Educational RPG ChemCaper Set to Release in June 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ChemCaper - Petticles in Peril, a first-of-its-kind educational role playing game (RPG), will merge real playability with genuine educational value. Based on Cambridge University's Chemistry curriculum, ChemCaper has every aspect interlinked with the subject, and is set to bring new levels of entertainment and learning to educational games.
Founder and Group CEO of ACE EdVenture Studio, Anne Tham says: "We teach students the way they want to learn, not the way we, adults, think they should learn. Since students are so engrossed in the use of digital media, we decided not to fight them but to meet them there instead. One way of doing that is to replace the content of a role playing game with something that is educational and acceptable to parents."
ChemCaper allows players to explore the subject in a way far more relevant to them. With an interactive and engaging medium, concepts consistent with the approved syllabus are introduced through gameplay. In short, ChemCaper lets students learn and revise through play and exploration.
The idea of gamifying education was conceptualized by Anne and her team of educators pushing for change in education. Humanizing chemistry concepts and bringing them to life with interactive gameplay have taken learning to a different platform.
Under the umbrella of the Multimedia Development Corporation of Malaysia (MDeC), ACE EdVenture Studio along with 9 more Malaysian games companies will be showcasing their games at the Malaysian Pavilion at the Game Developers Conference 2015 in San Francisco.
"MDeC seeks to work with all manners of game development heroes to push Malaysia into the forefront of the Global Games Industry," says Hasnul Hadi Samsudin, Director of the Creative Multimedia Division at MDeC. "Our objective is to establish our position in the global marketplace as both a provider of quality game production and a producer of exciting games for multiple platforms."
The game features music by Norihiko Hibino, who composed the Metal Gear Solid series' award winning soundtrack, among many others. Nicholas Chong, whose experience in numerous Hollywood productions has been invaluable to the game, heads digital animation as well as creative direction. Greg Evans of Seeds Training brings his expertise in education and youth training to the project, further underscoring the learning aspect of the game.
"As strong advocates of innovation in education over the past 20 years, we wanted to create a disruption in the teaching of the sciences. By gamifying Chemistry, we're pushing the boundaries of how education is delivered. The big picture is enabling students to see the creativity in science, giving students back their confidence in studying science, and making it accessible and affordable to all students alike," Anne Tham added.
ChemCaper - Petticles in Peril is the first of five acts, to be released over the course of the next 3 years on all major mobile platforms. The game is the studio's first offering in a line of edutainment games, slated to include games focusing on Physics, Biology as well as Mathematics.
The beta version of ChemCaper will be unveiled at Booth 235 at the Game Developers Conference, Moscone Center, Main Expo, South Hall, from 2nd to 6th March; and Booth 494, Game Connection City View at Metreon, from 2nd to 5th March.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Lum Wai Leong [Public Relations]
Tel : +6017 650 1897
Email: waileong.lum@aceedventure.com
ASOCS Virtualized Base Station Solution Gets a Boost from Xilinx FPGAs to Accelerated Time to Market
ROSH HAAYIN, Israel, February 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
ASOCS Ltd, a solution provider of virtual Base Stations (vBS), uses Xilinx Virtex-7
FPGAs and solutions to accelerate time to market of its virtual Base Station (vBS)
solution.
The exponential growth of handsets, tablets and new set of connected devices such as
smart watches, eye-glasses combined with the massive, high-bandwidth video usage resulting
high interference in Radio Access Networks (RAN) and poor spectrum efficiency. ASOCS is
using Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGAs to shorten time to market, and enable high performance, L1
hardware acceleration for its fully virtualized and programmable wireless Base Station
solution, enabling next generation 4G and 5G interference mitigation and radio access
technologies (RAT), cloud radio access networks (Cloud-RAN) and cloud self-organizing
networks (C-SON) solutions.
The virtual Base Station (vBS) solution is designed in accordance with the ETSI NFV
framework, decouple and virtualize, all software and hardware resources including the Base
Station L1/PHY software, x86 compute, and hardware acceleration (HWA) platform to process
real-time, signal processing type of workload. ASOCS's proven advanced Modem Processing
Unit (MPU) solution and Modem Programing Language (MPL) for baseband and Signal-processing
as a Service (SPaaS) applications, combined with Xilinx FPGAs and technologies present a
fully virtualized and programmable Base Station solution that address today and future
radio access networks (RAN) requirements.
