Articles tagged with: Uwb

Fujitsu Adapts Android Smartphones as Location Guides for the Blind

Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Fujitsu today announced their joint development of an indoor support system for the blind that uses ultra wide band (uwb) technology and a smartphone. The system is able to provide real-time positioning data, even indoors where GPS cannot be used, and provide audio instructions on the distance and direction to a destination to help guide the blind. more

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Samsung Wireless USB Chipset Supports Data Transmission Between CE Devices

Samsung Electronics has introduced its latest wireless universal serial bus (USB) solution, developed using Ultra Wide Band (uwb) technology. Offered in a two-chip set, Samsung's newest S3C2680/ S5M8311 WUSB solution enables content to be wirelessly transmitted from a mobile host device to a tethered device for viewing. more

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CEA-Leti and Nokia Develop RF front-end for Remotely Powered Memory Tag

CEA-Leti and Nokia Research Center (NRC) have developed an RF front-end circuit that allows very high data rate content exchange between a reader - typically a mobile phone - and a memory tag. This circuit is currently used in the Nokia Explore and Share research prototype. more

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UWB - Is the Egg Finally About to Hatch?

Despite frequent declarations by many that 'uwb is dead', recently it feels as though support is starting to grow - not just from those pushing the technology, but also from independent industry experts and device manufacturers. So why are we not seeing more of uwb, either in the form of W-USB or other variations, in products being shipped today? more

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What Next for Bluetooth High Speed?

The most recent announcement that the Bluetooth SIG has formally adopted Bluetooth high speed with 802.11, to allow faster data transfer, may have shuddered the hopes and potential future for the version which will include uwb. With the release of Bluetooth high speed, 2009 is already proving itself to be one of the most important years for the Bluetooth market. more

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Eight Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2009 and 2010

Gartner says that it has identified eight mobile technologies that will evolve significantly through 2010, impacting short-term mobile strategies and policies. more

Combination ICs Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Understanding the Needs of Tomorrow - Today

The inclusion of multiple wireless technologies on a single IC is becoming increasingly widespread. As the drive for reduced power consumption, additional functionality and significant cost reduction reaches a crescendo, it has never been a more exciting time for combination ICs. Broadcom's recently announced 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and FM combination (which follows the company's intent to introduce a new combination IC every 60 days over the coming months), has ensured this issue remains a hot topic. more

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Ultra-wideband radio rides a beam of light

Multiple high-definition videos and other data-rich services may soon stream through homes, offices, ships and planes via new hybrid optical/ultra-wideband-radio systems developed by European researchers. more

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700 Million Wireless Video and Audio Connectivity Products to Ship in 2013

Shipments of four classes of wireless audio and video connectivity products for the home, which barely amount to 150 million this year, are expected to increase to nearly 700 million worldwide by the end of 2013, according to a new ABI Research study. more

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The Wireless Home Office (Finally) Approaches

After a long wait, the first stage of what will become the "wireless home office" is arriving. Some home office uwb (ultra-wideband) products are now hitting retailers' shelves, and more are expected by the end of the year. These are mainly in the wireless USB category, the first major market application for uwb, utilizing wireless USB embedded in devices such as laptop computers, wireless docking stations for those computers, and wireless external hard drives. more

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