ELECTRONICS
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October 5, 2016 Fashion Designers Spruce Up Boring Smartwatches
Fashion Designers Spruce Up Boring Smartwatches Smartwatches don’t have to look ugly to be functional. Clothing and accessories designers are collaborating with engineers to produce computerized wristwatches that people will want to wear all day and night. With Apple Inc. preparing to release a watch line that includes an 18-karat gold edition, rivals know they […]
ELECTRONICS October 4, 2016 Japanese Electronics Makers Counting on 4K TVs With Higher Price Tags
Japanese Electronics Makers Counting on 4K TVs With Higher Price Tags Japanese electronics makers are increasingly focusing on high-value added products, such as high-definition 4K TVs, to bolster their TV businesses. In the domestic flat-screen TV market, there has been a vicious cycle in which inexpensive overseas products led to falling prices, hurting Japanese makers’ […]
ELECTRONICS October 4, 2016 Samsung Electronics Vice-Chairman Meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Reiterating company’s commitment to India as a strategic partner, Jay Y. Lee, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of company’s business operations and citizenship initiatives in the country. Lee told Prime Minister Modi that Korean technology major Samsung is working in synchrony with “Make in […]
ELECTRONICS October 4, 2016 Microsoft Finally Admits You Don’t Need Amazon, Flipkart, or Snapdeal to Buy an Xbox One in India
Microsoft Finally Admits You Don’t Need Amazon, Flipkart, or Snapdeal to Buy an Xbox One in India HIGHLIGHTS The Xbox One is now available offline officially This could be a move before announcing the Xbox One S for India No price drop for the Xbox One in India has been confirmed yet For most part […]
ELECTRONICS October 4, 2016 Patent Licensing Firm Tessera to Buy Audio Equipment Maker DTS
Patent Licensing Firm Tessera to Buy Audio Equipment Maker DTS Patent licensing company Tessera Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it would buy audio equipment maker DTS Inc for about $850 million (roughly Rs. 5,697 crores) in cash. The deal will help increase the combined company’s presence in the consumer electronics, mobile, automotive and semiconductor markets. […]
ELECTRONICS October 3, 2016 How a Computer Helped a Paralysed Chimp Walk Again
How a Computer Helped a Paralysed Chimp Walk Again In a first, Japanese researchers have rehabilitated a paralysed chimpanzee through interaction with computers and touch screens. The case of Reo, a male chimpanzee that learned to walk again after being paralysed due to illness, shows how much can be done to rehabilitate animals injured in […]
ELECTRONICS October 3, 2016 Raspberry Pi Sells 10 Million Computers, Celebrates With New Starter Kit
HIGHLIGHTS The Raspberry Pi is widely used as an educational tool for programming Starter Kit includes a Raspberry Pi 3, 8GB SD card, NOOBs OS and more The Starter Kit is priced at GBP 99 and will be available in a few weeks Raspberry Pi has come a long way (in a very short package) […]
ELECTRONICS October 3, 2016 Star Trek at 50: A Look Back at How It Helped Inspire Todays Tech
Star Trek at 50: A Look Back at How It Helped Inspire Todays Tech HIGHLIGHTS The show was one of the influences behind the creation of mobile phones The PADD looks similar to today’s tablet computers Digital sImulation seen in The Next Generation similar to virtual reality Star Trek first took viewers on a voyage […]
ELECTRONICS September 28, 2016 Samsung Launches Galaxy Note 7 Exchange Program: Can Your Small Business Benefit?
Samsung (KRX:005930) has launched the U.S. Product Exchange Program for Galaxy Note 7 owners. The program is in response to some recent reports of battery cell issues with the Galaxy Note 7 device. Could your small business benefit by exchanging your existing devices? The mobile giant announced this program in a press release recently. The U.S. […]
ELECTRONICS September 28, 2016 Will Your Next Restaurant Be Run By Robots?
The technology behind robots has improved greatly in recent years. Robots can now clean your house, prepare food and even learn from watching YouTube videos. And all of those improvements could have interesting implications for businesses. Businesses staffed almost exclusively by robots might seem like something out of a science fiction movie. But concerns about […]
ELECTRONICS September 25, 2016 Chromebook Shipments Overtook Mac for the First Time in the US: IDC
HIGHLIGHTS An IDC analyst claimed that Chrome OS overtook OS X in the US. PC shipments recorded a decline last month. Dell overtook HP in the US PC shipments last month. Google’s Chrome OS-powered laptops and PCs have for the first time outsold Apple’s OS X-based Mac PCs in the US. The Verge cites IDC […]
ELECTRONICS September 25, 2016 hree Great Projects Using a Raspberry Pi 3 for the Summer
HIGHLIGHTS A Raspberry Pi is a computer the size of a credit card. You can use this low-cost device to hack together cool projects. We put together a media centre, game console, and smart assistant. The Raspberry Pi sounds like a dessert for math lovers but it’s really a computer the size of a credit […]
