga is a 13.3″ FHD (IPS, 300-nit, anti-reflective, anti-smudge) 2-in-1 laptop for business with integrated ThinkPad Pen Pro, enhanced security, long 14.5 hours battery with fast 60min charge to 80 percent capacity, dual far-field microphones, optional global LTE-A WWAN capability, and more. Connects to ThinkPad Pro Dock via USB-C side mechanical docking, optional Hybrid IR (infrared) camera and touch fingerprint reader to securely log in with Windows Hello, ThinkShutter physical camera cover. Runs on 8th Gen Intel Core processors with Intel UHD 620 GPU, with fast PCIe Up to 1TB SSD storage, Up to 16 GB 2400 MHz DDR4, enhanced audio with Dolby Audio Premium. 2.93 lbs (1.32Kg) weight.

USB-IF Standards Group promotes Lapdock and iPad USB Type-C Power Delivery and Display

juliusaugustus — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 03:28:31 +0000

USB-IF Standards Group shows USB Type C enabling the HP Lapdock to use a phone to power productivity on a Lapdock display. And they also show the Latest iPad that uses USB Type C that takes advantage of charging via Type C and Display output.

Targus USB Docks

juliusaugustus — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:12:03 +0000

The Targus USB C (3.1) dock has 4 hdmi outputs. The Dock also includees ethernet and three 3 usb ports, 1 USB C Power and USB A power. The price is 275 dollars.

The Targus IOT dock includes USB A ports, 100w laptop charging, ethernet, 2x hdmi and 2x Displayport. The IOT enables the dock to be used with a smart power supply enabling it to be managed from the cloud. Price is TBD.

Motorola Schumacher Electric Batteries

juliusaugustus — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:10:17 +0000

Schumacher Electric Co. is cooperating with Motorola to create Modular Power System. The technology is developed by Schumacher and licensed by Motorola The power system uses aluminum Lithium ion batteries. Motorola-branded batteries promise a 50-percent increase in performance when jump-starting a car, hold their charge up to 25 percent longer than standard lithium power cells, and retain 85 percent of their capacity at temperatures as low as -58 degrees F., the company reported.

The AC Power Inverter Module (model MT113), a 100W inverter for charging laptops and other portable tech with standard AC power, USB and USB Type C connectivity. Suggested retail: $70.
The LED Lantern Light Module (model MT153), which provides 500 lumen lighting with adjustable intensity and a 360-degree range with a magnetic base and spring-hook carabiner clip. Suggested retail: $70.
The LED Torch Light Module (model MT071), with CREE 500 lumen LED lighting. Suggested retail: $70.
The Jump Starter Module (models MT129 and MT130), with either a 4-cell aluminum lithium ion 8,000 mAh battery rated for 500A crank amps and 1,000A peak amps to jump-start a car up to 25 times, or a 12,000 mAh aluminum lithium Ion battery rated for 750A crank amps and 1,500A peak amps that can jump-start a car up to 30 times. Suggested retails: $ 140 for the MT129 and $ 160 for the MT130.
A Digital Air Compressor Module (model MT080), with 140 PSI to top off tire pressure in one minute. Includes a flexible air hose, LCD display and LED area light. Suggested retail: $70.

HyperX Quadcast Microphone and Pulsefire Raid Gaming Mouse

juliusaugustus — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:08:04 +0000

The HyperX Quadcast is the first USB microphone from HyperX. The QuadCast features an anti-vibration shock mount, an easily-accessible gain control adjustment, four selectable polar patterns, and tap-to-mute functionality with convenient LED lighting to indicate broadcast status.

The HyperX Pulsefire Raid RGB mouse is designed for gamers who need additional buttons for key binding or to execute a variety of commands. HyperX Pulsefire Raid features 11 programmable buttons and is designed with a Pixart 3389 sensor for accuracy and speed with settings up to 16,000 DPI.

The Cloud Orbit and Cloud Orbit S gaming headsets are the first HyperX gaming headsets powered by Audeze’s patented 100mm Planar Magnetic Drivers for accurate sound. The Orbit and Orbit S feature 3d Audiophile grade sound.

Chromium OS on Snapdragon 845

juliusaugustus — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 20:17:32 +0000

At Linaro Connect Vancouver 2018, some engineers are showing the Open Source Chromium OS running on the 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. With some talk on the status of using Freedreno for hardware accelerated GPU support in that Chromium OS demo. Over the past few months this solution has been upstreamed into the mainline kernel, display driver, audio driver, wifi driver, all the connectivity and periferal storage drivers, all to make Chromium OS work on that chipset. Running the 4.18 kernel with very few additional patches, it has hardware accelerated video playback using the open source freedreno driver. This could be a clue towards what I think could be an ultimate ARM Powered Laptop, a Snapdragon 845 Powered Chromebook would be so awesome, with Gigabit LTE, with good ARM single thread and multi-thread performance, with smooth Android and Linux apps supported, perhaps even it would be nice if Microsoft could contribute full x86 and ARM compiled Windows 10 apps support directly on this device.

Ultra96 Xilinx FPGA Development Board with Avnet

juliusaugustus — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 19:46:35 +0000

Ultra96 is an ARM-based, Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC development board based on the Linaro 96Boards Consumer Edition specification. The processor is a Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MP ZU3EG A484 and the RAM is a Micron LPDDR4 memory provides 2GB of RAM in a 512M x 32 configuration. The Ultra96 includes 40-pin 1x 96Boards Low-speed expansion header and 1x 60-pin 96Boards High speed expansion header. The 96Boards’ specifications are open and define a standard board layout for development platforms that can be used by software application, hardware device, kernel, and other system software developers. Ultra96 represents a unique position in the 96Boards community with a wide range of potential peripherals and acceleration engines in the programmable logic that is not available from other offerings.

Shiratech Hackathon at Linaro Connect Vancouver 2018

juliusaugustus — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 19:44:24 +0000

Shiratech is an Israeli company that creates development boards. Shiratech produces ARM system on modules that cut time to market significantly and reduce project development risk. Shiratech has several new platforms launching soon.

Jilayne Lovejoy, Open Source Attorney at SPDX

juliusaugustus — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 19:35:42 +0000

Open source technology enables collaboration between projects, but also runs into hurdles with intellectual property and has lawyers to protect it. Jilayne Lovejoy is an internationally recognized lawyer that specializes in open source technologies. Jilayne has a legal background in intellectual property. Jilayne co-leads the Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) legal team, maintains the SPDX License List, and was a founding member of the OpenChain project.

