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Hoffmann-Krippner to Distribute PIL’s Steelhead Ultrasonic Sensors in the Americas

Hoffmann-Krippner, the leading source for high quality German technology for the sensing and industrial field, today announced that it is now the America’s distributor for PIL’s new P53 Steel Head ultrasonic sensor, as well as other PIL sensor technologies.

From Hoffmann + Krippner Inc. 4 Sep 2015

GPS Insight Introduces Hours of Service Solution for Superior Fleet Management

GPS Insight, a top technology provider of GPS vehicle and asset tracking solutions for commercial and government fleets, announced today the release of the new GPS Insight Hours of Service solution enabling organizations with a paperless Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) compliant system.

3 Sep 2015

NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive Radar Observatory Stops Returning Data

Mission managers for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory have determined that its radar, one of the satellite’s two science instruments, can no longer return data. However, the mission, which was launched in January to map global soil moisture and detect whether soils are frozen or thawed, continues to produce high-quality science measurements supporting SMAP’s objectives with its radiometer instrument.

3 Sep 2015

Huawei Introduces Mate S Smartphone with Revolutionary Touch Technology

Today in Berlin, the Huawei Consumer Business Group unveiled the Huawei Mate S smartphone, the new flagship device in Huawei’s Mate series of mobile products. Its ergonomic design and innovative technology deliver a premium Android experience that surpasses industry expectations once again.

3 Sep 2015

Trimble Introduces New TMX-2050 Display with Wireless Connectivity for Modern Farms

Trimble announced today that the new version of its Trimble® TMX-2050™ display will come standard with wireless connectivity for easy integration with the Connected Farm™ online management solution. The TMX-2050 version 3.0 also introduces the App Central marketplace for managing download and installation of third-party Android-based mobile applications.

3 Sep 2015

New Telit IoT Portal Consolidates Connectivity Management Functions with Application Enablement Platform

Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced a new release of the Telit IoT Portal which consolidates a suite of advanced connectivity management functions with the company’s deviceWISE IoT Application Enablement Platform. The service enables companies to deploy, configure and manage end-to-end IoT deployments from a single, Cloud-based portal.

3 Sep 2015

MetaSensor Introduces Sensor-1 Portable Security System and Aletha IoT Platform

MetaSensor, a Silicon Valley-based R&D organization creating next-generation, intelligent IoT devices with machine learning capabilities, today launched its beachhead product, Sensor-1, a military-grade, quarter-size security system. Sensor-1 will be available for pre-order on September 15, 2015, at www.metasensor.com.

3 Sep 2015

New Instant Wireless Smart Ear Thermometer from Kinsa

Today, Kinsa announced the launch of its second connected health device, an instant wireless Smart Ear Thermometer, bringing modern design and intelligence to the world's most common medical device.

2 Sep 2015

Nest Labs Introduces 3rd Generation Learning Thermostat

Nest Labs, Inc., architect of the thoughtful home, today announced the 3rd generation Nest Learning Thermostat, which has a slimmer profile, a high-resolution screen that’s 40 percent larger, and an updated user interface to make it easier to read temperatures, alerts and messages.

2 Sep 2015

Wearable Technology Combines Inertial and Electromyographic Sensors for Detecting Gestures

A smart device that translates sign language while being worn on the wrist could bridge the communications gap between the deaf and those who donï¿½t know sign language, says a Texas A&M University biomedical engineering researcher who is developing the technology.

2 Sep 2015

Inexpensive Gas Sensor Recognizes Fire by its Carbon Monoxide Emissions

Smoke detectors are everywhere, but still thousands of people die in fires annually. Fire gas detectors, which detect carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide, identify fires at an early stage. Thanks to a new measurement principle developed by Fraunhofer researchers, these costly sensors will soon be inexpensive and ready for the mass market.

2 Sep 2015