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INDOOR SOLAR CELLS OPTIMISED TO CONVERT AMBIENT INDOOR LIGHT TO ELECTRICITY

Swedish and Chinese scientists have developed organic solar cells optimised to convert ambient indoor light to electricity. The power they produce is low, but is probably enough to feed the millions of products that the internet of things will bring online. For more information see the IDTechEx report on Energy Harvesting Microwatt to Megawatt 2019-2029. As the internet of […]

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VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY’S NEW COST-EFFECTIVE PROXIMITY SENSOR PROVIDES SENSING DISTANCE UP TO 30 CM

The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new proximity sensor that offers a sensing distance of up to 30 cm. Combining an IR emitter, photo detectors for proximity, amplifiers, and ADC circuitry into a single package, the Vishay Semiconductors VCNL3040 features a programmable interrupt function and supports the I²C bus communication interface

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CHUWI UBOOK PRO IS A LOW-COST ALTERNATIVE TO MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 6

Introduction UBook Pro The latest 2-in-1 tablet/laptop from CHUWI, is the UBook Pro, that the Chinese manufacturer hopes will rival the Microsoft Surface Pro 6. The company has been manufacturing tablet/laptop computers since 2013. They targeted the mobile office industry with the UBook, and now the UBook Pro, with focus on versatility, quality, performance, and

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BOARDCON IDEA3399 FEATURE-RICH SBC COMES WITH M.2 NVME SSD AND 4G LTE PCIE SOCKETS

A few years back, Boardcon introduced EM3399 single board computer powered by a Rockchip RK3399 processor through the company’s PICO3399 SO-DIMM system-on-module. They’ve now designed another RK3399 based SBC , the Idea3399 – comprised of a baseboard and module, but instead of re-using the SO-DIMM module, CM3399 system-on-module with castellated holes was used instead. The new board comes with

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AXIOMTEK’S EBOX100-51R-FL – A FANLESS ULTRA COMPACT EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR EDGE COMPUTING

Axiomtek – a world-renowned leader relentlessly devoted in the research, development and manufacture of series of innovative and reliable industrial computer products of high efficiency – is proud to unveil eBOX100-51R-FL, a fanless ultra-compact embedded system with weight 600 grams only. As the smallest embedded system with Intel® Core™ ULT processor onboard, the eBOX100-51R-FL continues the

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USB-C-PD SOLDERING PEN IS A COMPACT STM32-POWERED SOLUTION FOR WELLER TIPS

One of the most important actions in the development of any electronics device is soldering, irrespective of the method adopted, having the right tools to do it the right way is a major determinant of the speed and quality of the soldering process. Several soldering tools exist in the market with each aiming to solve

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MAG1 INTEL CORE M3-8100Y MINI LAPTOP SELLS FOR $590 AND UP IN CHINA

The release of mini-laptops with display size in the region of 9″ has seen a surge in recent times with several companies like CHUWIX, One Mix, and a few others releasing quite a number of these PCs. To join these growing number of PCs, the Mag1 is joining the fray with the MAG1 “Magic Small” mini laptop. Running on an Intel

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DC100 DIGITAL DISPENSE CONTROLLER FROM FISNAR JUST GOT EVEN BETTER

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe are now taking orders for the upgraded DC100 Digital Dispense Controller from Fisnar, leading manufacturer of precision fluid dispensing equipment. The popular digital dispenser will now utilize a high precision regulator allowing it to achieve exceptional levels of dispense accuracy and repeatability. A versatile precision dispenser, the DC100 dispense controller allows users to maintain

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MINIX UNVEILS NEO G41V-4 FANLESS WINDOWS 10 PRO MINI PC

The new Gemini Lake mini passive PC demonstrated by MINIX at IFA 2018 is nothing like what we have seen from them in recent years. Contrary to the design of their formerly launched mini PCs – the Gemini Lake (NEO J50C-4), the Apollo Lake (NEO N42C-4) and their lower-and fanless models – the fanless NEO G41V-4 expected to run on an

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NEW CONGATEC SMARC MODULE WITH NXP I.MX 8M MINI PROCESSOR

congatec – a leading vendor of standardized and customized embedded computer boards and modules – today introduces a new SMARC 2.0 Computer-on-Module with NXP i.MX 8M Mini processor. The conga-SMX8-Mini offers higher performance at significantly fewer watts¹ due to the new 14nm FinFET structure. The module also offers impressive visualization capabilities – including 3D graphics with full-HD resolution – despite low

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