The WebUSB API was designed for USB devices to safely connect to the web without the need for a dedicated platform. (Image credit: Pixabay) The WebUSB platform has been out for a while now and uses an API for connecting USB devices directly to ...
Optimizing the Life of Storage DevicesIn our first Storage Insights post, we discussed that all SD cards are not equivalent, and how different NAND flash and card technologies can be applied to diverse applications for the same storage form factor.&...
Algorithms are playing a key role in the journey of the autonomous vehicle —they truly are the biggest secret behind the self-driving cars and trucks. Algorithms are part of our everyday lives nowadays in several products and services, but they need ...
Technological advancements are pushing forward a massive societal shift that impacts both people and business around the world; while internet access is transforming personal daily routines, opening ways to interact with others, and improving quality...
The SD CARD AdvantageThe fact is that not all SD/microSD cards are created equal. This blog will tell you why, with some examples from Delkin Devices, and also cover the different types and how to select the right card for your application. With...
There are times when a big project just doesn't seem feasible in your schedule yet you desperately seek a way to expel some electronics energy. Whether it's the time you unexpectedly lost running errands or the space constraints on your workbench tha...
Meltdown melts security boundaries enforced by hardware while Spectre breaks the isolation between different applications- giving hackers the ability to steal sensitive data. (Image credit: Pexels) Researchers have discovered a pair of flaws in...
(Image credit: Qualcomm) Earlier this month Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 845 premium mobile CPU, which is destined to power future flagship smartphones. The 10nm chip is impressive, to say the least, and features an octo-core Qualcomm Kryo 3...
Samsung San Jose headquarters. (Image credit Samsung) AI has crept into nearly every industry over the last few years- manufacturing, retail/commerce, medical, tech, to name just a few. Looking to keep pace with everyone else, Samsung has recen...
SLAC’s accelerator on a chip could match the power of conventional accelerators in a tabletop package. (Image credit SLAC) When it comes to particle accelerators, the first image that comes to mind is Cern’s Large Hedron Collider, which just ha...
Meet AT&T’s new drone Flying COW, which is helping to provide temporary connectivity to people in Puerto Rico. AT&T’s new drone the Flying COW (Photo from AT&T) It’s always heartening when major events spur innovation. Or maybe it’s ...
DeepMind’s AlphaGo Zero can now beat the best Go players without any training or help from human players. This AI program is on top of its game. (Photo from DeepMind) Google’s AlphaGo turned heads last years when the DeepMind AI beat Go world ch...
The Kano Computer Complete Kit is a “laptop” kids build along with learning how to program popular games. Kano gives you everything you need to start programming. (Photo via Kano) Adding to the saturated market of devices, games, and sites devot...
A team of faculty members and students at the University of Washington have developed the first phone that can operate without a battery to power its functions. The phone is made with commercially available components on a printed circuit board. (Pho...
Google creates a neural network that’s capable of multitasking called Multimodal. A diagram of how Google’s new neural network works (Photo via Google) My immediate thought… Neural Network Raspberry Pi? Multitasking is something we do every...
By Christine Young, Blogger, Maxim Integrated From Yahoo and LinkedIn to the Internal Revenue Service, the Democratic National Committee, and everyday objects like dolls and DVRs, it seems that almost nothing is safe from hacking. Indeed, ...
Verizon and Korea Telecom demoed the first ever hologram call using their 5G networks. (Image credit Korea Telecom) Earlier this month, Verizon and Korea Telecom tested the first international hologram-based video call over their respective 5G ...
In it for the G- AT&T buys Straight Path for the increase in wave spectrum it needs to unleash 5G. (Image credit AT&T) AT&T announced recently that it’s buying out Straight Path Communications to the tune of $1.6-billion in stocks t...
Researchers from MIT and Chicago making denser chips with wires that partially build themselves. Faster technology requires better and faster microchips (Image via MIT) As technology, such as computers, get faster and better, they require microc...
SIG says the new spec can deliver robust and reliable IoT connections, making full-home and outdoor use a lot easier to implement. Almost every new mobile device features it but most of us really never think about it until there becomes a connec...
Researchers from IBM and ETH Zurich have developed a liquid battery that uses prior “flow” technology and applies it to small computer chips. Computer chips can be stacked with alternating layers of chips and flow batteries that would both power and ...
Russian artist Vtol used his own blood as a power source for his latest electric sound exhibit. Vtol draws his blood onstage to help power his creation (photograph via Vtol) Blood is a life source and important for our daily functions, but did y...
A pair of researchers from Columbia University and the New York Genome Center (NYGC) have found a way to code information using nature’s storage system: DNA. Yaniv Erlich and Dina Zielinski: the duo that worked on the DNA data storage technology. (im...
Hasbro introduces new Disney doll that allows you to program her dance routines with companion app. Parents will be glad to know that this doll can sing, dance, and say over 100 phrases (Photo via Hasbro) With a live-action remake of the Disney ...
Researchers from the University of Maryland and IBM have pitted their quantum computers against each other to determine which is the superior technology. (image) An IBM Quantum Computer Chip. (via MIT Technology Review) Quantum physics refers ...