"ASOCS's virtual Base Station, enables the realization of end to end, fully
virtualized networks, from core to edge," said Eran Bello, ASOCS VP Products & Marketing.
"virtual Base Stations will enable improved network performance, coverage and capacity and
be deployed in numerous network configurations including: Cloud - Radio Access Networks
[http://www.asocstech.com/Cloud-RAN.html ] (Cloud-RAN), traditional Macro cell sites,
In-building/Outdoor Distributed Antenna System (DAS) deployments and even Small Cells
[http://www.asocstech.com/Small_Cells.html ] implementations. Using Xilinx FPGAs and
solutions enable us to support our early customer engagements faster while offering us
maximum flexibility to address their needs."
"Emerging virtual Base Stations require high performance and programmability, while
delivering low cost and power," said David Hawke, director of wireless communications at
Xilinx. "ASOCS has leveraged the high performance processing of Xilinx 7 series FPGAs to
implement multi-sector layer 1 baseband processing acceleration by implementing the Modem
Processing Unit Hardware Accelerator (HWA) on an FPGA, enabling high performance and fast
time to market with full hardware and software flexibility."
About ASOCS
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel. ASOCS is a pioneer in
development of virtual Base Station [http://www.asocstech.com/vBS.html ] (vBS) solutions
enabled by its Modem Processing Unit (MPU), designed to meet current and future Multi -
Radio Access Technologies (Multi-RAT) requirements. ASOCS enables the highest possible
capacity baseband solution for next generation network topologies such as Cloud - Radio
Access Networks [http://www.asocstech.com/Cloud-RAN.html ] (Cloud-RAN) and other wireless
infrastructure cells, from small to macro and beyond. For more information, visit http://www.asocstech.com.
First Full-Scale DRAGON QUEST Action RPG Comes to PlayStation®4 System Later This Year
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of the official Japanese launch this week, SQUARE ENIX, Inc. today announced the highly anticipated DRAGON QUEST HEROES(TM) will be coming to North America in 2015 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. This will arrive in the form of a full-scale action RPG for the first time in the DRAGON QUEST® series.
In DRAGON QUEST HEROES, players must rise up against insurmountable odds, challenging swarms of enemies and conquering gigantic monsters. DRAGON QUEST HEROES comes to the PlayStation®4 system in beautiful high-definition graphics, filled with characters and monsters designed by world-renowned artist Akira Toriyama.
Both Yuji Horii, director and creator of DRAGON QUEST, and Koichi Sugiyama, the composer closely tied to the series since its first instalment and creator of countless memorable musical masterpieces, are closely involved in bringing this title to life. Furthermore, -Force (Omega Force) from KOEI TECMO GAMES - the team that has created numerous popular action game series - is also taking part in its development.
DRAGON QUEST HEROES is a title not only for DRAGON QUEST series fans, but also for gamers of all interests to enjoy.
DRAGON QUEST HEROES will be available for $59.99 later this year at North American retailers and the Square Enix Online Store (https://store.na.square-enix.com/product/282618/). Starting today, players can preorder the game at the Square Enix Online Store.
This title is not yet rated. Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at http://www.esrb.org for more information about ratings.
About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix Group. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 110 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST, which has sold over 64 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 42 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
DRAGON QUEST, DRAGON QUEST HEROES, FINAL FANTASY, EIDOS, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, SPACE INVADERS, TAITO and TOMB RAIDER are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark and "PS4" is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Atmel Launches Xplained Extension Board with Bosch Intelligent Sensor For IoT and Wearable Applications
Integrating the Bosch Intelligent 9-Axis Sensor, New Extension Boards Provide IoT and Wearable Designers the Ability to Prototype Designs Using Atmel | SMART MCUs
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today launched a new extension board for the company's popular Xplained platform at Embedded World Nuremberg. Featuring a Bosch Sensortec BNO055 intelligent 9-axis absolute orientation sensor, the new extension board connects directly to Atmel's Xplained board making it ideal for prototyping projects for the Internet of Things (IoT), wearables and gaming markets, for applications such as personal health and fitness, indoor navigation and other applications requiring context awareness and augmented reality for a more immersive experience.
The low-cost, easy-to-use Xplained prototyping and evaluation platform for Atmel | SMART ARM®-based MCUs can be customized with a wide range of extension boards. The platform enables easy development with a rich selection of example projects and software provided in the Atmel Software Framework (ASF), Atmel Studio and third party integrated development environments.
