Category: Technology
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Wireless Power at CES 2016
Wireless Power Wireless Power is one of the big topics for future electronics power. Cota is one of the players but there are plenty more wanting to be part of this emerging technology area. The main issue is not just charging devices in cradles, but charging them wherever they are. Even moving. So how…
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IoT in 2016
Internet of Things 2016 This is the year that the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to become the single biggest category for connected consumer electronics products. This was covered in more detail in our post on The Internet of Things drives economic growth. But what about other sectors like Infrastructure? In the Pace Zenith…
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Australian Technical Events 2016
2016 Australian Technical Events My thanks go to Paul Daniels of Circuit Challenges and LC Circuits for preparing most of this list and to Joseph Madeley of IDC Technologies for details on their events. International Conference on Computer Modelling and Simulation 18-19 Jan 2016 Brisbane LINUX Conference 1-5 Feb 2016 Geelong Interactive Entertainment Conference 2-5 Feb 2016…
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Creating Product Specifications
Requirements Capture versus Product Specification In our post on Requirements Capture I looked at how we can go about understanding what a product has to do, who it has to do it for, and how to assess that. The output of this process is often referred to as a Product Specification or more specifically a…
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Making Batteries Better
Batteries Today There are four separate drivers for current battery technology: Cost Size and Weight Capacity Recharge rates and cycles An example of an emerging industry for batteries is electric vehicles. These require high recharge rates, high capacity, high recharge cycles and acceptable weight, size and cost. So the current front runner in…