If you are serious about developing your own IoT application with the ARM mbed system, this book from Wiley may be of interest: Designing Embedded Systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) with the ARM mbed

Sony SPresense is a multi-function development kit with a lot of processing power, GPS receivers and a camera interface, amongst other peripherals. The CXD5602 SoC on the 50 x 20.6mm main board contains six 156MHz ARM Cortex-M4F cores, and its periperals include an 8bit parallel camera interface, a multi-constellation GNSS receiver, and a sensor-fusion block to simplify movement or context ...

Q3 chip revenues grew 7.4% q-o-q, says IHS, reaching a record $129 billion.  Samsung took 16.2% market share, followed by Intel at 14.5% and Hynix at 7.8%. Over the last eight months Samsung has gained 3.8% of share while Intel has lost 4.8%.  In Q3, Intel grew  12.6%,  Samsung grew 9.3%, and Hynix grew 6.5%. Q3 memory revenue was $45 billion. ...

Inertial measurement units (IMUs) from Bosch Sensortec are now available from Mouser. The BMI088 is a low noise, six-axis inertial sensor is designed for industrial applications as well as drone and robotic applications. The IMU has a 16bit digital, triaxial accelerometer and a 16bit digital, triaxial gyroscope to measure orientation and detect motion along three orthogonal axes. It offers acceleration ...

Element14 has released a small e-book, the second volume of ‘Essential tips for makers’. It only has 16 pages, including covers, but contains a nice selection of tips accumulated from the element14 community. “From Element14.com employees, engineers, professional makers and members of the element14 community,” according to the company. “Key topics include advice for getting the most out of a ...

In 1961 the US high tech industry was looking, to some observers, like a Wild West of irresponsible  entrepreneurial opportunism. In the May 1961 issue of the Solid State Journal, Sidney Siegel, marketing vp at Pacific Semiconductor, wrote: “The industry looks like a gold mine attracting all kind of  ‘operators’ anxious to make a fast stock profit.” “Many new, unproven ...

Tesco and VW are to set up an EV charging network based on Tesco’s srprores. In the next three years, the plan is to install 2,400 charging posts in 600 stores. That would increase the number of UK charging points by 14%. The installation will be done by Pod Point which has installed 2,500 charging points in the UK. EV ...

Participating in Formula Student gives a platform to explore leadership, teamwork and public relations in engineering before entering the world of work

Artificial intelligence can recognise congestive heart failure non-invasively via by a cloud-connected phone, briging diagnosis into the home, according to a research team from Nanyang Technological University and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, both of Singapore. One in five people worldwide, according to Nanyang, run the risk of developing congestive heart failure – and this increases with age. There is no cure, and ...

Saelig has introduced the Alldaq ADQ-USB 3.0-ISO series of USB 3.0 isolators, which support the full USB 3.0 SuperSpeed data rate of 5Gbit/s, while breaking the electrical connection between host PC and peripheral. Applications are expected in industrial and automotive instrumentation, and blocking mains pick-up in professional sound. “Re-clocking design guarantees a stable USB connection at all speeds,” claimed Saelig. ...