The new extension board enables designers to easily allow developers to prototype motion control and smart sensing designs using Atmel's broad portfolio of MCUs. The extension board is compatible with the Xplained-PRO expansion connector, and software examples are provided through the Atmel Studio integrated development environment.
"As a leading provider of secure, smart and connected solutions, we are committed to providing the essential tools and platforms to bring more IoT and wearable designs to market," said Steve Pancoast, Vice President of Development Tools and Software, Atmel Corporation. "The new extension board enhances our Xplained platform and allows designers to bring a truly captivating experience to next-generation wearables and IoT applications. We are excited to team with Bosch on this new extension board."
"We are excited about the opportunity to feature our BNO055 sensor in the Xplained ecosystem," said Jeanne Forget, Global Director Marketing, Bosch Sensortec GmbH. "Our advanced BNO055 absolute orientation sensor complements the Atmel | SMART ARM Cortex-based MCUs and will allow developers to bring their designs quickly to market. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration with Atmel with this product."
Pricing and Availability
The Xplained extension boards are available now in the Atmel Store for USD $19.00.
About Atmel Corporation
Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with intelligent and connected solutions focused on the industrial, consumer, communications, computing and automotive markets.
Rohde & Schwarz at Mobile World Congress 2015: The Edge of Mobile Network Testing
MUNICH, February 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Rohde & Schwarz, together with its subsidiaries SwissQual and ipoque will unveil the
most comprehensive portfolio of technically advanced Mobile Network Testing solutions at
MWC 2015 to enable mobile operators, together with infrastructure vendors and testing
service providers to plan, deploy, optimize and operate new network technologies with
efficiency and security and to deliver new services with optimum end user experience.
Highlights of the Rohde & Schwarz Mobile Network Testing (MNT) booth (hall 6, B50)
include:
- Ensuring subscriber QoS from the lab to the field for innovative services
and applications such as VoLTE, calls over Wi-Fi, eMBMS and streaming video
- Benchmarking performance as perceived by end users to give your network the
competitive advantage
- Turning drive test data into insights for smarter and faster engineering and
strategic network improvements
- Using IP classification to develop intelligent infrastructure
- Applying traffic analytics to gain actionable business intelligence for
capacity planning and targeted marketing
- Maximize the value of allocated spectrum by locating and eliminating unwanted
transmitters
- Efficiently commission smalls cells and DAS for additional capacity
- Optimize LTE-A features for maximum network performance
This integrated portfolio brings the advantage of solutions coordinated from planning
to optimization and operation able to provide insight into customer experience from the
user equipment to the core, all with the efficiencies of a single supplier with a global
support network.
"Intense market competition, ARPU decline in traditional communications business and
exponential growth in data services require operators to differentiate themselves through
better quality of experience, innovative digital services and deployment of more efficient
and intelligent networks. With our coherent portfolio of Mobile Network Testing solutions,
we enable our customers to achieve this objective," commented Jeremy Carpenter, MNT
Marketing Manager at Rohde & Schwarz.
CEVA Brings Human-Like Intelligent Vision Processing to Low-Power Embedded Systems
New CEVA-XM4 imaging and vision IP takes embedded vision one step closer to human vision, enabling:
- Real-time 3D depth map and point cloud generation
- Deep learning and neural network algorithms for object recognition and context awareness
- Computational photography for image enhancement including zoom, image stabilization, noise reduction and improved low-light capabilities
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of DSP IP platforms for cellular, multimedia and connectivity, today unveiled the CEVA-XM4, its fourth-generation imaging and vision processor IP. Building on the success of the CEVA-MM3101, the CEVA-XM4 is equipped with specific functionality required to solve the most critical challenges faced when implementing energy-efficient human-like vision and visual perception capabilities in embedded systems.
The integration of human-like vision processing in embedded systems continues to accelerate, driven by applications in smartphones, tablets, automotive safety and infotainment, robotics, security and surveillance, augmented reality, drones, and signage. When combined with the Internet of Things (IoT), the myriad of potential applications point to a 'connected vision' paradigm.
