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Integrated Device Technology, (IDT), introduced an energy-efficient 24-bit sensor signal conditioner (SSC) IC designed for consumer barometric pressure and thermopile sensors. With an integrated 26-bit digital signal processor (DSP) for…

Remember that crazy hacker who crushed a $10,000 gold Apple Watch with magnets? Well, he's back again. At least this time he's only destroying an iPhone 6S, though. Ukranian YouTube user TechRax took a perfectly good iPhone 6S, melted…

Targeting mobile phones, wearable devices and similar battery-powered applications, the AP3405 DC-DC buck converter introduced by Diodes Incorporated delivers high efficiency under light and heavy loads. Operating with a fixed switching…

Atmel Corporation announced that Atmel’s maXTouch firmware development facility in Whiteley, U.K., has achieved the Automotive SPICE Level 3 certification—a certification that addresses rigid requirements for the software development…

The 3D printing craze is making its way into the toy market now that Mattel has unveiled its Thingmaker 3D printing ecosystem that allows families to print their own toys. The toy giant collaborated with Autodesk to come up with the …

Mouser Electronics is now shipping the ADuCM310 precision analog microcontroller from Analog Devices. Designed for diagnostic control of tunable laser optical module applications as well as data acquisition and instrumentation, the ADuCM310…

Vishay Intertechnology released two new bidirectional symmetrical (BiSy) single-line ESD protection diodes for portable electronics with a low working range of 3.3 V in the ultra-compact CLP0603 silicon package. Measuring only 0.6 mm by 0.3…

Fujipoly introduces Sarcon PG80A, its newest high-performance, low compression force putty-like thermal interface material. The 13 W/m°K gap filler pad gently conforms to most component shapes and uneven surfaces to transfer heat from its…

If you were wondering how to transform ordinary movies or video games into an interactive 4D experience, French start-up, Immersit, has you covered with a plug-and-play device that hooks up to your couch and brings the action on your…

A typical computer processor is comprised of billions of transistors, and the more transistors that can be packed into a single chip, the more powerful the processor can become. Well, engineers from the University of Utah have discovered a…

In an attempt to promote its new self-driving car technology, automaker Nissan has released a video of its new self-parking office chairs. The chairs incorporate the same technology that Nissan will include in its new line of vehicles and…

There's an app for just about anything, and now, thanks to Microsoft, there's an app that uses artificial intelligence to identify dog breeds and then tell you which kind best fits your human personality. The app will even take an informed…

Netflix, the beloved streaming service that allows people to stream TV shows, movies, documentaries, and more right to their computers or television sets is a hot commodity on the black market — well Netflix passwords are, at least.…

While the human eye can provide us with supreme visual capabilities, computers are making it possible to see the unseen aspects of images. A team of engineers from the University of California, Los Angeles  has now made its special computer…

It's Winter here in the United States, which typically means a lot of germs, coughing, and sneezing. MIT researchers have used new high-speed videos to reveal some disgusting truths about the common sneeze.  For starters, when a person…