Amazon Astro is one of the most anticipated smart home tech releases of 2022. Think of it as an Alexa on wheels. Equipped with a moving 1080p periscope camera, the Astro will move around your home providing Alexa services like video chat. It can also closely integrate with Amazon Ring products to improve home security, says Jocelyn Brown, freelance technology writer. (more…)
January 19, 2022
Posted by: Jocelyn Brown
Minew steps in Ultra-Wideband technology with its own UWB tag for a smarter way to find lost or misplaced items. The design and image have leaked, showing its performance to help people find their keys and wallets with a precise and real-time location guide.
The technology has been around for years, but only recently has UWB started gaining popularity as it promises greater accuracy than Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for determining the location and movement of other devices. Apple and other phone makers have included UWB chips in their phones, for the purpose of attaining compatible products.
Upholding the innovative notion, for offering customers a more precise positioning experience with accuracy up to centimeters, Minew will lead you all into some unknown of the coming Minew UWB Tag and UWB technology.
What is UWB technology? Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) Technology is an ultra-low-power, short-range wireless technology that can be used to transmit data and capture accurate location and directional information. It operates over a wide frequency range from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz and has channel bandwidths over 500 MHz. The wide bandwidth also allows it to have a low power spectral density which minimizes interference with other technologies operating in the same frequency band. A location beacon essentially, a UWB (ultra-wideband) tag uses the radio technology that only needs a low energy level for short-range, high-bandwidth communications over a large portion of the radio spectrum. The UWB system is highly scalable and can cover a large area to track hundreds of objects on the assembly line at the same time. Moreover, there is a majority of application scenarios beyond your imagination, indoor navigation, warehouse positioning, assets tracking, smart retail, etc. You may find it sounds familiar with the Bluetooth beacon, let me show you a brief difference under comparing between these 2 common positioning technology.
Bluetooth LE (BLE) is a low-power radio system that has been used in beacons for ranging and measuring location. BLE technology has the advantages of not being expensive and being easy to implement. In comparison, UWB measures are not based on the signal strength, but the time it takes the signal to travel from the object to the UWB tag.
Currently, BLE beacons may be the first choice to many suppliers or manufacturers, which predated UWB and are easily available to integrate with existing systems. Simply deployment of the BLE has become a firm and tight advantage rooting in people’s minds.
UWB exchanges a wide frequency bandwidth for high-speed data transmission, and does not occupy the crowded frequency resources, but shares frequency bands used by other wireless technologies. In military applications, it can be used to achieve long-distance, low interception rate, low detection rate, high security, and high-speed data transmission.
UWB systems use intermittent pulses to send data, and the pulse duration is very short. UWB devices have great advantages over traditional wireless devices in terms of battery life and electromagnetic radiation.
Ultra-wideband radios have strong penetrating capabilities and can perform precise positioning indoors and underground. Unlike GPS, which provides absolute geographic locations, ultra-short pulse locators can provide relative positions with positioning accuracy up to centimeters.
From the available and forecast data of the UWB Market and Application Trend from Techno Systems Research Co, Ltd, it’s clearly shown that the forecast to the units of the global UWB market reaches more than 200 million in 2021, and more than 1.2 billion units shipped by 2027. In the application trend, the smartphone segment has always been the biggest part, far above automotive, smart home devices, wearables, consumer tag, and RTLS B2B.
Healthcare − UWB is used to track and monitor hospital assets, patients, healthcare professionals, and the health status in the hospital. Greatly improve the efficiency of the work process and bring an excellent experience.
Retail – Greatly assists in finding information about the location of products and employees in the store, and achieves the ability to identify customers, employees, and goods. Ensure speed and process efficiency.
Manufacturing – The manufacturing vertical brings the huge market potential to UWB-based RTLS solutions. UWB-based RTLS solutions can also track and monitor telemetry conditions, such as humidity, pressure, and temperature of remote assets and ships, thereby improving worker safety and helping manage asset integrity.
Automobiles and transportation – In recent years, wireless technology has been mainly used in automobiles for radio reception and navigation purposes. The UWB solution is used to ensure high reliability in the heterogeneous environment inside the car.
Consumer Electronics – UWB will be the fastest growing technology and is expected to significantly improve the consumer experience related to home entertainment products. UWB meets the low-power requirements of electronic devices and provides low-cost solutions for widespread consumer adoption.
Moreover, the UWB Tag can be widely used in smart office, assets tracking, and more to explore. It greatly ensures security and contributes to the development of life and business.