However, imitating human vision and adding computational photography to embedded systems is challenging, given the typically limited space and power resources. To address these issues, CEVA incorporated programmable wide-vector architecture, with fixed- and floating-point processing, multiple simultaneous scalar units, and a vision-oriented low-power instruction set. As a result, the CEVA-XM4 achieves up to 8x performance improvement with 35% greater energy efficiency, compared to the CEVA-MM3101.
The new IP's capabilities allow it to support real-time 3D depth map generation and point cloud processing for 3D scanning. In addition, it can analyze scene information using the most processing-intensive object detection and recognition algorithms, ranging from ORB, Haar, and LBP, all the way to deep learning algorithms that use neural network technologies such as convolutional neural networks (CNN). The architecture also features a number of unique mechanisms, such as parallel random memory access and a patented two-dimension data processing scheme. These enable 4096-bit processing -- in a single cycle -- while keeping the memory bandwidth under 512bits for optimum energy efficiency.
In comparison to today's most advanced GPU cluster, a single CEVA-XM4 core will complete a typical 'object detection and tracking' use-case scenario while consuming approximately 10% of the power and requiring approximately 5% of the die area.
Taking computer vision one step closer to human vision, the CEVA-XM4 also supports a wide range of computational photography algorithms that enhance the video or image, including refocus, background replacement, zoom, super-resolution, image stabilization, noise reduction and improved low-light capabilities.
Gideon Wertheizer, CEO of CEVA stated: "CEVA-XM4 is a huge step forward for implementing intelligent vision processing in low-power embedded applications. CEVA-XM4 builds on our extensive experience in imaging and vision achieved through working with more than a dozen CEVA-MM3101 licensees and 30 partners across a wide range of end markets, from smartphones and tablets through to surveillance and ADAS. The performance per mW and performance per mm(2) of CEVA-XM4 significantly exceed those of any other computer vision solution in the market, including leading GPU-based solutions."
Commenting on the launch of the CEVA-XM4, Jeff Bier, Founder, Embedded Vision Alliance, explained, "Embedded vision is proliferating into a wide range of applications, including mobile, automotive and consumer devices. By incorporating specialized programmable processors like the CEVA-XM4 into their designs, chip suppliers can deliver the heavyweight processing performance required by typical computer vision algorithms while staying within size, cost and power consumption limits required by high-volume portable devices. This makes it possible to create systems that are more intelligent, easier to use, safer and more responsive."
For more information on CEVA-XM4, go to http://www.ceva-dsp.com/XM4. CEVA-XM4 will be demonstrated at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the leading licensor of cellular, multimedia and connectivity technologies to semiconductor companies and OEMs serving the mobile, consumer, automotive and IoT markets. Our DSP IP portfolio includes comprehensive platforms for multimode 2G/3G/LTE/LTE-A baseband processing in terminals and infrastructure, computer vision and computational photography for any camera-enabled device, audio/voice/speech and ultra-low power always-on/sensing applications for multiple IoT markets. For connectivity, we offer the industry's most widely adopted IPs for Bluetooth (Smart and Smart Ready), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n/ac up to 4x4) and serial storage (SATA and SAS). One in every three phones sold worldwide is powered by CEVA, from many of the world's leading OEMs including Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Lenovo, HTC, LG, Coolpad, ZTE, Micromax and Meizu. Visit us at http://www.ceva-dsp.com and follow us on Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Amprobe AMP-25 AC/DC TRMS Mini-Clamp packs key troubleshooting features into a pocket-sized professional meter
Provides quick, easy spot checks of electrical systems
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Amprobe(®) introduces the AMP-25 AC/DC TRMS Mini-Clamp, a pocket-sized meter that doesn't compromise on features. The rugged clamp meter is an ideal troubleshooting tool for commercial electricians and electrical contractors who need a convenient, professional-grade meter for quick electrical tests.
The 5.8-inches-tall AMP-25 measures AC/DC load (60 / 300 A) and in-rush current for motor start-up monitoring, with essential features like True-RMS for accuracy in electrically noisy environments, non-contact voltage detection, and 300 A low pass filter for variable frequency drive testing. The meter is safety rated CAT III 600 V and features DCA zero and data hold functions, auto power off, one-inch (25mm) jaw opening, and a backlit screen.
"Electricians and electrical contractors don't want to go back to their toolboxes every time they need to take a quick measurement," said John Hyacinthe, senior engineer at Amprobe. "The Amprobe AMP-25 gives them a compact, convenient tool that fits in their pocket, but doesn't compromise on the functionality they need to do their job."
