Category: Exclusive videos

Transparent Solar Cells (Solar Windows) by Ubiquitous energy

Posted by – December 5, 2016

Interview with Ubiquitous Energy. They have developed the world’s first truly transparent solar technology. ClearView Power transmits visible light and selectively absorbs non-visible light converting it to electricity. It can achieve power conversion efficiencies over 10% while maintaining up to 90% visible transparency. This is solar like you’ve never seen it. Filmed at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016 event in Santa Clara California.

Nicomatic electronic cables, connectors and components

Posted by – December 5, 2016

Nicomatic is a global designer and manufacturer of electronic cables, connectors and components. We produce a vast range of products that are used by the Printed Electronics industry, such as domes, dome arrays, LEDs, PCB housings, Crimpflex housings, Jumper Cables and Flat Flexible Cable. Filmed at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016 in Santa Clara California.

Flexible Stretchable Electronics by Multek

Posted by – December 5, 2016

Multek Flexible Circuits is a high volume, roll to roll manufacturer of Flexible Printed Circuits. Multek has many years of experience with additive printing of various types of inks including: Silver, Ag/AgCl, Zinc, Carbon, PEDOT, PSA, and Nano-silvers. We have the capability of registering multiple layers of inks for conductors, shields, electrodes, grounds, and protective overcoats. Filmed at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016 in Santa Clara California.

Murata Small and Safe Rechargeable Batteries

Posted by – December 5, 2016

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of ceramic-based passive electronic components & solutions, communication modules and power supply modules. Murata is committed to the development of advanced electronic materials and leading edge, multi-functional, high-density modules. Filmed at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016 in Santa Clara California!

Automated Robotic EV Charger by PowerHydrant

Posted by – December 5, 2016

Interview with PowerHydrant. PowerHydrant is an early stage startup focused on applying the “smart phone dividend” to deliver 3D sensor based conductive autonomous fast-charging for Autonomous Vehicles and eMobility. Based in Boston’s Innovation District, PowerHydrant is a member of the MIT Startup Exchange and part of Autodesk’s inaugural Startups-in-Residence (STIR) group. Filmed at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016 in Santa Clara California.

Cellotape Smart Tattoos and other Wearable Technology

Posted by – December 5, 2016

Cellotape, Chronicled, and Identiv ecosystem for IoT, Smart Products, Packaging, Authentication, and Access Control. Applications include consumer and luxury products, brand protection, consumer engagement, supply chain provenance, M2M economy. Interview with Cellotape Smart Products. Cellotape have over 60 years of expertise, and located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Cellotape Smart Products is the leader in creating products that integrate NFC and RFID – “RF technologies”; allowing for frictionless two-way communications between the physical and digital worlds and access to the cloud anywhere – anytime. Filmed at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016 in Santa Clara California.

Asreader RFID and Barcode Scanner for iPhone

Posted by – December 2, 2016

Interview with Asreader who can turn your iPhone or iPod touch into an advanced Barcode scanner. Filmed at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016 event in Santa Clara California.

Ashley Chloe Helix Cuff headphones in wristband

Posted by – December 2, 2016

Interview with Ashley Chloe inc Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ashley Chloe is bridging the gap between fashion and function in wearable tech. Its flagship wearable tech accessory for seamlessly connecting active lifestyle. The fashion-forward startup focuses on creating digital accessories that improve use cases and transform the way we interact with technology. Filmed at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016 event in Santa Clara California.

Dino-Lite portable USB-powered digital microscopes

Posted by – December 2, 2016

Interview with Dino-Lite. Most of Dino-Lite’s models provide 10x-220x magnification with features such as measurement and adjustable polarizer. The license-free software makes it easy to take snapshots, record videos, manipulate images, save and email discoveries. For more information see http://dinolite.us/ Filmed at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016 in Santa Clara California.

Forster Rohner Wearable LED & Solar Tech Fashion

Posted by – November 29, 2016

Interview with Forster Rohner Textile Innovations. They are a manufacturer of eTextile components. The main focus of the company is the integration of electronic functionalities into textile structures using industrial embroidery technologies. Examples are the integration of LEDs and solar cells into textiles as well as the integration of sensor and heating structures.
For more information see http://www.forsterrohner.com/frti and http://www.IDTechEx.com