Shuah Khan, Samsung Open Source

juliusaugustus — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 19:33:26 +0000

Shua Khan is an experience Linux Kernel developer who works for Samsung Research America. Shua Khan maintains Kernel Selftest framework, USB over IP driver, and cpupower. Shua Khan also contributes IOMMU, and DMA areas. Shua Khan also publishes articles for Samsung opensource blog at https://s-opensource.org

Andrea Gallo, Linaro VP talks open AI with ARM at Linaro Connect Vancouver 2018

juliusaugustus — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:37:42 +0000

Andrea Gallo is VP of the Segment Groups and strategic initiatives at Linaro. The current project he is working on is machine learning for the ARM ecosystem through. These efforts can help reduce fragmentation and forking for open source projects related to deep learning and neural networks. Deep learning, neural networks, and artificial intelligence enable richer more powerful applications on mobile and embedded.

Grant Likely talks EBBR bootloader for ARM

juliusaugustus — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:24:34 +0000

Grant likely is a Senior Software Developer at ARM and a developer for the EBBR project https://github.com/ARM-software/ebbr. The EBBR or Embedded Base Boot Requirements is a specification for bootloaders for ARM based devices. This specification would enable arm based devices to share the same bootloader thus reducing development costs. This would enable the same OS to more easily boot on multiple devices

Shiratech shows LTE, NB-IoT, FPGA, Bosch sensors Mezzanine boards for 96Boards

juliusaugustus — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 19:30:27 +0000

Shiratech produces ARM system on modules that cut time to market significantly and reduce project development risk. The Mezzanine board by shiratech is a dev board that provides LTE connectivity and can be connected to an arduino or Raspberry Pi. The SPECIFICATIONS are MAX-10 10M04: 256 FPGA package, 4K Logic Elements, 189Kb Block memory, Up to 156KB user FLASH memory, Dual internal configuration, and 178 GPIO FPGA programming using Altera standard programming connector.

Koen Kooi, talks Kodi, Yocto at Linaro Connect Vancouver 2018

juliusaugustus — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:28:10 +0000

Koen Kooi is a release manager at Linaro, developer on the Angstrom project, contributor to the Kodi project, demonstrating Kodi running on a lot of different development boards at Linaro Demo Friday here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wipB2_6OKus One of his projects is video playback using accelerated decoding. This accelerated playback can be used in Kodi as well as in HTML5 and web video playback.

Arrow shows latest 96Boards and Mezzannine boards

juliusaugustus — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:58:16 +0000

Arrow shows some of their latest 96Boards and Mezzanine boards such as the Renesas ANT96 board based on the Renesas RZ Family Renesas RZ/G1E processor featuring a dual-core Arm Cortex-A7. Novtech Meerkat i.MX7D and Chameleon Cyclone V Altera/Intel FPGA board. NextBiometrics NB-2023-S fingerprint sensor mezzanine board, STM32 Sensor mezzanine board and more. Arrow has more than 5 Mezzanine boards in the pipeline and at least 2 base boards too. Oxalis Layerscape LS1012A.

Stuart Monteith of Linaro on OpenJDK, Java Development Kit and Virtualization

juliusaugustus — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 13:58:16 +0000

OpenJDk is a free and opensource implementation of of Java SE (Standard Edition). OpenJDK provides a browser VM, and Java code compiler. OpenJDK is available on most operating systems and is supported by several major companies.

Marcelo Knörich Zuffo of the University of San Paolo in Brazil at Linaro Connect Vancouver 2018

juliusaugustus — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 13:37:02 +0000

Marcelo Knörich Zuffo is a professor of the Electronic Systems Engineering Department of the Polytechnic School of the University of San Paolo in Brazil. He teaches people how to design electronics and has projects going on such as drones using development boards such as the 96Boards platform. He also teaches PCB design. His particular specialty is autonomous drones that don’t require human control. He uses boards from 96boards.

James Bottomley of IBM talks ARM vs x86, Power, Linux containers at Linaro Connect Vancouver 2018

juliusaugustus — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:53:45 +0000

James Bottomley is a software engineer from IBM. Bottomley specializes in container and cloud technology as well as general open source technologies. He is a board member of the Linux Foundation and has experience and involvement in several open source projects. He is a maintainer for both the Linux kernel and SCSI project.

Teledyne 48Gbit/s and HDR testing for HDMI 2.1

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 23:49:29 +0000

Teledyne is a manufacturer of test equipment for hdmi displays. The Teledyne 980 is a laboratory test device for all types of hdmi 2.1 devices. The Teledyne LeCroy quantumdata 980 HDMI Protocol Analyzer module supports deep analysis of HDMI and MHL streams as well as HDMI, MHL and HDCP compliance testing for source, sink, repeater/dongle devices.

The Teledyne LeCroy quantumdata 780E is a handheld digital video generator and analyzer that enables you to run tests on various digital video devices and network distribution devices on site or in the R&D lab. The 780E instrument provides a 7 inch color touch screen for operation and for viewing status of outgoing and incoming video and audio. The 780E is equipped with DisplayPort, HDMI and HDBaseT interfaces. Each digital interface is supported by both an output port and an input port to allow testing of digital video sources, displays, audio devices and distribution devices.

The Teledyne 280 provides testing home cinema systems with resolutions up to 4k at 60hz at 4:4:4

Petfull $20 Pet Water Fountain and $75 Pet Food Dispenser

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 23:44:31 +0000

Petfull is a maker of smart devices that cater towards pet owners. The automatic water dispensor can be remotely controlled or be controlled with buttons; the price is $20 for 1,000 pieces. The Dog food dispensor enables dogfood to be automatically and remotely dispensed; the dog feeder is $75 for 1,000 pieces and $150 retail.

Eken Video Doorbell 2

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 23:22:50 +0000

The Eken Video Doorbell 2 ($76 at Amazon.com) offers 720p HD Video, a 166° Wide-angle Camera Lens, 6 months of battery life, 8gb micro-sd included, wifi and it can be controlled from a mobile device.