For more information about Amprobe test and measurement products or to download a catalog, visit the Amprobe Web site at http://www.Amprobe.com, call toll-free 877.AMPROBE (877.267.7623), or e-mail info@Amprobe.com.
Amprobe(®
)Amprobe(®) builds rugged, reliable test and measurement tools that have been trusted by professional electricians and HVAC technicians for over 65 years. Our products range from an extensive line of clamp meters and digital multimeters to industry-specific tools for residential/commercial electricians, HVAC/R technicians, utilities and industrial maintenance professionals. To learn more, visit http://www.Amprobe.com.
Pangolin Launches New Educational Puzzle App for Kids
The new Sea-Puzzle game for iPad and iPhone is the first in a series of games for toddlers developed with kids for kids. The adventurous matching puzzle develops and improves eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sea puzzle, the first game developed with the help of kids, is a fun educational app now available on iTunes to download and play on iPad and iPhone.
Sea-Puzzle, which introduces toddlers to ocean life through an exciting underwater adventure, was created by Pangolin, a studio specializing in creating non-competitive games. The app offers a virtual environment that promotes growth, challenge and teaches new skills rather than competition.
Parents and their young children were invited to Pangolin's magical studio to take an active part in creating the game. A child-developmental psychologist accompanied the whole process. Together with kids, the developers created a new puzzle mechanic which uses the advantages offered by touch screen mobile devices.
Children solve the adventurous puzzle by sliding different strips together to continue the submarine's journey and bring sea creatures to life. As kids dive into this musical fantasy, they will discover a world of colorful, friendly creatures.
While enjoying a fascinating journey in an animated underwater world, kids develop concentration, shape recognition, hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.
Sea Puzzle, which is ideal for kids aged 3 to 5, gained industry recognition when last month it took second place in the Toddler Games category at the prestigious GamesIS 2014 Awards.
"It is sheer pleasure to develop games with kids, watching them as they are surprised, pleased, frustrated and laugh. The moment when their eyes spark, you know that they got the point and are successfully facing the challenge presented by the game," said Ranei Mazor, Pangolin's co-founder and art director.
"We are guided by our desire to offer a supreme combination of mindfulness, fun and intrigue stimulation, offering a complete game experience that promotes the child's natural sense of exploration and allows inquisitiveness to thrive."
About Pangolin
Pangolin introduces a new category in kids' apps, Its mission is to spark kids' creativity and imagination by developing graphically stimulating apps that promote kids' development and creativity.
Pangolin was founded by a passionate and highly experienced team which brings together game designers, artists, musicians and program developers.
Microchip Announces Microcontroller Family Providing Multiple Independent, Closed Loop Power Channels and System Management
BANGKOK, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- [NASDAQ: MCHP] -- Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has announced from the Embedded World conference inGermany a new family of 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers (MCUs) with the PIC16(L)F1769 <http://www.microchip.com/PIC16L_F1769-Page-022415a> family. This family is the first PIC MCU to offer up to two independent closed loop channels. This is achieved with the addition of the Programmable Ramp Generator (PRG), which automates slope and ramp compensation, increases stability and efficiencies in hybrid power conversion applications. The PRG provides real-time, down to the nanosecond, responses to a system change, without CPU interaction for multiple independent power channels. This allows customers the ability to reduce latency and component counts while improving system efficiency.
The PIC16(L)F1769 family includes intelligent analog and digital peripherals, includingtri-state op amps, 10-bit Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), 5- & 10-bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs), 10- and 16-bit PWMs, and high-speed comparators, along with two 100 mA high current I/Os. The combination of these integrated peripherals help support the demands of multiple independent closed-loop power channels and system management, while providing an 8-bit platform that simplifies design, enables higher efficiency and increases performance while helping eliminate many discrete components in power-conversion systems.
