How the security mechanism of microcontrollers secure IoT devices

The coming of IoT era brings a huge amount of data in the cloud and edge. With the growth of cloud-based information, Statista has expected more than seven million data centres in 2021 and Global Market Insights has projected $45bn…

3 factors that affect GPS accuracy

There are multiple factors affecting GPS accuracy. In this article, TECHDesign has pointed out three main factors that are the position of satellites, the features of GPS receivers, and the signal effect from surrounding environment. What is GPS and What…

Powering Smart Cities (City Digital: Season 1, Episode 2)

Following on from Episode 1 this three-part documentary from Digi-Key presents a series highlighting some of the most advanced cities in the world, to discover how the latest technology and innovations are reshaping the way people work, commute, and live in the…

Interoperability of health data

Interoperability of health data refers to the ability of health information systems to work simultaneously within and across organisations to advance the effective delivery of healthcare services. There is a clear need for more effective information sharing between care settings,…

Britain’s largest 5G deployment port

Britain’s biggest and busiest port, Hutchinson Ports Port of Felixstowe, is also one other the largest in Europe. Every year it handles over four million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) and welcomes approximately two thousand ships, including the largest container vessels…

What’s coming to Industry 4.0?

Janus, the Roman god of new beginnings, is represented by a double-faced head, one facing the past and the other facing the future. Taking inspiration from this, manufacturers looking to accelerate their digital transformation should consider the impact of the…

9 companies ‘leading the way’ in the Metaverse

The metaverse, a recently super-hot searching word after Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, announced his company brand changing from Facebook to Meta Platforms. Metaverse is a compound word of “meta” and “universe”; while “meta” refers to “transcending”, hence “metaverse” refers…

Future vision for lawn care – ‘the smart private gardener’

From robotic lawn mower to smart private gardener – that is the vision when the Innovation Team of Husqvarna Forest & Garden, a division within Husqvarna Group, looks into the future of lawn care. The future robot is described as…

The Road to Smart Cities (City Digital: Season 1, Episode 1)

Following on from their ‘Hardware for All‘ series, this three-part documentary from Digi-Key and Supplyframe present a three-part series highlighting some of the most advanced cities in the world, to discover how the latest technology and innovations are reshaping the way people…

NXP’s voice intelligent technology and new training tools

What’s new NXP Semiconductors has announced Voice Intelligent Technology (VIT), the industry’s first fully comprehensive, local voice control software package with online training tools free for customers, regardless of end application production volumes. Based on advanced deep learning, VIT is…