8K Astro Design VG-879 and VA-1844a HDMI Protocol Analyzer

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 23:16:27 +0000

The Astro Design VG-879 is a video signal generator and can be used for testing the majority of devices with the HDMI standard, up to 8k 120hz at 4:4:4. The Astro Design VA-1844a is an HDMI protocal analyzer for 8k resolutions such as cables and displays and the unit features a touchscreen for the user interface.

50-meter Everpro FIBBR Ultra 8K at 56Gbps (above HDMI 2.1) and FIBBR Ultra 4K 4:4:4 60hz

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 23:07:07 +0000

The Everpro FIBBR Ultra 8k is a fiber optic HDMI cable with up to 56gbps of bandwith. Everpro FIBBER Ultra 4k is a fiber HDMI cable with a length of 50 meters that offers 18gbps of bandwidth and up to 4k 4:4:4 at a 60hz refresh rate.

Boene Wireless Charging Chipsets and Solutions

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 23:06:15 +0000

Boene is manufacturer of wireless charging chipsets for a variety of different devices in different sizes, shapes and voltages.

ABP Electronics PCB designs for industrial control and more

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 22:51:14 +0000

ABP Electronics is a Shenzhen based electronics manufacturer that makes a wide variety of PCB designs for different needs and different device shapes. These PCB designs can be used for a wide array applications ranging from industrial to medical to security applications.

Hightech RAM and PC Motherboards

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 22:49:40 +0000

Shenzhen Hightech manufacturers ram and motherboards. Hightech can make 8gb ram sticks for $72 or 16gb stick for $150 for 1,000 pieces. All Ram includes a lifetime warranty. Hightech sources RAM chips from Samsung, Macron, and Hynix. Hightech motherboards sell for $34 and $78. All motherboards include three year warranty.

Aiptek APEX and i70 pico projectors

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 22:47:05 +0000

Aiptek is a leading Chinse manufacturer of Projectors ranging in prices from $50 to $1000. One interesting device from Aiptek is the APEX projector with a built in Windows PC that is modular and detachable. The Aiptek i70 is the world’s smallest wireless projector.

TESmart (Tesla Smart) KVM Switch, HDMI Cable, and Type C Adapter

juliusaugustus — Wed, 09 May 2018 22:45:16 +0000

TESmart (Tesla Smart) is a Chinese electronics manufacturer based in Shenzhen. TESmart makes a KVM switch that enables a computer to switch its screen from one display to another display; it has two keyboard and mouse ports, hdmi input and output and ethernet. There are different KVM switches that enable use with up to four computers. TESmart also makes HDMI with fiberoptics. TESmart makes USB Type c adapters for HDMI and VGA output.

Self-driving Bus Autonomous Smartshuttle.ch by Postbus Switzerland

juliusaugustus — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 05:01:21 +0000

http://smartshuttle.ch provides public transportation in areas where it not widely available or difficult to provide. The shuttles are autonomous and provide a small amount of seats. The service is currently operating as a test service in Switzerland and some units have already been deployed. The shuttle can turn around automatically and can run on narrow streets and narrow turns. PostBus and the Mobility Lab Sion-Valais (City of Sion, Canton Valais, HeS-So, EPFL, Swiss Post) intend to use the SmartShuttle project to learn how to deploy autonomous shuttles in the public sphere.

Test ride on the SmartShuttle driverless bus

juliusaugustus — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 05:00:06 +0000

The Postbus smartshuttle is a 100% electric powered and self driving mini bus. The bus can hold up to 11 people. The shuttle is currently in operation in Switzerland. The vehicle will stop itself to prevent it from running over people. It is developped in a cooperation between the French company Navya, Bestmile and the Swiss Carpostal system.

Cerevo VR Shoes, Robot Projector, Robot Lamp, IoT

juliusaugustus — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:36:42 +0000

Cerevo is a company that was founded in 2008 that specializes in niche IOT products. Cerevo adds shoes to the virtual reality experience. The Shoes enable easier movement with VR applications. The shoes also enable a more tactile experience and can send sensations to your feet. The VR shoes should range from $800-$1200. The Cerevo Tipron projector is a Robot with a built in projector that moves around on wheals. The Projector robot costs $2299 and offers a display size of up to 80″ with 1280×720 resolution. The lumigent is a robotic voice activated desk lamp. Lumigent technology is integrated into other devices such as cameras, bicycles and other IOT applications.

Arrow shows Dragonboard 410c Development Board

juliusaugustus — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:32:54 +0000

Arrow shows the Dragonboard 410c, a Qualcomm Snapdragon based development platform for IOT and industrial platforms. The 410c is based upon a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410E (Quad Core Cortex A53 and Qualcomm Adreno 306), has 1gb of ram and 8gb flash storage plus sd expansion. The 410c supports Android 5.1 (Lollipop) on Linux Kernel 3.10, Linux based on Debian 8.0,Open Embedded, Ubuntu Core, and Windows 10 IoT Core. The 410c in terms of connectivity has a ; One 40-pin low speed expansion connector: UART, SPI, I2S, I2C x2, GPIO x12, DC power; HDMI Full-size Type A connector, one micro USB (device mode only), two USB 2.0 (host mode only), micro SD card slot; 60-pin high speed expansion connector: 4L MIPI-DSI, USB, I2C x2, 2L+4L MIPI-CSI and Footprint for one optional 16-pin analog expansion connector for stereo headset/line-out, speaker and analog line-in.

Motorola Pocketglass C200 AR Monocular Smartglass

juliusaugustus — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:29:56 +0000

The Motorola Pocketglass C200 is a monocular AR smartglass that is connected to a smartphone via a large pocket unit. The smartglass outputs AR content from the smartphone to your eyes with the Smartglass using a miniature projector. The price is expected to be $1000.

Hungarian Robot Builders Association

juliusaugustus — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:26:51 +0000

The Hungarian Robot Builders association is a club of people which builds and designs robots. The association has all the Top robot builders and designers in Hungary. The association designs and builds robots for competitions throughout Europe. Raspberry Pi’s and Arduinos are their favored boards.

Screenly NFC Retail Tags on Ubuntu Core

juliusaugustus — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:25:37 +0000

Screenly is a London based company. Screenly technology enables interaction between smartphones and consumer devices inside of stores using NFC technology. When an NFC smartphone is placed on a tag an experience appears on the screen. The technology utilizes NFC, Raspberry PI and Ubuntu Core. Screenly can be remotely managed from the web. The services costs around with $995 per screen per month with lower prices for higher volumes.

