By 2018 a centimeter-resolution positioning system is scheduled to be in operation covering Japan and locations at the same longitude. The system will augment the US GPS system. The satellites will be in geosynchronous (not geostati...
AirChat promo (via github and screencap)Autonomous recently announced that it is working on creating a secure communication system, based on radio technology. The project is titled AirChat and while it surely does not provide the most expedient data ...
University of Illinois and Northwestern University’s health-monitoring patch (via UI)Wearable electronics (or computing) have become quite popular since the first armband was marketed for the iPod about a decade ago. Recent years have seen the rise o...
WiT3300 evaluation kit (via Witricity)When we think of the wireless transmission of energy, we typically think of Tesla and his giant iconic coil sparking electric discharge. The idea he had was to bring wireless energy to every part of the world tha...
MIMO communication, the use of multiple antennas transmitting or receiving on the same frequency, is one of the most surprising technologies in my lifetime. I first encountered it in MATLAB simulations for my master's degree program at USF....
Hi Guys!Anyone know of somebody who is really good at getting a HC-05 Bluetooth module to talk to a PIC via an iPhone App?We want to add remote control and some diagnostics to our www.Privacy-Plate.com LASER Jamming License Plate Frame. Thanks,M...
Comic books in the 1950s and 1960s frequently featured a dodgy advertisement touting glasses that were supposed to provide “X-ray vision.” While such glasses never actually delivered on their promise – much to the disappointment of many a teenager! -...
Ten years ago I worked on a video conferencing system designed to sit in the center of a conference table. It had several cameras pointing toward the people sitting around the table. Software could take data from the cameras and microphon...
As we go into another day wondering where Malaysian Airlines MH370 is, the biggest question is: how does such a big airplane vanish with no apparent trace? But first we need to understand how airplanes are tracked today. The 777 is one of ...
Last year a manufacturer asked me to add Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to a consumer device similar to a heart monitor. The manufacturer used a BLE profile similar to the Heart Rate Monitor Profile. When I first heard of this, I asked why they did...
Here's a video of the unboxing of the Wireless design kit. Enjoy!! players.brightcove.net/.../index.html The kit was very well packed, and boasts the same amount of test points as the previous version. Do use the supplied adapter w...
Wireless Power Transfer Solution To Go Texas Instruments and Würth Elektronik put together the Wireless Power Transfer Solution to Go Evalkit, which can be used as a full-featured development platform right out of the box. You can immediat...
In 2004, a few years after the first 3G service was launched, my wireless professor Dr. Arslan told the class that 3G was an amazing technology that needed a killer app for a phone that could use high data rates. Phones of that time couldn’t ru...
Every engineer should know something about radios. These 10 items are critical to understand before you consider your next Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or Wireless design. If you need help with wireless product development consider these items ...
Two weeks ago my local section of the IEEE coordinated the wireless portion of a Science Olympiad competition. Science Olympiad is a competitive event for high school students. The object of the wireless portion is to build the highest ga...
Wireless Power Consortium extends Qi standard to add resonance charging In a press release the Wireless Power Consortium, custodian of the Qi wireless charging standard widely used in Nokia handsets, has announced it has added Resonance Charging...
"example of [a] customer using" the Gimbal app at a cafe. Watch a video after the link. (via Qualcomm)It is possible that in the future, sales and deals may be forwarded straight to your phone depending upon your location within a store. Qualcomm has...
"MOAR!" cries telecommunication companies...All broadcasters and telecommunication companies waiting to bid at the Federal Communications Commission Wireless Spectrum Auction are going to have to wait a little longer. FCC Chairman Tom Wheel...
When evaluating Wi-Fi software a few years back for an industrial application, software vendors considered data rate fallback an afterthought. I spent a lot of time on rooftops testing fallback in real-world scenarios. I've recently been ...
This past fall a salesperson dropped off a Datamate Mix-Tek connector at my office. It’s one board-to-cable connector that has lines for power, data, and RF. They are available off-the-shelf with various numbers of each type of connector....
A recent story on NPR discusses child-tracking technology and draws an analogy to a dystopian science fiction novel in which widespread connectivity leads to a culture of constant sharing and a distrust of any wish for privacy. This touch...
Traditional landline telephones may disappear by 2018. Many calls today are carried by VoIP on both ends and pass through the old switching network only because governments and industry have been slow to work out an upgrade path. Th...
During my research for “Project Goldie,” I found fish tanks have come a long way over the past couple of decades. Materials and technology advances have made it easier than ever to keep aquariums clean, pump in fresh oxygen, and provide a proper nutr...