In addition to power-conversion peripherals, these PIC MCUs have a unique hardware-based LED dimming control function enabled by the interconnections of the Data Signal Modulator (DSM), op amp and 16-bit PWM. The combination of these peripherals creates a LED-dimming engine synchronising switching control eliminating LED current overshoot and decay. The synchronisation of the output switching helps smooth dimming, minimises color shifting, increases LED life and reduces heat. This family also includes Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) such as the Configurable Logic Cell (CLC), Complementary Output Generator (COG) and Zero Cross Detect (ZCD). These CIPs take 8-bit PIC MCU performance to a new level, as they are designed to handle tasks with no code or supervision from the CPU to maintain operation, after initial configuration. As a result, they simplify the implementation of complex control systems and give designers the flexibility to innovate. The CLC peripheral allows designers to create custom logic and interconnections specific to their application, reducing interrupt latency, saving code space and adding functionality. The COG peripheral is a powerful waveform generator that can generate complementary waveforms with fine control of key parameters, such as phase, dead-band, blanking, emergency shut-down states and error-recovery strategies. It provides a cost-effective solution, saving both board space and component cost. The ZCD senses when high voltage AC signal crosses through ground, ideal for TRIAC control functions.
These new 8-bit PIC MCUs provide the capability for multiple independent, closed loop power channels and system management making these products appealing to various power supply, battery management, LED lighting, exterior/interior automotive lighting and general-purpose applications. Along with all these features, the family offers EUSART, I2Câ¢/ SPI and eXtreme Low Power (XLP) Technology, which are all offered in small form-factor packages, ranging from 14-to 20-pin packages.
"The real power of the PIC16F1769 family is the ability to interconnect these on-chip peripherals to create custom functions specific to your application," saidSteve Drehobl, vice president of Microchip's MCU8 Division. "This paired with the ability to simultaneously control independent closed loop channels brings a level of capability not traditionally found on low cost 8-bit PIC MCUs."
The PIC(L)F1764, PIC(L)F1765, PIC16(L)F1768 and PIC(L)F1769 are available now for sampling in 14- and 20-pins in PDIP, SOIC, SSOP, TSSOP, and QFN packages, and volume production is expected in March.
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal analog, and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered inChandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website athttp://www.microchip.com/Homepage-022415a <http://www.microchip.com/Homepage-022415a>.
Note: The Microchip name and logo, MPLAB, and PIC are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in theU.S.A., and other countries. PICkit is a trademark of Microchip Technology Incorporated in theU.S.A., and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies.
RS Components Makes It Quicker and Easier to Find Products and Place Orders Online with Latest Website Upgrades
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components <http://nz.rs-online.com/> (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/> (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has made a number of important enhancements to its website to make the customer purchasing journey quicker and simpler. The upgrades, which include a redesign of the website header, facets of search and product pages, are all based on customer feedback to make it easier to find products and place orders. By helping to increase the conversion of visitors to the website, the changes are expected to drive the Group's online sales and help it on its way to achieving medium-term target of 70% of its business to be transacted online.Â
A significant improvement to the RS website is the new header design, which makes it easier for customers to use the site, such as finding products, viewing new products or customer account information, as well as find the site through search engines such as Google. Another key enhancement is the redesign of product pages across the site. Larger product images, clearer pricing and stock availability, easier access to datasheets and product details, whilst providing a more intuitive filtering of search results by product attributes all combine to make it quicker and easier to find the right products and see the relevant product and pricing information to make a purchase.
Further upgrades to the website include: boosting the most popular product categories to the top of search results; the ability to create parts lists for future reference or sharing; and the ability to remember customers' details so that they can check out more efficiently with saved defaults and preferences and not have to repeatedly log in when revisiting the site.
Keith Reville, Global Marketing Director at Electrocomponents, said: "Improving our customers' online experience is fundamental to our eCommerce strategy and our goal to build aGBP1bn eCommerce business at the heart of the company, and these latest enhancements are another step to achieving this. We continually listen to what our customers tell us to make it easier for them to do business with us and to ensure we provide the best online experience in our sector."
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
RS ComponentsTan Soo ChunPublic Relations Manager - Asia PacificEmail: soochun.tan@rs-components.com <mailto:soochun.tan@rs-components.com> Â Telephone: +65-6391-5745
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RS Components Makes It Quicker and Easier to Find Products and Place Orders Online with Latest Website Upgrades
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components <http://kr.rs-online.com/> (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/> (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has made a number of important enhancements to its website to make the customer purchasing journey quicker and simpler. The upgrades, which include a redesign of the website header, facets of search and product pages, are all based on customer feedback to make it easier to find products and place orders. By helping to increase the conversion of visitors to the website, the changes are expected to drive the Group's online sales and help it on its way to achieving medium-term target of 70% of its business to be transacted online.Â
A significant improvement to the RS website is the new header design, which makes it easier for customers to use the site, such as finding products, viewing new products or customer account information, as well as find the site through search engines such as Google. Another key enhancement is the redesign of product pages across the site. Larger product images, clearer pricing and stock availability, easier access to datasheets and product details, whilst providing a more intuitive filtering of search results by product attributes all combine to make it quicker and easier to find the right products and see the relevant product and pricing information to make a purchase.