Daqri Smart Helmet with Augmented Reality

juliusaugustus — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:22:38 +0000

Daqri is a company which produces information technology for industrial uses. The Daqri Smart Helmet is a VR/AR helmet for industrial applications that uses 360-degree navigation cameras to analyze environments. Augmented reality can provide detailed information about work that is going on at a glance. The Smart helmet runs Ubuntu Linux and is based upon an Intel Core M7 processor, Intel realsense cameras, and offers 720p projection for each eye.

ThiEYE T5 Action Camera

juliusaugustus — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:06:25 +0000

The ThiEYE t5 is a remote controlled action camera with video quality comparable to a GOPRO Hero 5 with 4k/30fps recording. The T5 features a waterproof case and filter ands there are additional cases and filters as well. The price for the T5 is $100 – 150.

$20/month Laptop Subscription service by INSYS

juliusaugustus — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:02:00 +0000

INSYS is a Portuguese company that offers electronics as a monthly service. You can rent a small ulraportable laptop for 20 Euros a month. This 12.5″ display laptop has aluminum body and Ultrabook form factor. The devices can be locked remotely using anti theft technology. The device will lock down if subscription is not paid.

Yixie Cat and Dog Tracker

juliusaugustus — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 23:55:05 +0000

Xixie dog tracker is a collar with a tracking device, GPS and WCDMA INTERNET connection. The device can prevent you from losing your dog ever again. The collar can be for different sizes of dogs such as small or large dogs. The device offers 4 days of battery life. The tracking device can also be used for cats.

LCD Headlights by Stuttgart University (Best of I-Zone at SID Display Week 2017 Winner)

juliusaugustus — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 01:51:29 +0000

Winner of the Prize for Best exhibitor at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week 2017, Hella together with students from the Institute for Large Area Microelectronics at the University of Stuttgart demonstrate their project to Develop an Active Matrix LCD for Use in High Resolution Adaptive Headlights also presented in detail in this paper.

Conventional adaptive driving beam headlamps are limited in achieving still higher quantities of switchable pixels by the number of LEDs and movable elements needed. In this paper, it is shown that by integrating an active matrix liquid crystal display module, it is possible to realize fully adaptive high-resolution headlights without mechanical elements and a finite number of LED with 30 k switchable pixels.

As adaptive driving beam headlamps (ADBs) are now established and already available in mass-production vehicles, the market is requesting headlight systems with increasing resolution.

State of the art are LED matrix modules such as the HD84 from Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. that realize low beam, ADB, and additional functionalities by using 84 switchable LEDs. But the number of pixels that can be realized using this approach is limited by the number of LEDs that can be integrated in the tight installation space of a headlamp.

Higher resolution is needed to be able to implement new lighting functions to further improve traffic safety when driving at night or dusk. To realize a significant increase in traffic safety, the ADB must be able to simultaneously fade out several drivers of traffic oncoming of the vehicle to avoid glaring and to highlight important areas like road markings and traffic signs. To accomplish this, the headlamp must be able to divide the illuminated area in front of the vehicle into a grid of small areas with individually controlled light intensity. The higher the resolution of the grid, the better are the realizable lighting functions.

Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Gamma Scientific Near Eye Display Measurement System (GS-1290NED)

juliusaugustus — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 01:25:48 +0000

Gamma Scientific Near Eye Display Measurement system is a machine for measuring displays that go into VR headsets, heads up displays, Augmented Reality devices, smart glasses and the like. The device can precisely measure the quality of any display. They claim this system to be the first to offer high spatial resolution color and contrast measurements for near eye displays, addressing the unique testing requirements to point in different directions to various areas in the virtual Image Field of view with the axis of rotation for the measurement optics in the eyebox area. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Micro LED for Pico Projector by Projechieve

juliusaugustus — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 01:12:51 +0000

Projechieve is maker of pico projector technology here demonstrating their new Micro LED Technology as a new suggested alternative to the established DLP, LCD and LCOS based projector technology. One of the models if the PJ 060 with an 800×600 resolution and 0.60″ display size. PJ 042 is a pico projector with a 480×270 resolution and a 0.42″ display size. They claim to be able to offer high brightness at low power usage. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

New Visual Media Group EPD Lighting

juliusaugustus — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 04:19:00 +0000

New Visual Media Group shows EPD lighting as an alternative to LED lighting for application such as signs and billboards. EPD stands for Electronic Paper Display. Advantages of the technology include 1/10th the weight, 1/10th the power consumption, and 1/7th the cost. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Nomad Anti-Smudge/Reflective Coating

juliusaugustus — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 03:43:35 +0000

Nomad is anti-smudge/reflective coating for smartphones that applied using a coating and layering. The coating reduces reflections by 85% and increases outdoor visibility. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Navillum Quantum Dots

juliusaugustus — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:02:59 +0000

Navillum is a manufacturer of quantum dots which are used in Q-led displays. Navillum is better at Making the Technology usable into real products. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Wysips Solar Transparent Smartwatch Display by Sunpartner Technologies

juliusaugustus — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:01:05 +0000

Sunpartner Wysips display technologies are crystal layers for displays that receive solar energy and charge your device. Versions for both reflective and non reflective exist. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Lumotone Bi-stable Transparent Display

juliusaugustus — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:58:22 +0000

Lumotone Transparent display Technology is a display Technology which can be put on any piece of glass to turn it into an electronic Display for outputting content. The displays can also be remotely controlled with software. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Yuanse Technologies – Large Reflective Individual Pixels

juliusaugustus — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:41:57 +0000

Yuanse Technologies produces large reflective color pixels, which are individual pixels designed for outdoor usage. These pixels are low in power consumption, cheap to manufacture, and provide excellent outdoor visibility and color saturation. The color changes based on lighting conditions. The technology is still in development, but the firm hopes for commercialization soon. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

FLEXE – Flexible Electronics and Display

juliusaugustus — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 21:03:28 +0000

