Cambridge Consultants has developed a sticky radio tag that will detect bad handling of parcels by delivery firms. Called DropTag, the gadget combines a battery, a low-energy Bluetooth transmitter, an accelerometer and a memory chip. ...
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Agilent has announced real-time spectrum analysis which can detect intermittent signals of 3.57µs duration, claiming it to be the best probability of intercept (POI) available. The analyser runs on the firm's PXA X-Series signal ...
Business secretary Vince Cable acknowledges that engineering is central to building a strong economy. He was speaking following the publication of an influential new report by the Royal Academy of Engineering which estimates engineering ...
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The trade gateway and ‘barometer’ to the Chinese market opens again in April. The China Import and Export Fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair, will be held from April 15 to May 5 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex ...
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A unique event in the annual schedule is the get-together of journos and industry execs in Santa Cruz. The uniqueness of it is that the journos come from, literally, all over the world: China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Europe, India, ...
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Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) is a balanced high-speed communication standard that is widely used around the world. Until recently, the majority of its applications were in non-hostile environments. New applications in industrial control and smart ...
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Worldwide semiconductor sales in December were $24.7bn - up 3.8% on December 2011, says WSTS. For the year, sales were $291.6bn - down 2.7% on 2011. But European sales in December were $2.6bn - down 5.5% on December 2011. On a total ...
"HomePlug AV is used in set-top boxes in Europe and is starting in the US," Greenvity CEO Hung Nguyen. "Any lighting system needs to be interoperable with set-top boxes. HomePlug Green PHY co-exists and inter-operates with HomePlug AV." ...
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Microsemi's latest optical system linecard device is designed to address channel density issue with the uptake of 100G links. "Growth of 100G is exceeding our most optimistic predictions and, in turn, significantly bolstering the optical ...
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The interior of the new McLaren P1 is the latest piece of the supercar puzzle to be revealed ahead of the production car’s debut at next month’s Geneva motor show. The official McLaren P1 interior shots showing just how crazy ...
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Images of the Ssangyong SIV-1 concept have been released ahead of the stylish crossover’s unveiling at next month’s Geneva motor show. Dubbed a “multi-interface mid-premium crossover utility vehicle”, the Ssangyong ...
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Financial malware authors are returning to traditional, phishing-like, credential-stealing techniques in order to evade detection, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer. Most financial Trojan programs used by cybercriminals ...
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The yarn business is without doubt the cornerstone of all fabric-forming activities. The construction of any yarn determines to a large extent the appearance and surface of every fashionable fabric. Old Tradition Fashionable ...
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Although most new cameras this year won't have the same mind-blowing 1.8-gigapixel resolution of the U.S.-military-backed ARGUS-IS camera, which will be used for aerial surveillance, many new consumer models are showing an uptick in ...
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BLU Products, one of the fastest growing mobile phone manufacturers in the world started shipments today on the new BLU Studio 5.3 II and BLU Tank 4.5. Each device featuring a Dual Core 1GHz Cortex -A9 processor, with PowerVR SGX Series 5 ...
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