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Comprehensive Report on Market for Sensors for the Internet-of-Things

Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the release of its new report titled "Sensors for the Internet-of-Things: 2013-2020" The report analyzes and quantifies the opportunities for Internet-connected sensor products in six key industry sectors: home automation, commercial building automation, media and gaming, healthcare, the "Industrial Internet," and "transportation and logistics." The report covers both the sensors and the hubs through which they are connected.

20 Feb 2013

Lion Precision LRD8200 Ultrasonic Clear Label Sensor's New Feature for Easier Setup

The Lion Precision LRD8200 Ultrasonic Clear Label Sensor has a new “Gap Quickset” feature for easier setup. The feature enables the user to place a gap in the sensor and with one click set the sensor’s “Gap” setting. Previously, operators had to use the Up and Down arrows until a display indicated the proper setting.

From Lion Precision 20 Feb 2013

Imec Demonstrates Low-Power Intra-Cardiac Signal Processing Chip for Ventricular Fibrillation Detection

Imec demonstrated a low-power (20µW), intra-cardiac signal processing chip for the detection of ventricular fibrillation at this week’s International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC 2013) in San Francisco with Olympus.

From imec 20 Feb 2013

MathWorks Joins Forces with ARM and STMicroelectronics

ARM and STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, have announced the availability of the first ever Embedded Coder support, with MATLAB and Simulink, for ARM® Cortex™-M processor-based systems.

From STMicroelectronics 20 Feb 2013

Micro-Epsilon Release New Non-contact Laser Triangulation Sensor to Develop Musical Instrument

A non-contact laser triangulation sensor from Micro-Epsilon is helping a German University to create musical melodies and rhythms by scanning the shape of everyday objects.

From Micro-Epsilon 19 Feb 2013

BMC Messsysteme GmbH Expand Business in Great Britain and USA

BMC Messsysteme GmbH, longtime manufacturer for PC measurement made in Germany, is expanding business relations by two new sales partners in Great Britain and USA.

From BMC Messsysteme GmbH 19 Feb 2013

Cynergy3 Release New Low Cost, Robust Optical Liquid level Sensors

A new range of robust, reliable, low cost optical liquid level sensors for single point liquid level detection is now available from Cynergy3 Components Ltd.

From Cynergy3 Components Ltd 19 Feb 2013

Net Vision Designs SVI-06 Image Recorder with Cypress’s USB 3.0 Device Controller

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that Net Vision Co., Ltd. has designed Cypress’s EZ-USB® FX3™ USB 3.0 device controller into its SVI-06 Image Recorder. The SVI-06 Image Recorder board connects to almost any CMOS image sensor, providing a complete development support kit for high-definition inspection equipment. With the FX3 solution’s USB 3.0 bandwidth, the SVI-06 can connect with two image sensors at once, enabling simplified development of applications with precise 3D inspection functionality.

19 Feb 2013

UPnP Forum Advances Interoperability and Networking with Growing Membership

Membership levels at global networking standards group, UPnP Forum, have reached 1,000 companies and organizations as a new era dawns in advancing device interoperability and simplified networking -- driving the connected experiences of the future and further strengthening the Forum's efforts in advancing device interoperability and simplified home networking.

19 Feb 2013

ESCATEC and UID Partner to Provide Complete Integrated Product Design and Manufacturing Solutions

ESCATEC, one of Europe's leading contract design and manufacturing companies, has announced a partnership agreement with UID, a German design company that specialises in user experience analysis and user interface development. This provides customers with a complete product design and manufacturing solution that is fully integrated through every stage. This turnkey approach will speed time to market and save costs.

19 Feb 2013

ST’s Microcontrollers and Sensors Utilized in Netatmo Personal Weather Station

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the world’s leading MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) manufacturer, and Netatmo, a designer and manufacturer of elegant lifestyle-enhancing products, today revealed ST’s contributions to the award-winning Netatmo Urban Weather Station. The Weather Station is the world’s first personal weather station designed for users to monitor indoor and outdoor environments using a free app running on an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or an Android mobile device.

From STMicroelectronics 19 Feb 2013

Plessey to Showcase EPIC Sensor-Based Handheld and Wrist Worn Tele-Health Solutions at IC China Exhibition

Plessey announced today that they will be exhibiting at the International IC China Exhibition in Shenzhen from 28 February to 2 March 2013. Plessey will be featuring solutions for the tele-health markets including the handheld imPulse™ and the wrist worn inCite™ incorporating the company's award winning EPIC™ sensor.

From Plessey Semiconductors Ltd 19 Feb 2013

New InfraRed CounterMeasure System for DIRCM Equipment by Selex ES

Recognising the worldwide threat to fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters from advanced Infrared (IR)-guided missiles, Selex ES, a Finmeccanica Company, is launching the Miysis* Directed InfraRed CounterMeasure (DIRCM) system.

From Leonardo Electronics US, Inc. 18 Feb 2013

Finnish Defence Forces Procure Raytheon’s Advanced Thermal Biocular Systems

The Finnish Defence Forces awarded Raytheon Company a contract to procure PhantomIRxr® thermal biocular systems. The biocular uses thermal imaging to pinpoint targets through darkness, smoke and dust. The bioculars will be on display at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX).

From Raytheon Company 18 Feb 2013

Animals Fit with Infrared Detectors Sense Light as a Sensation of Touch

Rats can't usually see infrared light, but they have "touched" it in a Duke University lab. The rats sensed the light as a sensation of touch after Duke neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis and his team fitted the animals with an infrared detector wired to electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes information related to the sense of touch.

18 Feb 2013

Sensors News

Comprehensive Report on Market for Sensors for the Internet-of-Things

Lion Precision LRD8200 Ultrasonic Clear Label Sensor's New Feature for Easier Setup

Imec Demonstrates Low-Power Intra-Cardiac Signal Processing Chip for Ventricular Fibrillation Detection

MathWorks Joins Forces with ARM and STMicroelectronics

Micro-Epsilon Release New Non-contact Laser Triangulation Sensor to Develop Musical Instrument

BMC Messsysteme GmbH Expand Business in Great Britain and USA

Cynergy3 Release New Low Cost, Robust Optical Liquid level Sensors

Net Vision Designs SVI-06 Image Recorder with Cypress’s USB 3.0 Device Controller

UPnP Forum Advances Interoperability and Networking with Growing Membership

ESCATEC and UID Partner to Provide Complete Integrated Product Design and Manufacturing Solutions

ST’s Microcontrollers and Sensors Utilized in Netatmo Personal Weather Station

Plessey to Showcase EPIC Sensor-Based Handheld and Wrist Worn Tele-Health Solutions at IC China Exhibition

New InfraRed CounterMeasure System for DIRCM Equipment by Selex ES

Finnish Defence Forces Procure Raytheon’s Advanced Thermal Biocular Systems

Animals Fit with Infrared Detectors Sense Light as a Sensation of Touch

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