The Nuon Solar Team has been world champion 8 times over the last 16 years of the world solar car championship, on October 1, 2016 they won the Solar Challenge in South Africa from Pretoria to Cape Town beating solar-powered vehicles designed by groups from all over the world. They drove 4,717 kilometres in the Nuna8, now holding the world record for the longest distance ever driven during a solar race.
Category: Exclusive videos
Nuon Solar Team Interviewed by Dr Peter Harrop of IDTechEx
Posted by – November 20, 2016
Interview of Winnifred Noorlander from the Nuon Solar Team by Dr Peter Harrop of IDTechEx. Nuon Solar Team currently employs nine students from Delft University of Technology. Much of its innovation is constrained by the rules of the solar race such as being limited to 3sq. meters of GaAs or 6 sq. meters of single crystal silicon PV. Nonethelesss, innovative suspension has been developed of unusually small size to fit the aerodynamic shell. In past years they have tried concentrators and GaAs. Regenerative braking is the only viable regenerative harvesting within the rules. They have remarkably efficient traction motors at 96%. Power electronics is secret but they are aware of the potential of the new SiC and GaN power components not least in lightweighting and improving efficiency. They are interested in the Sabic lighter-weight polycarbonate cowl glazing. They do not yet have structural electronics beyond the PV forming the outer surface. The vehicles are entirely carbon fiber except the aluminium suspension. The racer is currently a mere 150 kg.
Intel RealSense 400 for self-driving cars, autonomous drones, Robots, for indoor and outdoor use
Intel RealSense Camera 400 Series is their next-generation RealSense camera that offers improved accuracy with more than double the number of 3D points captured per second and more than double the operating range compared with Intel RealSense 300.
Moto Z Moto Mods Developer Program on Indiegogo, Hackathons
Posted by – November 16, 2016
After my initial video showing off the Moto Z and its awesome Moto Mods, here is an Interview with Stephen McDonnell, Director of the Moto Mods Developer Program and with Christian Flowers, Engineer on the Moto Mods platform, talking about the plans that Motorola has to promote their awesome Moto Mods ecosystem, promoting ideas and innovative development through Indiegogo at https://enterprise.indiegogo.com/motomods/ and through Hackathons in New York, in the Silicon Valley and elsewhere to come read more at http://modthefuture.com/
Botfactory Squink Desktop Electronic Circuit Factory
Posted by – November 16, 2016
Building electronic devices has always been a compromise between cost, flexibility and time. BotFactory is born with the idea of providing all three, anywhere and to everyone. By combining technologies like inkjet, extrusion and machine vision, BotFactory’s products democratize electronics design by providing the tools to easily print and assemble electronic circuits at the Lab, Office or Home. Read more at https://www.botfactory.co/page/product
TankTwo String Batteries
Posted by – November 16, 2016
Category: Exclusive videos, IDTechEx
Franco Gonzales of IDTechEx interviews Bert Holtappels of TankTwo about their battery packs for electric cars at the IDTechEx Show! In Berlin. TankTwo’s system is comprised of multiple individual intelligent cells made from same material as traditional batteries – in this case, lithium ion. Each cell contains a chip which allows the cells to be connected to another. Their elliptical shapes allows cells to touch multiple cells throughout the pack, providing multiple connections per cell. The routing algorithms update every 12 seconds, monitoring the output of cells, and providing the ability for weaker cells to be paired with stronger cells, giving a more efficient system.
TankTwo is a battery technology startup, founded in 2012. It has the specific mission to drastically improve EV battery performance by applying established principles from other industries. Most inspiration comes from 2G, 3G and 4G mobile networks, internet routing protocols, and consumer electronics industries. We follow a strongly data-driven method for making batteries perform significantly more work.
For more information, see http://www.tanktwo.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Optomec printed techology
Posted by – November 16, 2016
Mike O’Reilly, Director of Aerosol Jet Product Management of Optomec shows their printed techology at the IDTechEx Show! In Berlin. Optomec shows printing on low temperature substrates and their LENS technology for prototyping parts using metals. LENS allows customers to create and repair metal parts easily and to create next generation alloys. Optomec allows for printing in both 3D and 2D across a variety of substrates, ranging in size from microcons to centimeters.
Optomec is a privately-held, rapidly growing supplier of Additive Manufacturing systems. Optomec’s patented Aerosol Jet Systems for printed electronics and LENS 3D Printers for metal components are used by industry to reduce product cost and improve performance. Together, these unique printing solutions work with the broadest spectrum of functional materials, ranging from electronic inks to structural metals and even biological matter. Optomec has more than 200 marquee customers around the world, targeting production applications in the Electronics, Energy, Life Sciences and Aerospace industries.
For more information, see http://www.optomec.com and http://www.idtechex.com
Ceradrop equipment for printed electronics and 3D printing
Posted by – November 16, 2016
Nicolas Bernadrin, Deputy Managing Director of Ceradrop presents their equipment for printed electronics and 3D printing at the IDTechEx Show! In Berlin.
