Laird accelerates time to market for embedding wireless connectivity

Laird, has signed a distribution partnership with Future Electronics. Through its dedicated wireless business unit, Future Connectivity Solutions, Future will promote and sell Laird Embedded Wireless Solution’s extensive line of

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Secure NFC/RFID tag authenticator with energy harvesting protects sensitive data transfer between master and slave devices

Designers can now perform secure wireless data communication on their embedded systems without needing the host microcontroller, but by simply using a single MAX66242 DeepCover® Secure Authenticator from Maxim Integrated

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Is it lights out for the light switch?

Although designs have changed over the years, consumers have been using the same basic technology since the 1880s to switch on and off the lighting in their homes and offices.

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Alpha Micro launches low-cost Wi-Fi / Bluetooth “Internet of Things” module from u-blox

New from Alpha Micro Components, successful independent specialist franchised distributor of components for telematics and M2M, is the ODIN-W160 rugged multi-radio Internet of Things (IOT) module from u-blox for demanding

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Dialog Semiconductor extends Bluetooth® success into range of smart home-human interface devices

Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC, solid-state lighting and Bluetooth® Smart wireless technology, has announced the company’s further expansion into the Smart Home and Human

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u-blox launches low-cost Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Internet of Things module

Swiss u-blox, announces the ODIN-W160, a rugged multiradio module for demanding industrial, vehicle, medical, and security applications.

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CSRmesh Development Kit aims to accelerate product development in the Internet of Things

Bluetooth® innovator CSR plc announces the launch of its CSRmesh™ Development Kit, which will allow developers to get hands on with the recently launched CSRmesh Bluetooth Smart protocol. The kit, which

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INSIDE Secure and Gemalto sign a new Single Wire Protocol (SWP) license agreement

INSIDE Secure has announced a new Single Wire Protocol (SWP) license agreement with Gemalto. The agreement is an extension of the 2008 SWP and HCI (Host Controller Interface) cross-license agreement

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M2M visions of 2020

(Blog) — Ten years ago, while executing a keynote presentation at an M2M industry tradeshow, writes Jeffrey O. Smith of Numerex (pictured), I showed a live demonstration of remote monitoring of a

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Record growth in Bluetooth Smart devices announced

Kirkland, Washington, USA – A string of moves to add increasing levels of Bluetooth Smart Ready and Bluetooth Smart technology integration by leading OS providers like Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry, and

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Elbrys and Mindbloom showcase integrating mobile health applications and M2M health device services

Elbrys has announced collaboration with interactive health application leader Mindbloom to offer powerful user experiences that integrate with third party devices and metric centered data services.

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Digi launches compact wireless module for developing connected portable devices

Electronica, Messe Munich, Germany – Digi International has launched a compact wireless system-on-module for developing connected devices based on Freescale technology.

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Withings internet-connected scales aim to make weight monitoring easy and fun

IFA Berlin, Germany and Paris, France — Withings is ushering in its next generation of internet-connected bathroom scales with the Wireless Scale WS-30. This scale combines Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity

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Meshlium Xtreme gives 3G connectivity to ZigBee, Wifi and Bluetooth sensors

Zaragoza, Spain – A new multiprotocol router launched by Libelium allows the connection of any sensor or actuator to the Cloud via high speed 3G networks. This, says the company,

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Consumers, not telehealth patients, will drive adoption of wireless medical devices, says IMS Research

Wellingborough, UK. May 22, 2012 — IMS Research predicts that consumers’ self-monitoring health devices, rather than those used in managed telehealth systems, will provide the largest opportunity for wireless technologies

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Farnell to sell Laird M2M radio modules in Europe

Laird Technologies has signed Farnell as a European distributor for its wireless and M2M products.

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