Nordic-powered wearable provides location tracking and fall detection for Alzheimer’s sufferers

Californian technology company Saluswear Corp. has released a wearable designed to track and monitor individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia, or autism. The ‘SalusWear’ device employs Nordic Semiconductor-powered LTE-M connectivity and GNSS to report the location of the wearer to family, friends, or caregivers in the event they go missing, or if they have potentially been

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Digi International selects MaxLinear PCIe bridges and serial transceivers for integration into Digi Connect console access servers

Carlsbad, United States – MaxLinear Inc., announced that Digi International, a global provider in IoT connectivity products and services, selected MaxLinear PCIe bridges and serial transceivers for the Digi Connect IT high-performance console access servers used in data centre and infrastructure markets.

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Quectel announces advanced RM500Q 5G module powered by NVIDIA jetson AGX orin 32GB system-on-module

Quectel Wireless Solutions has announced its advanced 5G modules which securely and reliably connect devices and people to networks and services are available now with the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB system-on-module (SOM). With its Jetson edge AI platform, NVIDIA is accelerating the next wave of robotics, automation and artificial intelligence IoT. The platform’s power-efficient,

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NNNCo is launching the LoRaWAN IoT network to the Gold Coast business community

The Internet of Things (IoT) has matured rapidly over recent years, enabling cities, businesses and organisations around the world to use technology to improve operational efficiencies, increase productivity, and reduce energy and water consumption, thus making a positive impact on the planet and communities.

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Pedigree Technologies is offering two new tracking tags increasing visibility into companies’ assets at a fraction of the cost

1 September 2022 – Pedigree Technologies announces the addition of two new Tracking Tags to its OneView platform. By attaching to outdoor tools, equipment, and remote assets, these Bluetooth tags offer customers increased visibility at a fraction of the cost of GPS devices. The tracking tags will connect and sync with truck and trailer GPS devices, Pedigree applications on

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TCL upgrades TCL NXTWEAR S wearable display glasses and announces new global brand ambassadors at IFA 2022

Berlin, 1 September 2022 – TCL, a specialist in display technology and affordable, smart experiences, makes two major announcements at IFA 2022: upgrades to TCL NXTWEAR S wearable display glasses, enhanced for greater comfort and convenience. Plus, three international football stars join the company’s global brand ambassador programme to amplify TCL’s communications during the 2022/2023 football

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TomTom to power Hyundai Motor Group with maps and traffic

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1 September 2022 – TomTom (TOM2), the trusted geolocation technology specialist, announced that its maps and real-time traffic data have been chosen by Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) to support its entire vehicle lineup in Europe. Over the coming years, millions of HMG vehicles will come equipped with this technology as standard. 

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Telink energy harvesting wireless module to enable batteryless remote controls

Amsterdam, Netherlands – Telink and Nowi reinforce their existing partnership by launching an energy autonomous wireless connectivity module. This new product offering enables additional energy harvesting use-cases by further reducing bill of material size, cost and complexity.

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Renesas extends RISC-V embedded processing portfolio with new motor control ASSP solution

Düsseldorf, Germany – Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced the RISC-V MCU specifically optimised for advanced motor control systems. The new solution enables customers to benefit from a ready-to-use, turnkey solution for motor control applications, with no development cost. Customers benefit from reduced time to market and cost reductions with the

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Contactless payments transaction values to surpass $10trn globally by 2027

Hampshire, UK. 12 September 2022 – A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of contactless payment transactions will reach $10 trillion globally by 2027; from $4.6 trillion in 2022. It anticipates that investment in the underlying contactless payments ecosystem, such as contactless‑enabled POS (Point-of-Sale) terminals and device-level support, will be the key driver of

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Case study: Data engineering transformation enables condition monitoring of industrial IoT equipment

Worldwide Internet of Things (IoT) spending will grow 17.0% annually, from about US$700 billion (€689.48 billion) in 2015 to nearly $1.3 trillion (€1.28 trillion) by 2019, according to a report by Transforma Insights. By 2025, it is estimated that there will be more than 21 billion IoT devices. These numbers definitely depict the growth in

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IoT can play a huge role in rescuing the planet

None of us can escape the daily diet of climate disasters affecting our planet. And since there is no Planet B for us to escape to, we urgently need to protect the one we’ve got. In the latest Quickfire video, IoT Now’s Jeremy Cowan chats to the CEO and co-founder of Spain-based Libelium, Alicia Asin

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Ordr Clinical Defender 8.1 delivers a full-lifecycle vulnerability management platform optimised for HTM

Santa Clara, United States – Ordr, the provider in connected device security, announced Ordr Clinical Defender 8.1, providing healthcare technology management (HTM) teams a full-lifecycle vulnerability management platform to more efficiently prioritise and address risks for their connected medical devices.

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Emerson Ventures makes investment in Spearix

St. Louis – Emerson announced it has made a investment through Emerson Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, in Spearix Technologies, Inc., whose adaptive, multi-core radio processor provides a system-level solution for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) wireless communication.

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WithSecure joins Cloud Security Alliance

Helsinki, Finland. 6 September 2022 – WithSecure, formerly known as F-Secure Business, has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) to help define and raise awareness of best practices that can help ensure a secure cloud computing environment.

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The secret to driving growth for mPOS and smart vending machines lies in wireless connectivity

The POS (point of sale) and vending equipment markets are forecast to grow hugely, due to increasing consumer demand and improved supporting technology including new fully featured yet cost-effective payment terminals. In fact, says Neset Yalcinkaya, VP of products / GM of NA R&D Centre at Quectel Wireless.

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