Words to the wise
It was good to see a reminder from Chris Coleman, writing recently on embedded.com, that addresses “how customer support and engineering teams can work better together.”
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Smartphone app processors
First, a confession: I didn’t read the full report. It would have cost me nearly €7,000 (or nearly $8,000 US). But fortunately, Don Scansen apparently did, and wrote a good but too brief summary of APU – Smartphone SoC Floorplan Comparison 2024, the Yole Group’s study of smartphone application processors that was published in the […]
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Supershoes!
Although I’ve done some running over the years – some Spartan races, a 5K or two – I am by no means a serious runner. Still, I do have a lot of admiration for runners – especially distance runners – and read with great interest a fascinating article by Jonathan Rosen on the latest high […]
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Taking industrial control systems offline
There's some rethinking rethinking going on about whether to take the industrial control systems (ICS) that govern so many of our most important industries offline.
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AI-driven robots that can help folks live more independently? Bring it!
There are plenty of applications where AI can and should be used in the home. And one was chronicled last spring in MIT’s Technology Review.
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Making AI More Energy Efficient
most of us recognize that while AI is growing as a force, and will revolutionize entire industries, it does consume an awful lot of energy, leading to concerns about whether it is environmentally sustainable.
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Batteries coming to major home appliances? Maybe…
Appliance-by-battery-operation may be moving beyond the realm of small appliances and into the domain of heavy appliances like stoves, refrigerators, and washing machines.
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Celebrating the 4th of July
Fireworks have always been one of my favorite parts of 4th of July celebrations. There are few things that rival watching the skies light up on a warm summer’s night.
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Power vs. Performance: some stories never get old
Juggling competing demands is a challenge as old as technology. When it comes to embedded systems, the story is often about how to maximize performance while minimizing power consumption.
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The Industrial Internet of Things
The IOT has become so much a part of our daily lives – sometimes, admittedly, in fairly trivial ways. It’s good to be reminded that the IIOT is out there as well, changing the way many industries work.
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