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Toshiba Announces Development of Wristband Activity and Fitness Monitor

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a wristband activity and fitness monitor that is available from NTT Docomo, Inc. from today. The monitor integrates low power Bluetooth® 4.0 and synchronizes with a smartphone app that displays monitored activities. It makes tracking daily activities as easy as wearing a wristband.

30 Jan 2014

New Interactive Home Energy Solution from Energate

Energate Inc., the leading provider of interactive energy management solutions, announced today the release of its HôlHôm (pronounced whole home) Interactive In-Home Energy Management Solution. Consisting of both hardware and cloud services, HôlHôm solves the challenge of linking the entire energy usage of a home with comprehensive consumer controls: The new solution combines multiple proven technologies to enable real-time, whole-home energy consumption and HVAC control into one, single elegant solution.

30 Jan 2014

Sony’s SCK Yamagata TEC to Produce CMOS Image Sensors

Sony Corporation (“Sony”) today announced that it will establish Sony Semiconductor Corporation (“SCK”) Yamagata Technology Center (“Yamagata TEC”) on March 31, 2014, utilizing the Tsuruoka Factory semiconductor-related assets held by Renesas Yamagata Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Renesas Yamagata Semiconductor”), which are scheduled to be transferred to Sony in accordance with the definitive agreement that Sony and Renesas Electronics Corporation (“Renesas Electronics”) executed and jointly announced on January 29, 2014.

From Sony Corporation of America 30 Jan 2014

NASA’s Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar System to Map Winter Movement of Glaciers

A high-precision radar instrument from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., left Southern California for Iceland today to create detailed maps of how glaciers move in the dead of winter. This will help scientists better understand some of the most basic processes involved in melting glaciers, which are major contributors to rising sea levels.

By Carol Rasmussen 30 Jan 2014

Market Report on Gesture and Motion Enabled CE Devices

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Gesture and Motion Enabled CE Devices: 2014 Report" report to their offering.

30 Jan 2014

Lockheed Martin Reports Successful Powering on of Second GPS III Satellite

The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) recently turned on power to the bus and network communications equipment payload of the program’s second satellite designated GPS III Space Vehicle 2 (SV-02).

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 30 Jan 2014

Northrop Grumman Announces 100th Delivery of EA-18G Airborne Electronic Attack Kit for Growler Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the 100th airborne electronic attack (AEA) kit for the EA-18G Growler aircraft. The AEA kit is a critical component of the aircraft, which allows warfighters to target and attack the most complex enemy communication and air defense systems.

From Northrop Grumman Corporation 29 Jan 2014

Nastek Tecnologia Launches Hi-Tech GSM/GPS Tracker Embedded in a Bicycle Taillight

Nastek Tecnologia, a Brazilian company focusing on technology innovation, today announced the launch of Yon Bike Lamp, a hi-tech GSM/GPS tracker embedded in a bicycle taillight. The company also announced that Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, products, was the company selected to provide M2M modules for the Yon Bike Lamp.

29 Jan 2014

Fujitsu’s PalmEntry Physical Access Control System Installed in Oak Hill Academy

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leader in innovative technology and front-end solutions and QSA National, Inc., an authorized reseller of Fujitsu security solutions, announces that Lincroft, New Jersey-based, Oak Hill Academy has installed Fujitsu’s PalmEntry™ physical access control system at key access points throughout their 20-acre campus.

29 Jan 2014

Bluetooth Expected to Play a Much Larger Role in the Mobile Wallet Ecosystem

Bluetooth Smart, the low-energy consuming, intelligent sensor technology developed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), is the magic behind several payment and marketing trials being adopted by processors and retailers alike. Beacons powered by Bluetooth Smart technology make the promise of a mobile wallet, mobile couponing, and location-based services possible. Consumers should expect their in-store experience to look and feel completely different by the end of 2014.

29 Jan 2014

ITT Dublin Utilizes MTS Biomedical Test System to Optimize Spinal Trauma Surgery Procedures

MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that the Institute of Technology, Tallaght (ITT Dublin), a university research center in South Dublin, Ireland, is conducting research leveraging MTS testing hardware, software and expertise to optimize two common spinal trauma surgery procedures to reduce hospitalization stays and improve outcomes.

29 Jan 2014

CMOS Image Sensor Market Forecast to Grow at 10% CAGR to Reach $13B by 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Status of the CMOS Image Sensor Industry 2014" report to their offering.

29 Jan 2014

Sensonics Acknowledged by Government Initiative Making it Easier for the Development of Small UK Businesses to Flourish

Condition monitoring specialists SENSONICS success as a major exporter of instrumentation which protects power plants around the world has been acknowledged by the government initiative to make it easier for the UK’s small businesses to grow.

From Sensonics Ltd. 29 Jan 2014

Sensirion's Latest Humidity and Temperature Sensor Offers New Opportunities for the Wearable and Mobile Market

At the Mobile World Congress 2014, Sensirion AG is presenting its latest humidity and temperature sensor SHTW1, which opens up new possibilities in the wearable and mobile market with its chip-scale packaging technology.

From Sensirion AG 28 Jan 2014

Exceptional 3D’s Auto-Stereoscopic 3D Display Technology Deployed at Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport has deployed Exceptional 3D’s patented auto-stereoscopic 3D display technology as part of a trial for assisting passengers through designated security areas. The project has introduced the glasses-free 3D solution to increase the eye-catching interest of travelers who pass through hand luggage security checkpoints prior to entering the boarding terminals.

28 Jan 2014

Sensors News

Toshiba Announces Development of Wristband Activity and Fitness Monitor

New Interactive Home Energy Solution from Energate

Sony’s SCK Yamagata TEC to Produce CMOS Image Sensors

NASA’s Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar System to Map Winter Movement of Glaciers

Market Report on Gesture and Motion Enabled CE Devices

Lockheed Martin Reports Successful Powering on of Second GPS III Satellite

Northrop Grumman Announces 100th Delivery of EA-18G Airborne Electronic Attack Kit for Growler Aircraft

Nastek Tecnologia Launches Hi-Tech GSM/GPS Tracker Embedded in a Bicycle Taillight

Fujitsu’s PalmEntry Physical Access Control System Installed in Oak Hill Academy

Bluetooth Expected to Play a Much Larger Role in the Mobile Wallet Ecosystem

ITT Dublin Utilizes MTS Biomedical Test System to Optimize Spinal Trauma Surgery Procedures

CMOS Image Sensor Market Forecast to Grow at 10% CAGR to Reach $13B by 2018

Sensonics Acknowledged by Government Initiative Making it Easier for the Development of Small UK Businesses to Flourish

Sensirion's Latest Humidity and Temperature Sensor Offers New Opportunities for the Wearable and Mobile Market

Exceptional 3D’s Auto-Stereoscopic 3D Display Technology Deployed at Heathrow Airport

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