CERADROP designs and markets Materials Deposition Digital Printers exclusively for Printed Electronics Industry and Smart 3D Printing. Thanks to its modular-based scalable concept, CeraPrinter Series models present new opportunities for feasibility study and launch of new products into the Printed Electronics market. Combining several materials deposition technologies as well as the latest generation of curing modules, this equipment line permits to reach a wide range of application fields such as: membrane switch, antennas, sensors, passive components, interconnection, flexible solar cells (OPV), OLED Displays and others.
For more information, see http://www.ceradrop.com/en/ and http://www.idtechex.com
EMD IoT Node Technology
Posted by – November 16, 2016
EMD, shows their extremely small IoT node run from an energy harvesting solar cell, which won the CISCO Big Award. EMD works on vibrational and thermo electric as well as solar energy harvesting cells.
EMD is a privately owned Research and Engineering company founded in 2010. Their experienced staff and associates have a spectrum of skills and knowledge combined with that all-essential pioneering and innovative spirit.
For more information, see http://www.e-m-d.co.uk/home.html and http://www.idtechex.com
Varta Microbatteries
Posted by – November 16, 2016
Category: Exclusive videos, IDTechEx
Varta shows off their new microbatteries, including lithium-ion rechargeable coin cells for higher energy densities for wearables, IoT and other applications. Varta also shows their Powercaps for server backups, energy harvesting and other applications that require a large amount of power over a short timeframe. They are also working on printed batteries, and the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.
VARTA AG is a German company manufacturing batteries for global automotive, industrial, and consumer markets.
For more information, see http://www.varta.com/eng/ and http://www.idtechex.com.
Novacentrix Showcases Accessories for their PulseForge 1200
Posted by – November 16, 2016
Stan Farnsworth of Novacentrix discusses the PulseForge 1200 and its accessories, including the EX1 Controlled Environment for photonic curing at the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin. Novacentrix also shows their roll to roll print and curing systems, which can be used for a range of printed electronics applications, including wearables.
NovaCentrix offers industry leading photonic curing tools, material and expertise enabling development and production of next generation printed electronic devices – some already on the market. PulseForge® tools utilize photonic curing which is a cutting edge technology that dries, sinters, and anneals functional inks in milliseconds on low-temperature, flexible substrates such as paper and plastic. PulseForge tools can save time and money, and enable new types of products in applications like solar, RFID, display, packaging, and circuit.
For more information, see http://www.novacentrix.com and http://www.idtechex.com.
Ilika Solid State Battery Technology for the Internet of Things
Posted by – November 16, 2016
Meeting the demand to power 15billion + sensors in the IoT
Self-charging using photo voltaic, piezo electric or thermo electric energy harvesters
No cabling or maintenance
4 x longer lifespan than conventional lithium ion batteries
40% improvement in energy density (compared with alternative solid state battery technology)
Increased temperature range: up to 100 degrees C plus (30% higher than existing products)
No free lithium – non-flammable
Moto Z, Projector, Camera, Speaker, Battery MotoMods
Posted by – November 15, 2016
Category: Smartphones, Projectors, Cameras, Speakers, Development Boards, Exclusive videos, Qualcomm, Android
Lenovo Motorola Moto Z is an amazing new Smartphone, with Greybus (watch the video that I filmed with Greg Kroah-Hartman on their Greybus development for Google’s discontinued Project Ara) based data and hot-swappable power pogopin docking technology on an ultra-thin Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Smartphone design, with options to dock a TI DLP Pico Projector MotoMod, a Hasselblad True Zoom Photo/Video Camera, JBL SoundBoost Speaker and the Incipio offGRID Power Pack, all MotoMods that customizes and expands the functionalities of a Smartphone. An absolutely fascinating potential evolution for the Smartphone market, Motorola is developing a potentially amazing ecosystem for future-proof MotoMods that can turn your Smartphone into a Project, into a point-and-shoot quality Camera, into an amazingly loud Speaker and that can expand its battery life easily. All these MotoMods are magnetically locked onto the back of the Moto Z. Now Motorola is also releasing the Moto Mods Development Kit to enable third parties to develop new MotoMods for the Moto Z, for example I hope someone makes an ultra-thin E Ink Mobius (flexible, plastic and non-glass) display for the back-size of the smartphone, a Kent Displays CH-LCD based notes taking back case and a LapDock Laptop Dock to use the Moto Z to power the Ultra-thin Laptop dock and desktop dock. The functionalities of Moto Z can also expand through the TurboPower fast charging USB Type C which I have used with USB Type C to SD card adapter, for example to upload videos from my SD card to YouTube. The possibilities with the Moto Z ecosystem are very, very interesting. But for these to get the attention of the consumers worldwide, I think that Lenovo/Motorola needs to lower the price of the bundles to around $599 for the phone including the Projector MotoMod, $699 including Projector and E Ink MotoMod, $349 or $399 for the Moto Z by itself (instead of the current $699). $699 should also be a bundle to include an ultra-thin and ultra-light small bezel 13.3″ Laptop Dock and Desktop Dock MotoMod and with the appropriate Remix OS like Android implementation through Android Nougat to support full Android Powered Productivity on the external display.