FlEXE or National Centre For Flexible Electronics is a government sponsored project for flexible electronics and displays. The project hopes to develop flexible electronics and displays and manufacture flexible electronics and displays. Flexible displays and electronics is an emerging field which the government hopes can give India a unique competitive advantage. The project hopes to make OLED lighting cost competitive with LED. OLED can provide a home produced alternative LED lighting which is not produced in India. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Glowfilm Film Layer by Super Image Technologies

juliusaugustus — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 20:46:24 +0000

Super Image projection technologies glowfilm is a technology that enables any piece of glass to be a transparent digital display. The technology uses a transparent emissive film that can be applied to any piece of glass. For example, car Windows be turned into displays using this technology. It can also turn home windows into displays for decoration. The technology can even be used to manufacture televisions by using projectors and glass. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

ITRI Flexible OLED Touchscreen Coating

juliusaugustus — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:41:09 +0000

Industrial Research Institute of Taiwan or ITRI is a globally recognized technology research institute from Taiwan. ITRI has developed a ultra thin coating for for flexible Touchscreen that is only 80 microns thin and use a special flexible ITO technology. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Sensel Force Touch Technology

juliusaugustus — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:38:47 +0000

Sensel high resolution touch screen technology senses force with a high degree of accuracy. The touch sensor offers a high dynamic range of force and can sense both how much force as well as the size of the object applying the force. The touch sensors are not capacitive and can therefore sense any item, such as styli or gloves touching the sensors. The technology can integrate with both Eink or OLED displays. There are also touch overlays for such things as pianos. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Sun Yat-Sen 3D Lightfield Technology

juliusaugustus — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:37:07 +0000

Focus convergence conflict (AC-conflict or VAC) is the main visual bottleneck of 3D and virtual reality technology. 3D Lightfield technology overcomes the focus – convergence conflict problem. The light field 3D is simple in optical structure, which enables 3D rendering of full-resolution of a light field without a significant increase in the amount of data. The observer can receive real 3D spatial scenes and focus on any depth of the scene. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

REAlDME Angle Free Video Conferencing

juliusaugustus — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:35:03 +0000

REALDME is a video conferencing technology that enables a clear webcam video regardless of the angle being shot from. Video conferencing often requires adjusting angles to make video conferencing work better, with REALDME this is no longer necessary. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Reflective Electrowetting Displays by South China University

juliusaugustus — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:24:25 +0000

South China University shows their transflective Electrowetting full video speed display technology is an e-paper display that is meant as an alternative to leds for lighting such as advertisements and light shows. Filmed at the I-Zone New Ideas and Startup area at the SID Display Week.

Flexible OLED Displays by New Vision at I-Zone of SID Display Week

juliusaugustus — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:24:08 +0000

New Vision is a startup spinning out of the South China University of Guangzhou China showing their plastics based flexible AMOLED technology using an oxide TFT backplate, enabling entirely new designs of electronics as new categories of products with flexible unbreakable displays can be made. Nuvision currently shows 400ppi Flexible AMOLED but they will also be able to soon present Flexible OLED with pixel densities of up to 1000ppi. Filmed at the I-Zone startups and New Tech Demos area at the SID Display Week.

Holographic Thermal Floating Image by Yamamoto University

juliusaugustus — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:49:23 +0000

Floating image displays can provide a tactile response in the form temperature transmission. For example an image of a fire can make you feel heat while an image of a snowflake provides a cold feeling. Infinity mirror air provides project light source vertically and horizontally using a small strip of light. Yamamoto university also has technology for projecting 3D objects into its hologram. Filmed at the I-Zone New Ideas and Startup area at the SID Display Week.

LLvision OLED Smart Glass

juliusaugustus — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:40:48 +0000

LLvision smartglasses are smart glasses that use OLED display technology and feature a 20 degree field of view. Smartglasses are often used for enhanced or augmented reality such as games of information of nearby businesses. Filmed at the I-Zone of the SID Display Week.

7000 Nits Display by Lincoln Technology

juliusaugustus — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:37:23 +0000

Lincoln Technology has the brightest display in the world at 7000 nits. 7000 nits is possible, but isn’t always necessary. Brighter displays are better for digital signage, general visibility and outdoor usage. Filmed at the SID Display Week.

Peratech 3D force-sensing Touch sensors

juliusaugustus — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 21:25:36 +0000

Peratech 3D multi-touch matrix sensors unlock the next-generation in HMI experiences, enabling new gestures, simplified interfaces, and endless flexibility. So sensitive they can be integrated under multiple top surfaces including plastics, metals, glass and flexible displays. Better still, they can be deployed in curved applications. Because our matrix sensor can be dynamically reconfigured through firmware, a single or small number of sensor design(s) can fit multiple applications, dramatically reducing development and tooling costs. Peratech 3D multi-touch sensors are low power, immune to EMI and water events, work with gloved hands and passive stylus, and can be transparent as well as opaque. Filmed at the SID Display Week.

Guardian Industries Silver Touch Film for Transparent Vending Machine display

juliusaugustus — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 21:18:00 +0000

Touchscreen film technology from Synaptics and Guardian industries enables more transparent and responsive displays. Using a continuous silver film makes the glass of the display more visible and makes it easier to see objects. One potential application is vending machines. Filmed at the SID Display Week.

Gesturetek Cube V5, Floor interactive projector

juliusaugustus — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 21:11:15 +0000

The Cube V5 by Gesturetek is a portable projection system for creating interactive surfaces. Examples of interactive surfaces include games and advertisements. The V5 has a 10,000:1, 1280×800 resolution, and a surface area up to 130″. Filmed at the SID Display Week.

Nintendo Switch Extension Dock by Via Labs Multifunction with Integrated Power Bank

juliusaugustus — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 21:14:17 +0000

Via Labs shows their USB Hub and controller which is in the Nintendo Switch docking station and they show how they make similar hubs for other types of devices as well. The Nintendo Switch uses VLI’s Hub controller (VL210 USB 3.0 1x SS, 3x HS Hub controller) lasts 2.5-3 hours undocked when playing games. In order to extend the playing games time for better gaming experience, VLI has developed an intelligently exclusive turnkey as below:

All-In- One Technology Demonstrator
– Standard USB-C Power Bank: VP242 (USB-C Power Bank DRP Controller)
– USB PD Wall Adapter: VP300 (USB PD Wall Adapter)
– Switch Docking Station: VL212 (USB 3.1 Gen 1 PD Hub (1x SS, 3x HS))
– VP230/VP231 (TCPC for UFP/DFP)

Cavium ThunderX2 at Computex 2017, Windows Server on ARM, Foxconn (Ingrasys), Inventec, Gigabyte

juliusaugustus — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 21:15:59 +0000

Cavium ThunderX2 is the world’s most powerful ARM Processor for Data Center optimized for compute, storage, network and secure compute workloads in the cloud. Cavium ThunderX2 provides the world’s biggest single thread and multi-thread dual socket ARM Server performance, with 100s of Gigabits of I/O bandwidth, up to 1TB RAM through multiple DDR4 72bit memory controllers, Thunderx2 can run Windows Server on ARM also known as the Project Olympus and it runs every type of ARM Linux Server.