Shockwave Motors Defiant Electric 3 seater Roadster

Posted by – November 29, 2016

Interview with Shockwave Motors. They are making electric cars ‘cool’ by providing a high performance, all-electric roadster that is pollution free, economical, and fun to drive. The roadster has up to a 100 mile range and can be recharged from a standard 120-volt outlet in about 8 hours; providing a daily range of up to 200 miles. The roadster recharges in less than 3 hours when plugged into a Level ll Charger. For more information see http://www.shockwavemotors.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com

Keynote: Opening Keynote Presentation – Raghu Das, IDTechEx | IDTechEx Show! USA 2016

Posted by – November 29, 2016

IDTechEx Raghu Das (CEO) discusses stretchable electronics, structural electronics, product flexibility, distribution, emerging materials and an overview of what is to come at the IDTechEx Show! Santa Clara 2016. IDTechEx offers independent market research, business intelligence and advice on emerging technologies to companies across the value chain, supporting them in making essential strategic business decisions. For more information visit http://www.IDTechEx.com

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Keynote: Intel presents RealSense at the IDTechEx Show!: From 3D Printing to Drones

Posted by – November 29, 2016

Dr. Achin Bhowmik is Vice President and General Manager of the Perceptual Computing Group at Intel Corporation. He leads the development and deployment of interactive technologies and products based on natural sensing, intuitive interfaces, immersive applications and user experiences, branded as Intel® RealSense™ Technology. His presentation at the IDTechEx Show! on Nov. 16 2016 covers the latest progress with the technology. For more information about the event see http://www.idtechex.com

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Keynote: Google: Using Wearables to go from Open Heart Surgery to Bike Racing

Posted by – November 29, 2016

Heidi Dohse (who I interviewed here), Senior Program Manager at Google, shares her insights on empowering patients at the IDTechEx Show! on Nov 16. 2016. As a lifelong heart patient, Heidi pursued her desire to become an athlete and competitive cyclist. After having open heart surgery in 2010, she used wearable devices and technologies to provide the data she needed to go from the hospital bed to back on the bike and across the finish line of her first bike race. Learn more at http://www.idtechex.com

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Keynote: A perspective from Unilever: Opportunities for Printed Electronics

Posted by – November 29, 2016

John Snow, Global Packaging Customer Manager, Unilever, presents at the IDTechEx Show! on opportunities for printed electronics in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. Learn more at http://www.idtechex.com

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Jem Davies, ARM VP of Technology, Imaging and Vision Group

Posted by – November 26, 2016

Interview with Jem Davies at ARM Techcon 2016, after his keynote (see here) he talks about the upcoming development at ARM in the field of Computer Vision, after the acquisition by ARM of Apical, adding their ISP technology, local tone-mapping Display Engine to fit inside Mali’s Display Processor, and the Computer Vision does object recognition in a fixed function dedicated engine. The Computer Vision engine is configurable to recognize people, objects, places, enabling a new visual level of smart technology.

You can also see the official video of his keynote here:

STM32H7 ARM Cortex-M7 by STMicroelectronics

Posted by – November 26, 2016

STMicroelectronics has on display their ARM Cortex-M7. The H7 is the successor to the F7. The H7 uses 40nm process node over 90nm for the F7, allowing for a higher 400MHz clock speed (compared to 200MHz). The demo setup is running a fractal program and has UARC, Ethernet and several display outputs. The faster speeds allows for graphics processing that earlier needed Cortex-A cores, with audio applications possible as well.

NXP HomeKit SDK on Kinetis K64F ARM Cortex-M4 development board

Posted by – November 26, 2016

NXP here is displaying their development system for Apple HomeKit. It consists of an RGB LED lightbulb being controlled through the setup using Bluetooth LE, with Siri integration. It uses an ARM Cortex-M4 CPU. Also on display is a Point-of-Sale kit (SLN POS RDR). Lastly we see NXP’s modular IoT gateway that supports Zigbee, WiFi, Ethernet, and NFC.

Technologic Systems at ARM Techcon 2016

Posted by – November 26, 2016

Arizona-based Technologic Systems makes boards for embedded applications using ARM CPUs and Linux support packages. Their field applications engineer displays a range of boards with Marvell, NXP, FreeScale Semiconductor, and Cavium processors. Their BAT12 system on display is meant to provide power backup for a few hours in case of loss. They also display their range of LCD monitors with full computers built onto the back of them.

ComTech IoT location providing hardware and software

Posted by – November 26, 2016

ComTech, a company that makes location offerings, is displaying here their solutions for obtaining location on ARM mbed. On display are three mbed setups that use cellular networks, GPS, and WiFi. The company provides the APIs and the SDKs to ARM mbed, and offer a cloud service for assistance in finding locations.