Intel Compute Card: Poised to (Re)Revolutionize Portable Computing
Back in 2016, Intel introduced its Compute Stick, which is a device about the size of a pack of gum that can transform any HDMI display into a small
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USB 3.2 Doubles Type-C Cable Speed, Adds To Naming Confusion
Scheduled to release any day now, the anticipated USB 3.2 spec will double the number of lanes for data transfer and enable full-featured cables to tr
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Will I3C Replace I²C?
The I²C bus is 35 years old, and still widely used. However it's ripe for some improvements, and for this, the I3C spec is being created.
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5G Moves Forward With Early Trials
Faster speeds and more bandwidth are required for all the new wireless technology that is on the way. 5G will represent a quantum leap beyond 4G netwo
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Don't Forget to Register that Drone
If you plan to use a drone for anything related to work or commercial ventures, you need to do more than register.
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Batteries: Capacity, Cell Impedance, and Power Fading
There's a general expectation these days that a car, even an electric vehicle should operate for 10 to 30 years. Rechargeable batteries are critical f
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Never Forget Again: The Rise of Portable Data Storage
Depending on how you define it, portable data storage dates back to the dawn of time.
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Powerful SoCs Turbocharge Wearables' Future
New chips promise enhanced connectivity and compelling applications ensuring the latest generation of wearables stay on the wrist.
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Harsh Environments Challenge Power Management
The demands of harsh environments on electronics, especially maintaining specified voltage levels under often severe current loads, remains the on-going challenge for power management devices.
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Autopilot vs. Autonomous
People have misperceptions about autonomy. Autopilots have been used in aircraft for decades. In newer planes and at properly equipped airports, the a
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The Internet of Space: Intelligence for What You Least Expect, When You Least Expect It
Hundreds of femtosatellites, called Sprites, were shipped into space on the first KickSat, which started as a KickStarter project to launch what amoun
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Open Source RTOS Comes to IoT
The complexity of IoT extends beyond simple projects. If you were to take all the useful data and manipulate it, you could find patterns that point to
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Selfie with a Shark
For a good while now we've thought of our phones as fairly drop proof (how many times have you dropped yours?), relying on the solder joints to keep t
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Intel's Quark D2000 SBC and the Open Source nano-RTOS
Intel is doing it again: they are almost giving away stuff and definitely giving away other stuff. A new member of the Quark family is out, and Intel
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The Internet of Useful Things, or "The World's Most Expensive Egg Timer"
How did we get here? I could use several lifetimes up just in projects. The tools available to the masses seem to be fueled by IoT. We can all enginee
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USB Type-C Explained
I was intrigued to hear that Benson Leung, a Google engineer working on the Chromebook Pixel, had gone on a one-man crusade to help early adopters of
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The Assimilation of Self-driving Cars, One Feature at a Time
How many Tesla owners were on highways the next day, trying out their new Auto Lane Change feature? Flick the turn signal and the car will change lane
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We are Kings, with an Army of Roaches at Our Command
I finally, finally learned to knit well. Following a book to learn knitting is nearly impossible. (Bear with me, I will get to the roaches soon, you
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Intel Galileo2 vs. Raspberry Pi2
Intel Galileo 2 vs Raspberry Pi 2 comparison reveals potential pitfalls and pleasant surprises on these improved versions of the originals.
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From Bi-planes to Space Debris: Digging through NASA Archives
What engineer has not had to produce a report at some time in their life? I was researching open architecture systems and stumbled upon this: the arch
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