24-core Cavium Octeon TX for Networking, Base Stations, Security, NAS, Gateways

juliusaugustus — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 20:47:44 +0000

Cavium Octeon-TX family of SoCs is configured from single core up to 24-cores 64bit ARMv8.1 cores designed with Cavium’s optimized implementation of the CPU core. Cavium Octeon TX is optimized to run multiple concurrent data and control planes simultaneously for applications such as UTM & Security, Appliances, IOT Gateways, NAS, Switch Control Plane, Mainstream Control Plane, NFV and SDN infrastructure, service provider CPE, Network Attached Printers, Enterprise Access Points, Service Provider Gateways, Industrial, Military/Aero and more enabling secure and intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, cloud, wired and wireless networking for control plane and data plane applications in networking, security, and storage.

Synology NAS at Computex 2017

juliusaugustus — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 05:30:56 +0000

Synology shows their newest NAS, networking, security and backup products at Computex 2017:
– Diskstation DS418j is a 4 bay network attached storage solution featuring a 1,4ghz realtek 64 bit Dual Core ARM A53 Processor, 1gb of ram, gigabit ethernet, support for 40tb of storage and 16 ip cameras.
– Diskstation DS1817 is an 8 bay network storage solution featuring a Annapurna Al-314 Quad Core 1.7ghz processor, 4 or 8gb of ram, and dual 10 gigabit ethernet ports. There is an expansion unit for an additional 10 drives.
– Diskstation DS718+ is a dual bay network attached storage with gigabit ethernet and a Intel Celeron processor.
– Diskstation DS918+ is a nine bay network attached storage with gigabit ethernet, dual M.2 drives for ssd cache, and an Intel Celeron processor.
– Diskstation DS3018xs is an 6 bay network attached storage solution with a quad core Intel Pentium processor, dual M.2 sdd cache, gigabit ethernet, and 8gb – 32gb of ECC memory.
– Flashstation FS1018 is 12 2.5″ bay all-flash NAS solution, with expansion up to 36 drives. The FS1018 features a Dual Core Pentium, gigabit and 10 gigabit ethernet, and ECC memory ranging from 8 – 32gb.
– Network Video Recorder NVR1218 can support point of sale systems as well as up to 12 cameras and records surveillance footage on up to 7 drives.
– Visualstation V960HD is a Surveillance Station with Live View Companion of 96-Channel 720p HD up to 960FPS.
Security Gateway SG1000 is a security gateway for small companies, which is similar to router. The SG1000 features four RJ45 sockets, SD card slot and a USB port for memory extensions.
Synology also had routers which are capable of controlling and waking up their network attached storage solutions.
– Synology provides a lot of software for controlling their NAS solutions and security gateways over their network as well as backing up and recovering data.
– Synology NAS solutions can run Windows Virtual Machines on Intel based NAS devices.
– Synology Mailplus is a private email solution for enterprise to control their email.

You can read more about these and other NAS solutions at http://www.NASCompares.com and watch the videos at http://youtube.com/SPANdotCOM

Marvell Armada 3K, 7K and 8K for Network, Storage and Networking Development Boards

juliusaugustus — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:03:05 +0000

Marvel Armada 3k is a Dual Core Cortex A53 processor for Network Attached Storage. Armada 8k features Dual and Quad-Core ARMv8 Cortex-A72 cores, DDR3/3L/DDR4 DRAM, Virtualization, Up to 12 SERDES lanes, 4x SATA 3.0, 2x 10 Gigabit Ethernet port + 4x 1/2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 3x USB 3.0 (Host/Device), PCIe 1 Port x4 + 1 Ports x2 + 4 Ports x1, and HDLC/TDM, SDIO 3.0, serial and flash interfaces. The 8k is manufactured with a 28nm process. 1 port PCIe x4 + 1 ports PCIe x2 + 4 ports PCIe x1, HDLC/TDM, SDIO 3.0 serial and flash interfaces. Armada 7k features Dual core and Quad Core ARMv8 Cortex-A72, DDR3/3L/DDR4 DRAM, Virtualization, Up to 6 SERDES lanes,2x SATA 3.0, 1x 10 Gigabit Ethernet port + 2x 1/2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 2x USB 3.0 (Host/Device), 1 port PCIe x 4 + 2 ports PCIe x1, HDLC/TDM, SDIO 3.0 serial and flash interfaces. The 7k is manufactured with a 28nm process. Marvell Armada processors are designed for network attached storage and can offer NAS solutions for lower price than Intel can. Marvell offers development boards using these processors at http://espressobin.net

Realtek RTD1296 for Android TV, Google Voice Assistant, NAS

juliusaugustus — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:53:34 +0000

Realtek RTD1296 is a processor for Android TV Box featuring quad core Cortex A53 GPU, Mali T820 MP3, DDR3 and DDR4 ram, LPDDR2/3ROM, eMMC 5.0 (and NAND), HDMI: 2.0 (TX/RX), LAN: Gigabit Ethernet (x2), 11ac Wi-fi USB, 1 X USB 3.0 and 2 X USB 2.0, MHL, SATA, Bluetooth, SD card, PCI-e,IrDA in/out, S/PDIF output. The solution also supports picture in picture. The RTD1296 is similar to the RTD1295 but with more IO. The realtek rtd2871 is another solution for Android TV Box with support for 4k video and featuring a quad core ARM Cortex-A53 processor.

