The magnets embedded in the body and accessories of Apple’s iPad 2 tablet computers may interfere with implanted cardiac rhythm devices (CRD) and could potentially kill a user in their sleep, a new study presented at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual conference has suggested. Fourteen-year-old high school freshman Gianna Chien of Stockton, Calif. made her … [Read more...]
Nemko 80th Anniversary Celebration and Technical Program
Title: Nemko 80th Anniversary Celebration and Technical ProgramDate: June 03 - 04 2013Location: Carlsbad, CaliforniaDescription: Nemko, a provider of testing and certification products and services has announced their 80th anniversary celebration and accompanying technical program. Topics covered include the new Customs Union regulations and approval process for products … [Read more...]
MIT Graduate Honored for Work Discussing Benefits of Interference in Wireless Systems
An MIT graduate has won the 2012 Doctoral Dissertation Award presented by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his work designing wireless systems that can successfully reconstruct transmitted information after being affected by interference. Currently an assistant professor at the University of Washington, Shyamnath Gollakota completed his dissertation, “Embracing … [Read more...]
Equipment for Testing, Measuring and Monitoring of Protective Measures for Electrical Safety of Low Voltage Distribution Systems Up to 1,000 v.a.c. and 1,5000 v.d.c
From the International Electrotechnical Commission webstore: "IEC 61557-10:2013 specifies the requirements for combined measuring equipment which combines into one piece of apparatus, several measuring functions or methods of testing, measuring or monitoring according to the respective parts of IEC 61557. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in … [Read more...]
Vector Signal Generator Allows for Intricate Multichannel Options
Rohde & Schwarz, a manufacturer of equipment for mobile radios and radiocommunications, has released the SMW200A vector signal generator for “generating complex, digitally modulated signals of high quality.” The generator covers a frequency range from 100 kHz to 3GHz and also “features an I/Q modulation bandwidth of 160 MHz with internal baseband.” Allowing for maximum … [Read more...]
Researchers Develop Method to Turn LCD Display into Touchscreen Using EMI
Researchers from the University of Washington’s Ubiquitous Computing Lab have developed a method to turn an LCD display into a touch screen by utilizing the low levels of electromagnetic interference produced by many consumer electronics. “All these devices around you have all these signals coming out of them, and we ignore them because we think they’re noise,” Sidhant Gupta, … [Read more...]
Motabaqah Named Provider of Services for Agilent Technologies in Saudi Arabia
Agilent Technologies, a measurement and technological company in chemical analysis, diagnostics, electronics and communications, appointed Motabaqah, a Saudi Specialized Laboratories Co. as the sole “authorized provider of repair and calibration services for Agilent electronic test and measurement equipment in Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states.” Motabaqah provides … [Read more...]
Affordable Yet Powerful Field Strength Analyzer Suitable for Telecommunications and Analysis
AWT Global, developer of high-end digital communications, has released the UBA 9290 Series field strength analyzer. Battery operated and handheld, the UBA 9290 has high sensitivity down to -117 dBm with a measurement range from 100 kHz to 2.9 GHz, and a span range from 1MHZ to 1GHz. AWT says that the product is great for “applications in telecommunications, cable TV, RFID, … [Read more...]
Solid-State High Power GaN Amplifier Specialized for Electronic Warfare
Comtech PST Corp. released the BME69189-20, a solid-state gallium nitride amplifier with high power density meant for electronic warfare, radar transmitters and communications applications in confined spaces. Weighing five pounds, the amplifier has “gain at 20 Watts of more than 41 decibels; maximum RF input overdrive of 10 dbm; and built-in test that includes composite fault … [Read more...]
Ground-Based In-Flight Broadband Services Proposal Faces Opposition from Satellite Industry
A proposal for in-flight broadband services in consideration by the Federal Communications Commission this week from semiconductor company Qualcomm is facing heavy opposition from the satellite industry. Satellite service providers believe that the July 2011 proposal, which details plans to provide consumers with “anywhere/anytime broadband access” by transmitting signals from … [Read more...]
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