Trump is a Democrat (Tech Talkshow)
Posted by – November 15, 2016
Category: Exclusive videos, Opinions
Trump scammed the Republican party. Gridlock in the US congress might be over by Trump forcing through policies that Republicans might embrace yet not really be that conservative. Change might be coming, also to Google/Twitter/Facebook unblocking in China. Here is a video-hangout with Jay Umaretiya, AKA Stromium, who is posting texts for hundreds of my videos being posted on http://ARMdevices.net over the past several months, and he will also be posting many more in the year to come as we post an average of 3 new tech videos per day on http://ARMdevices.net every day, the whole year.
E Ink for Productivity, Onyx N96ML, 9.6″ E Ink Android Reader with digitizer
Posted by – November 15, 2016
One of the potential segment for devices that I am quite excited about, is the E Ink based large screen connected stylus touch e-reader. Provided it gets the perfectly smart implementation, it can unlock a world of being more productive reading and annotating all kinds of texts, in all kinds of fields of study, professionalism, creativity and curiosity. Reading on an E Ink display has already been proven by Kindle to be an awesome experience. Make use of customized Android for E Ink devices, WiFi and Bluetooth, and the potential for this device can be really great and for me is quite exciting. This is the Onyx N96ML, a 9.6″ 1200×825 E Ink Pearl display with stylus touch and front light, running on the NXP Freescale i.MX6Solo Lite for E Ink, running Onyx’s advanced customized Android UI for E Ink. You can buy it for $379 at Amazon.com
iNet Smart Sonic Toothbrush, Smart Food Scale, Smartwatch, VR and POS with Datamini
Posted by – November 15, 2016
Category: VR, Internet of Things, Smartwatch, Cars, Health, Exclusive videos, Allwinner, MediaTek, NXP, Broadcom, China Sourcing Fair, Android
iNet is one of the leading design houses in Shenzhen, here presenting their latest IoT Smart Devices, their smart connected toothbrush, their smart food scale, smart kitchen scale, for potentially healthier more accurate better tasting cooking, smart doorbell with camera video call, the smart weight scale. iNet also shows their all-in-one VR using the octa-core Allwinner H8vr. iNet also shows their special VR which is powered through the gamepad remote controller. They also show the smart car mirror, also showing bluetooth temperature and pressure monitors for car tires, smartwatches with transparent display. An NXP54101 powered classical smartwatch with bus payment, NFC/smartcard, wireless charge. MIPS ingenic Android Smartwatch. And also a POS system with fingerprint, smart card reader, nfc, and more developed with Datamini on MediaTek and Intel x86.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Posted by – November 12, 2016
Clare Harvey-May of Olympus UK shows the new Olympus E-M1 Mark2 camera, with 121 all cross-type On-chip Phase Detection focus points for fast and precise auto-focusing, 20.4M Live MOS sensor, TruePic VIII Image processor, Cinema 4K 24p at 237mbit/s, 4K 24/25/300 at 102mbit/s, Olympus engineered 5-axis Image Stabilization, all in 500 grams in the Micro Four Thirds format.
360 video: China Sourcing Fair 2016 part2
Posted by – November 8, 2016
Category: Tablets, Laptops, Smartphones, E-readers, Cameras, VR, Robots, Exclusive videos, Rockchip, MediaTek, Intel, China Sourcing Fair, 360 video, Android, Windows
Watch this video in your VR headset or use your phone with a cardboard/VR adapter for best experience! Walking around the China Sourcing Fair AsiaWorld Expo showfloor from filming the JingTeng turning head security robot, filming at the Veidoo booth showing their $28 All-in-one VR headset, Foxcom, Appscom Smartwatches booth, the latest Alldocube 2-in-1 Laptops and Snapdragon 210 Phablets and finishing off with the 10.3″ E Ink mockup at the Boyue booth. Filmed using the Shuoying 1080p dual-lens Panoview 360 VR camera, see my Interviews and my Factory Tour with Shuoying here: http://138.2.152.197/category/companies/shuoying/
10.3″ E Ink Mobius Reader Mockup at Boyue
Posted by – November 8, 2016
Boyue (previously known as Boeye) makes E Ink readers, here showing their latest Rockchip based E Ink Android e-readers, also showing off a non-functioning mockup of their 10.3″ Mobius flexible E Ink ultra light reader that might come next year if E Ink starts the mass production of the 10.3″ Mobius display by that time. Then Boyue shows their 6″ and 8″ Carta or Pearl based E Ink readers retailing $110 in China.
Alldocube 13.5″ (3000×2000) Reference Design Laptop and Reference Design Phablet For Windows and Android
Posted by – November 8, 2016
Category: Tablets, Laptops, Smartphones, Exclusive videos, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Intel, China Sourcing Fair
Alldcube is an ODM that makes reference designs for other companies to use on various products such Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones with ARM and x86. Alldocube has a unreleased 13.5″ (3000×2000) reference design laptop with undisclosed internals. Alldocube has ARM reference designs for laptops and Tablets. Alldocube 6.98″ HD (1280×720) phablets have an msm 8909 processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 marketed by Allwinner to be used with Android or Windows phone.