Silicon Labs Blue Gecko Development Kit for Bluetooth 5 and IoT

juliusaugustus — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:45:44 +0000

Silicon Labs Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart Module Wireless Starter Kit for BGM121 and BGM123 SiP modules and BGM111 module are Silicon Labs development boards to start evaluation and development of Bluetooth Smart applications for IoT. The wireless starter kit comes with the Bluetooth Smart module radio board, a main board with coin-cell battery holder, USB and Ethernet connections, display and connections to all the modules peripheral interfaces as well an extension board with additional peripherals like an accelerometer. The solution now support up to Bluetooth 5.0.

WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD

juliusaugustus — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:40:33 +0000

3D Nand Technology which using stacking of flash memory technology is reaching cost effectiveness for the SSD market. 3D Nand Technology which previously was impractical and too expensive according to WD, is now becoming practical. WD will be selling the 3D SSD products under the WD and the Sandisk brands featuring the 64 layers of nand flash memory with up to 2TB of capacity with more optimized performance, better durability, and better energy efficiency.

Serafim Keybo Laser Keyboard

juliusaugustus — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:19:31 +0000

The Serafim Keybo is a touch screen bluetooth keyboard that can be projected onto any surface. The keybo can be in a multitude of languages such as English and Chinese and can be a piano for playing music. The price of the Keybo is roughly $99. The Serafim Keybo was successfully crowdfunded at Kickstarter

Huawei MateBook X Ultra Thin Laptop

juliusaugustus — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:10:08 +0000

Huawei Matebook X is an ultra thin laptop with a 13″ (2160×1440) display, ultra thin design and dual USB Type C ports. The processor is available with options up to a Core i7-7500, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB of solid state storage. Prices should be around $1399.

Samsung Notebook 9 Pro With 360 Degree screen and S-Pen Stylus

juliusaugustus — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:08:06 +0000

Samsung Notebook 9 pro is a 13″ and 15.5″ (1920×1080) laptop with a 360 Degree screen and a built in pressure sensitive S-Pen Stylus. Laptop features a Intel Core i7-7500U processor, AMD Radeon 450, 8 or 16gb of ram, and 256gb ssd. There is also USB Type c for fast charging.

Lenovo V720 Small Business Laptop

juliusaugustus — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:05:55 +0000

Lenovo v720 is a Windows laptop designed for small business. The v720 features Intel processors, dedicated Nvidia graphics, USB type C for charging, a full array of ports and a matte display.

Full Windows 10 on ARM 64bit 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

juliusaugustus — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 23:45:24 +0000

Qualcomm demonstrates a full version of Windows 10 running every x86 application through emulation technology that Microsoft and Qualcomm have worked on very hardly to hopefully be able to show good performance running any x86 Windows app on ARM, as the Snapdragon 835 is the fastest ARM processor in the world, at least the fastest ever from Qualcomm. The marketing angle will also position every ARM Powered Windows 10 Laptop as being with built-in Gigabit LTE through an eSIM meaning you will be able to click and subscribe to any Data plan or with your telco agreeing add your Laptop simply to your existing LTE Smartphone package. Consumers will be able to expect amazingly fast LTE connectivity, very long battery life, always connected always standby functionality (checking emails etc in the background even while the Laptop is closed), compatibility with all x86 Windows apps (win32), it will be interesting to see if apps like GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere and other more demanding x86 Windows .exe apps if they can install and run with decent enough performance through this emulator. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft and Qualcomm are able to utilise all the hardware acceleration such as the GPU and all 8 cores of the Snapdragon 835 big.LITTLE “Built on Cortex Technology” platform to speed up the performance even of advanced apps and games to somehow magically perform well through the emulator. Possibly that Qualcomm even designed a specific area on the Snapdragon 835 SoC that is specifically designed to further accelerate the x86 Windows app emulation functionality? Windows 10 on ARM devices will hopefully start shipping at prices around $600-700 in extremely thin and light form factories to be made by Lenovo, HP and Asus and hopefully released worldwide before the end of the year.

Makeblock Airblock and Neuron electronic modules for makers

juliusaugustus — Fri, 12 May 2017 21:20:58 +0000

Makeblocks are modular arduino robots for stem education. The Airblock is a Modular and Programmable Drone with drone mode, underwater and hovecraft. The the airblock sells for $179. The ultimate robot kit is an Arduino and Raspberry Pi compatible robot kit that can take the form of a Rolling Tank, Detecting Robot, Catapult Ram, and Robotic Ant. There are ten assembly ideas in the box. The ultimate robot sells for $189. The starter robot kit is a lower end arduino compatible robot kit that sells for $149. The starter kit can be made into a robot tank or a three-wheel robot car. And then there is Makeblock Neuron which is an An Electronic Building Block Platform successfully got crowdfunded at on Kickstarter.

Fairphone2 with Ubuntu Touch ported by UBPorts

juliusaugustus — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:28:22 +0000

UBports has ported Ubuntu Touch to the Fairphone 2 smartphone. The Fairphone 2 is designed to be ethical, repairable, upgradeable, and controlled by the user. The Fairphone 2 has a Snapdragon 801 processor, 2mp front camera, 8mp back camera, 5″ 1080p display, 32GB of storage, 2gb of ram, MicroSD and Micro-USB.

Sentio Superbook Lapdock using DisplayLink

juliusaugustus — Mon, 08 May 2017 03:51:53 +0000

Sentio is the new company name making Andromium OS “Android Continuum” and their SuperBook Lapdock project that has collected $2.9 Million on Kickstarter. This DisplayLink Powered Lapdock is a laptop dock that can connect to any Android phone that has USB OTG, it can connect over USB Type C or Micro USB and offers a desktop experience with trackpad and Keyboard. The lapdock relies on Andromium OS to provide this desktop experience. It is not confirmed yet (as far as I know) how many apps will be supported to run as multi-window, they are not changing the Android firmware, they run Andromium OS as just an app. The display is 11.6″ (HD or FullHD) and offers 8 hours of battery life. The Price is to be $100 dollars and up after they start shipping to their backers on Kickstarter.

