Texas Instruments has introduced a fingerprint recognition and face detection development kit based on its real-time DSP which comes with biometrics analysis software, preloaded. The C6748 DSP development kit incorporates the firm's C6748 ...
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Dye-sensitized photoelectric film manufactured by UK company G24 Innovations eliminates need for batteries or chargers. New light-powered wireless keyboards for Apple tablets from the consumer electronics giant Logitech represent ...
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SoleraTec LLC, a provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage software, has been selected by Buffalo Technology to embed SoleraTec's Phoenix RSM video surveillance management software onto the new Buffalo TeraStation 5000 ...
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Academic supercomputer gets 27 PB of HPC storage The University of Edinburgh-based HECToR (High-End Computing Terascale Resource) supercomputer has had an HPC storage upgrade that includes 7.8 petabytes (PB) in a DataDirect Networks array ...
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Texas Instruments Inc.introduced a new LED controller with constant power regulation. The LM3447 AC/DC LED driver includes a dimmer detect,phase decoder and adjustable hold current circuits to provide smooth and flicker-free dimming ...
Credit card issuer Visa USA plans to create a global IT center in Austin and hire about 800 people to run it. Visa's agreement with the state of Texas for its Global IT Center sets year-by-year average annualized compensation levels ...
General Electric is supplying LED products to Texas-based grocery store chain Brookshire Brothers'72 stores,for a lighting efficiency upgrade. Once installation is complete,it should save the stores$235,000 annually.Re-lamping of linear ...
Google's new $199 Nexus 7 tablet takes advantage of Nvidia's Kai reference design, a proprietary technology that allows for a cheaper display and memory components that work in concert with a high-performance quad-core Tegra 3 processor. ...
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The Premier healthcare alliance announced new agreements for reusable textiles and textile services have been awarded to American Dawn Inc., a minority owned business, of Compton, Calif.; Encompass Group LLC of Addison, Texas. Medline ...
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Germany increases focus on infrastructure,LED lighting 26 Jun Germany has invested in SSL in automobiles and street lights,and now broader investments are being encouraged to build a larger SSL manufacturing base.Hella research says LED ...
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The Savannah College of Art and design's furniture design department has teamed up with C.H.Briggs to create product designs that explore the unique material qualities of Corian.SCAD M.F.A.furniture design student Matt Gray of ...
Texas Instruments Wednesday unveiled its first single-stage wireless charging integrated chip (IC). TI said the new IC is 60% smaller than its predecessors. The company today also added a power controller chip that it said increases the ...
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will open satellite offices in Silicon Valley, Texas and Colorado in an effort to bolster its recruitment of patent examiners and other employees and better serve local businesses, the office announced ...
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Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. "We're so happy to be here today and to celebrate the global availability of a new era of Windows and Windows-powered PCs," said Steven Sinofsky, president of ...
IDG News Service - ARM showed strong growth in an otherwise weak semiconductor market, with robust demand for smartphone and tablet processors driving profit and revenue growth in the second quarter, the company said on Wednesday. The ...
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