At CES 2018, exhibiting companies displayed many new products for smart homes, smart health, smart cars and more. Comfort, energy efficiency and a healthy home environment (clean air) are an integral part of a smart home. The Yes It Is Tag Sensor, an Innovation Award at CES 2018 Honoree, provides the means to achieve all […]
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What cool sensor-enabled products were at CES 2018? Part 4
At CES 2018, exhibiting companies displayed many new products for smart homes, smart health, smart cars and more. Having safe, pesticide residue free food is certainly a smart addition to a home and its occupants’ health. To provide this safety, ITRI developed a Handheld Pesticide Residue Detector. The detector is a CES 2018 Innovation Awards […]
What cool sensor-enabled products were at CES 2018? Part 3
At CES 2018, exhibiting companies displayed many new products for smart homes, smart health, smart cars and more. Digital healthcare had several sessions and many companies displayed their innovative solutions. A digital nose gets into healthcare and other critical applications. With the goal of identifying and analyzing in real time the ambient air quality, an […]
What cool sensor-enabled products were at CES 2018? Part 2
At CES 2018, exhibiting companies displayed many new products for smart homes, smart health, smart cars and more. Digital healthcare had several sessions and many companies displayed their innovative solutions in the Health and Wellness Marketplace. One area of digital health that has attracted several companies’ attention is sleep monitoring and tracking. Emfit Ltd displayed […]
What cool sensor-enabled products were at CES 2018? Part 1
Your smartphone knows what size you are. Well, it does if you use MySizeID body measurement technology from My Size, Inc. that was shown at CES 2018. Unlike, traditional methods for determining accurate body measurements that range from low tech, the use of a measuring tape to high tech, such as advanced 3D scanners, approaches […]
What is the coolest sensor meeting in the US?
No, it’s not happening now in the middle of the record-breaking cold “bomb cyclone.” It will occur March 2, 2018 at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). The half-day seminar will be held at the downtown Milwaukee Intercontinental Hotel. It will feature a keynote address by sensor industry marketing expert Roger Grace of Roger Grace […]
What do the latest imaging systems reveal?
In their paper, “3D Through-Wall Imaging with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using WiFi,” researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, reported their research and demonstrated 3D through-wall imaging of a completely unknown area. Instead of using RF signals for through-wall imaging, which has proven to be quite challenging, they used Wi-Fi received signal strength indicator […]
What do the latest imaging systems in airborne objects reveal? Part 2
Archeological searching is being conducted from above at altitudes well below those of satellite orbits. One group of researchers has used an airborne laser scanner (ALS) mounted to a helicopter’s skid pad to reveal several cities between 900 and 1,400 years old beneath the tropical forest floor in Cambodia. The first LiDAR (light detection and […]
What do the latest imaging systems in airborne objects reveal? Part 1
Advances in the vision systems in orbiting satellites are revealing ancient pyramids in the desert sands of Egypt, the ruins of hidden temples and cities in the jungles of South America, Cambodia and other areas and even man-made structures under water in oceans and lakes. Satellites with imaging systems that can see through clouds and […]
What is the MIPI I3C sensor interface?
The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, initially released its MIPI I3C specification to its member community in January 2017. In December 2017, the Alliance announced open access to the sensor interface specification. Developed for connecting sensors to an application processor, the MIPI I3C bus interface is a core […]