GPU for ARM Cortex-M, Think Silicon NEMA, 0.1mm2 @ 28nm

juliusaugustus — Mon, 08 May 2017 03:38:00 +0000

Think Silicon NEMA GPU Series and NEMA dc are claimed to be the world’s smallest 2D/2.5D/3D GPU and display controller. They have been specifically designed for area constrained wearable devices, embedded systems and IoT platforms where power consumption and battery life is crucial while still maintaining vibrant graphics and fluid smartphone performance-like user interface performance. The NEMA GPU Series is what Think Silicon claims to be the only GPU which works with SoCs sporting a 32-bit MCU such as the ARM Cortex-M by utilizing the MCU by just 3-4%. Think Silicon’s GPU for Embedded silicon footprint can be of 0.1mm2 @ 28nm, has leakage power GPU consumption of 0.07mW. Implementing Think Silicon’s patented compression technologies (TSFBc and TSTXc) limits memory power consumption to just 0.03mW (in DDR-less systems). With Think Silicon’s proprietary graphics API NEMA|GFX and the GUI Developer Toolkit NEMA|GUI, developers can use these tools provided by Think Silicon to create their individual Graphical User Interface in a fraction of time. Tools and the GPU Bitstream (NEMA|Bits) are available for free to download at http://think-silicon.com

Pertie Gligo E Ink Smartwatch

juliusaugustus — Mon, 08 May 2017 03:17:03 +0000

The Gligo watch two is a E Ink smartwatch. The E Ink display is segmented and there are analog hands for telling time. The smartwatch can provide notifications, time and heart rate. The e-ink smartwatch is available in a wide array of styles. The price is $50-60 in bulk.

Maxustech Welle: Ultrasound Touch and Gestures onto any surface

juliusaugustus — Mon, 08 May 2017 03:13:22 +0000

Maxustech presents Welle that uses Ultrasounds to enable a pressue sensitive touch surface on any table or wall for interacting with a user interface. This touch surface uses ultrasound technology to track your motions. The touch surface can be used for remotely controlling devices such as IoT. Maxus Welle is successfully being crowdfunded on Kickstarter

Kid-sized robots by Transcorp for shopping malls

juliusaugustus — Mon, 08 May 2017 02:43:40 +0000

Transcorp robots are advanced voice controlled robots. The Transcorp UU robot is capable of talking, dancing, identifying objects, avoiding obstacles, moving on its wheels and making facial expressions. The UU features D smart scene map generation system, smart deep learning engine, robotic situational awareness system, and smart digital programming.

Inkwell Smart Doorbell using HiSilicon Hi3518E

juliusaugustus — Mon, 08 May 2017 02:12:27 +0000

The Inkwell Doorbell is a wireless doorbell that will call you with a video call when the doorbell is wrung. You can answer or reject the call or take a picture of the people ringing the doorbell. The battery last 6 months. The doorbell connects via wifi. The camera of the doorbell is a 720p camera. Inkwell also makes a motion sensing camera that can substitute doorbell.

IdeeBank Smart Taillight, Microphone, Earbuds, Dog Collar, 360 Camera, LED Lights and Toothbrush

juliusaugustus — Mon, 08 May 2017 01:53:53 +0000

IdeeBank smart taillights are bicycle taillights that light when cars come near them. These taillights can light up in multiple colors and multiple combinations with full RGB lighting. The smart taillight will detect whether it is dark or sunny out with a light sensor. The smart taillight is waterproof and usb rechargable. The taillight can be controlled using an Android or iOS app. The price is $25.
The Ideebank smart microphone connects with your smartphone using bluetooth and amplifies the user’s voice.
Ideebank earbuds are wireless and bluetooth connected similar to airpods.
Ideebank Dog collars track the state of the dog, its activities such as walking or sleeping.
Ideebank makes a variety of other products such as a drone, smartphone gun, bluetooth led lights and electric toothbrush for $26.

Glance Clock Connected Smart Clock

juliusaugustus — Tue, 02 May 2017 23:01:05 +0000

Glance Clock is a bluetooth connected digital display clock that can display information from your smartphone. The glance clock can display incoming calls, notifications, weather, appointments or your calender for the day. The Glance clock can also act as a normal clock. Glance clock can also seemlessly sync with Amazon Alexa. The price of Glance Clock is around $150.

$39 Brainpower Drones

juliusaugustus — Tue, 02 May 2017 22:57:56 +0000

Brainpower of the toy manufacturing city of Shantou China makes a series of remote controlled foldable drones. The remote controls resemble a game controller can attach to a smartphone. Brainpower drones include optical avoidance using infrared. Brainpower drones also include cameras and Gimball systems. The prices for the drones is about $39 for 800 – 1000 pieces moq.

Translating Earphone by WT Real Time

juliusaugustus — Tue, 02 May 2017 22:55:03 +0000

Real time translation earphones enable people to talk to each other in different languages. The ear pieces translate what someones say into the other persons language and translates the other persons language into your language. The system is two piece and bluetooth based, the bluetooth is connected to a smartphone. Each piece is linked to the other with special communication protocal. Mandarin and English are supported with more languages coming soon. The price is to be determined.

Jointop Foldable Portable Solar Panels

juliusaugustus — Tue, 02 May 2017 22:48:57 +0000

Jointop makes a unique foldable solar panel. These foldable solar panels are easy to carry and can provide electricity wherever it is need. These solar panels include an electric generator. The primary market for the product is camping for powering outdoor electronics. The prices range from $700 and upwards.

USB Powered ARC Lighters by Romanberger

juliusaugustus — Tue, 02 May 2017 22:35:07 +0000

Romanberger lighters are usb powered rechargable lighters. These lighters can be reused rather than thrown away. The lighters can offer 200 – 300 lights on a single charge. The lighting system is an arc lighting system which offers instant lighting. The lighters come in multiple designs. The price for the lighters is $9 for 100 pieces.

$229 Vivant Android TV Box With TV Tuner

juliusaugustus — Tue, 02 May 2017 22:32:25 +0000

The Vivant makes Android TV box called enigma with a TV Tuner. The TV box runs on an Hisilicon Hi3798CV200 quad core A43 processor. The TV box includes USB, ethernet, Microsd, space for hard drives, HDMI, and SPDIF output. The Android TV Box sells for $229 available now. Eventually a successor enigma 2 box will be made.

$55 S905X MXQ Alexa TV Box Speaker by Shiningworth

juliusaugustus — Tue, 02 May 2017 22:17:46 +0000

Shiningworth makes several Android TV boxes with voice activation functions. With the voice activation functions information can be found or the TV can be controlled with your voice. There are several models available such as the HF10 is vertically shaped Android TV box with an AmLogic S905X processor.