As an extremely mature Bluetooth positioning supplier, Minew has full confidence in exploring the new area and creating more practical UWB products with an accuracy of up to centimeters. In the future, you all can totally expect UWB to appear in a wide range of devices, and it will be the time that Minew is shining in the UWB arena.
December 23, 2021
Posted by: Shenzhen Minew Technologies Co.,Ltd.
Tampa, Fla. 21 Dec 2021 – Smart Meter, the provider of cellular-enabled remote patient monitoring (RPM) data and devices, announced a partnership with A&D Medical, a global provider of connected health and biometric measurement devices and services. (more…)
December 22, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Tokyo, Japan. 21 December 2021 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the successful completion of acquisition of Celeno Communications, the provider of smart, innovative Wi-Fi solutions, as of December 20, 2021.
December 21, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Munich, Germany. 14 December 2021 – Infineon Technologies AG announced the launch of the new AIROC Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4 family to help companies quickly bring low-power, high-performing Matter products to market. Infineon’s AIROC CYW30739 Bluetooth LE & 802.15.4 system on chip (SoC) is a reliable, secure and scalable solution to connect low-power devices in the smart home.
December 14, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
IoT development is complex and bound to uncertain challenges throughout the development lifecycle. Further breaking down the development into different components, issues in hardware design are the most critical because they can’t be rolled back. (more…)
December 13, 2021
Posted by: Yash Mehta
San Jose, Calif. 7 Dec 2021 – Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company introduced its new EdgeConnect Microbranch solution, an home office and small office networking solution for hybrid work environments that securely provides remote personnel all of the traditional services workers receive in-office via a single Wi-Fi access point (AP) with no gateway, agent or additional hardware required at the remote site. (more…)
December 8, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
(Sponsored News) Chainway has recently upgraded the operating system to the latest Android 11 in its handheld computer series. including C66, C61, C60, C72, C71 and C70 mobile computer series, and C75 mobile computer (with printer) series. In addition, some products have been fully upgraded in CPU configuration and functionalities, providing a more convenient and efficient user experience and maximizing productivity.
Chainway C66 Mobile Computer (based on Android11)
Equipped with Android 11.0 OS and more advanced Qualcomm Snapdragon TM 662 processor, the new C66 has a more powerful configuration to provide users with faster and smoother experience. The new-generation C66 not only integrates barcode, powerful UHF, NFC, and other functions, but also provides optional built-in UHF, fingerprint, volume measurement functions, and supports Wi-Fi 6 to achieve higher data throughput and security. Powerful and versatile, the new C66 meets almost all the requirements of complex application scenarios as an industrial-grade PDA.
Chainway C61 Mobile Computer (based on Android11)
Chainway C61 is a new-generation rugged handheld computer. Built with 11 OS and Qualcomm Octa-Core processor, it supports 27keys / 37keys / 47keys optional keypad, features 6700mAh removable battery and quick charge, and offers optional trigger handle with extended 5200mAh battery, as well as abundant accessories. And it allows optional barcode scanning, RFID, NFC, etc. With robust data collection capability and high-powered dual-band WIFI, this mobile computer can perfectly fulfill applications in logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, retail, asset management.
C72 UHF RFID Reader (based on Android11)
Chainway C72 is an Android rugged RFID reader that boasts best-in-class UHF RFID capability. Built with embedded Impinj E710 / R2000, it enables more than 15m of read distance outdoors. The RFID reader features optional barcode scanning, Octa-Core processor and 8000mAh powerful battery to perfectly meet demands in intensive applications, especially in asset management, retail, warehousing, apparel inventory, expressway toll, fleet management, finance.
C75 Mobile Computer with Printer (based on Android11)
Chainway C75 is a handheld computer with large display and thermal printing. It supports various type of printing cores and enables quick printing of receipt. The built-in dual slots for PSAM cards help in easy encryption of data. And it boasts superb performance, and supports optional NFC, barcode scanning, etc. This mobile computer can be used in various sectors like retail, parking and so forth.
December 1, 2021
Posted by: IoT global network
Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2021 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Celeno Communications, a provider of smart Wi-Fi solutions, for Renesas to acquire Celeno in an all-cash transaction. The deal values Celeno at approximately US$315 million (€269.87 million or approximately 35.9 billion yen at an exchange rate of 114 yen to the dollar), assuming certain milestone payments are made as detailed in the agreement.
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October 28, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Lanner was approached by a customer searching for the ideal hardware appliance capable of supporting the deployment of a K-12 education system, one that serves millions of students and teaching staff residing both inside and outside the country. (more…)
October 22, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello