STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has unveiled new automotive-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) diodes for on-board battery chargers (OBCs) in electric vehicles such as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) that demand high power-handing capability ...
Tags: on-Board Battery Chargers, 650V SiC Diodes, Electrical
According to technology giant, Google, the numbers of online shoppers in India will nearly treble from the current 35 million to 100 million by 2016. Google India managing director, Rajan Anandan said most of these new online shoppers ...
Tags: online shoppers, ecommerce market, Apparel
BMW has commenced a pilot project to test the impact of wearable technology in improving quality assurance of its cars at its plant in Spartanburg in South Carolina. Workers at the plant are using Google Glass to record tests by ...
Tags: wearable technology, Auto
VIDA, a new e-commerce platform that aims to connect shoppers directly with ethically produced apparels and accessories designed by artisans and designers from around the world, has been launched recently. With a primary aim to provide ...
TYLT, a leader in portable power and wireless charging, today revealed two new accessories: the VU Wireless Charging Car Mount, a hands-free car mount that doubles as a wireless charger, and the VU SOLO, a compact single-coil wireless ...
Tags: VU Wireless Charging, hands-free car, Auto
Smartwatches are here to stay it seems, with latest reports suggesting LG will launch its first 4G enabled wearable at MWC 2015. With the company having recently backed up the LG G Watch with the round-faced G Watch R, claimed ...
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John Lewis today revealed its 2014 Christmas advertising campaign, which evokes the magic of make-believe at Christmas through a child’s eyes. Set to the track 'Real Love', sung by Tom Odell and originally written and recorded by ...
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Microsoft has joined the wearable health-monitoring fray with its new “Microsoft Band,” a wrist-worn device that will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regimens. The Microsoft Band, as shown on the company's ...
Total search volumes for home and garden grew by 15% in the third quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter a year earlier, reports the BRC. Search volumes on smartphones outpaced search volumes on tablets, with growth of 41% compared ...
Tags: Housing Market, Garden Searches
Envelope tracking (ET) adoption rates will soar, according to a new forecast analysis published by fabless envelope tracking (ET) semiconductor firm Nujira Ltd of Cambridge, UK. The firm’s research predicts that the total market for ...
Yepme.com, one of the leading online fashion brands of India, has signed Bollywood’s superstar Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador. Yepme.com will introduce the actor as its brand ambassador through an extensive television ...
Tags: Yepme, Brand Ambassador, Accessories
Gucci, an Italian luxury fashion brand, has been voted as the top Italian brand in the annual Interbrand Top 100 Best Global Brands list for the 15th consecutive year. Interbrand, a leading global consultancy firm in creating and ...
Tags: Gucci, luxury fashion brand
Smart clothing could help transition wearables from being a separate device to being one that users naturally wear. The technology, which is already getting the attention of athletes, features sensors that disappear into clothing. ...
Tags: Smart Clothing, Clothing
Mountain Hardwear has begun showing the film “Days Of My Youth” to snow enthusiasts and powderhounds around the world this fall and winter. ADVERTISEMENT The movie, which premiered along with a dusting of snow two weeks ago ...
A wireless suit made of smart textile clothing fully integrated into a virtual reality system can now deliver to the wearer the sense of touching and feeling in the virtual world. From the warm breeze of a summer’s day to the sudden ...