The train fan may know there are so many kinds of trains in Japan. Some train quite cute, only one or two carriages, some have ten or twelve carriages. And some trains have three doors, some trains have four doors. That would make the ...
Tags: Safety Grid
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for, RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has launched a portfolio of high-performance cable TV (CATV) ...
Tags: M/A-COM, CATV amplifier
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA - a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has teamed with Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd of Kyoto, Japan (its parent ...
Tags: Semiconductor, integrated circuits
Harman’s audio electronics firm JBL has just announced the Reflect Response, purported to be the world’s first gesture controlled smart headphones. These in-ear Bluetooth lug-huggers are packed with motion sensor technology ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, MWC
The UK Government has commenced a trial of self driving cars in Bristol and Greenwich and it will be tested on the public roads of Milton Keynes and Coventry. The testing comes after a UK Government review, which allowed the automakers ...
Tags: Driverless Cars, Auto Parts
Elevators are absolutely vital in tall buildings, but they have their limits -- they can only move so quickly, and they can't usually move sideways to fetch you from the far side of a building. The firm, German company ThyssenKrupp, has ...
Tags: Cable-Free Elevator, Elevator
Over the years, signal integrity concerns have moved from RF and esoteric high-speed designs into the mainstream. Rare is the project these days that doesn’t have to consider transmission lines and controlled impedanceThe total ...
Tags: esoteric high-speed designs, transmission lines, Electrical
The UK government along with leading UK automotive manufacturers is planning to boost skills across the automotive sector with £30m investment. UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable announced ...
Tags: automotive manufacturers, Auto
Linx Printing has unveiled a new ink, known as Linx Black PE Ink 1130, offering improved adhesion to polyethylene (PE) and most polypropylene (PP) applications. The Linx Black PE Ink 1130 ink is suitable for non-contact food packaging ...
The Xbox One has won an Emmy for its TV and Media features. Microsoft has quietly announced the fact the Xbox One has won an Emmy. The Xbox One won the Emmy Award for Television Enhancement Devices, and despite the fact we ...
Tags: Xbox, TV, Consumer Electronics
If you still can’t decide between an Xbox One and a Sony PS4, one bright spark has created the perfect solution to your dilemma. Console tinkerer extraordinaire Eddie Zarick has created the Playbox, a Frankenstein’s ...
Tags: PS4, Xbox, Consumer Electronics
Safety Tip Extension springs should always be restrained with a safety cable that ties it to a solid point on the horizontal door track. This will ensure that it doesn't 'fly-off' in case the pulley, cable, or the spring itself breaks ...
Tags: Garage Door, Construction
LG has announced its Smart TVs running the webOS software will carry the brand new Sling TV internet streaming platform. Announced at CES 2015, Sling TV comes from the makers of the Slingbox and delivers television content packages via ...
Tags: TV, LG, Consumer Electronics
Murata Electronics North America Inc (a subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd of Kyoto, Japan) and Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA have celebrated the closing of Murata’s acquisition of Peregrine. To ...
People giving you a wide berth? Breathometer Mint is a handy gadget that lets you know when your breath is causing a stink. Just blow into it, and it'll tell you the quality of your breath, and how hydrated you are, so you can take better ...
Tags: Breathometer, Consumer Electronics