Further upgrades to the website include: boosting the most popular product categories to the top of search results; the ability to create parts lists for future reference or sharing; and the ability to remember customers' details so that they can check out more efficiently with saved defaults and preferences and not have to repeatedly log in when revisiting the site.
Keith Reville, Global Marketing Director at Electrocomponents, said: "Improving our customers' online experience is fundamental to our eCommerce strategy and our goal to build aGBP1bn eCommerce business at the heart of the company, and these latest enhancements are another step to achieving this. We continually listen to what our customers tell us to make it easier for them to do business with us and to ensure we provide the best online experience in our sector."
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
RS ComponentsTan Soo ChunPublic Relations Manager - Asia PacificEmail: soochun.tan@rs-components.com <mailto:soochun.tan@rs-components.com> Â Telephone: +65-6391-5745
Edelman Public Relations (Singapore)Yvette YeoManagerEmail: yvette.yeo@edelman.com <mailto:yvette.yeo@edelman.com>Â Telephone: +65-6347-2355
RS Components Makes It Quicker and Easier to Find Products and Place Orders Online with Latest Website Upgrades
BANGKOK, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components <http://th.rs-online.com/> (RS), the trading brand ofElectrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/> (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has made a number of important enhancements to its website to make the customer purchasing journey quicker and simpler. The upgrades, which include a redesign of the website header, facets of search and product pages, are all based on customer feedback to make it easier to find products and place orders. By helping to increase the conversion of visitors to the website, the changes are expected to drive the Group's online sales and help it on its way to achieving medium-term target of 70% of its business to be transacted online.Â
A significant improvement to the RS website is the new header design, which makes it easier for customers to use the site, such as finding products, viewing new products or customer account information, as well as find the site through search engines such as Google. Another key enhancement is the redesign of product pages across the site. Larger product images, clearer pricing and stock availability, easier access to datasheets and product details, whilst providing a more intuitive filtering of search results by product attributes all combine to make it quicker and easier to find the right products and see the relevant product and pricing information to make a purchase.
Further upgrades to the website include: boosting the most popular product categories to the top of search results; the ability to create parts lists for future reference or sharing; and the ability to remember customers' details so that they can check out more efficiently with saved defaults and preferences and not have to repeatedly log in when revisiting the site.
Keith Reville, Global Marketing Director at Electrocomponents, said: "Improving our customers' online experience is fundamental to our eCommerce strategy and our goal to build aGBP1bn eCommerce business at the heart of the company, and these latest enhancements are another step to achieving this. We continually listen to what our customers tell us to make it easier for them to do business with us and to ensure we provide the best online experience in our sector."
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
RS ComponentsTan Soo ChunPublic Relations Manager - Asia PacificEmail: soochun.tan@rs-components.com <mailto:soochun.tan@rs-components.com> Â Telephone: +65-6391-5745
Edelman Public Relations (Singapore)Yvette YeoManagerEmail: yvette.yeo@edelman.com <mailto:yvette.yeo@edelman.com>Â Telephone: +65-6347-2355
RS Components Makes It Quicker and Easier to Find Products and Place Orders Online with Latest Website Upgrades
SYDNEY, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components <http://au.rs-online.com/> (RS), the trading brand ofElectrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/> (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has made a number of important enhancements to its website to make the customer purchasing journey quicker and simpler. The upgrades, which include a redesign of the website header, facets of search and product pages, are all based on customer feedback to make it easier to find products and place orders. By helping to increase the conversion of visitors to the website, the changes are expected to drive the Group's online sales and helpit on its way to achieving medium-term target of 70% ofits business to be transacted online.
A significant improvement to the RS website is the new header design, which makes it easier for customers to use the site, such as finding products, viewing new products or customer account information, as well as find the site through search engines such as Google. Another key enhancement is the redesign of product pages across the site. Larger product images, clearer pricing and stock availability, easier access to datasheets and product details, whilst providing a more intuitive filtering of search results by product attributes all combine to make it quicker and easier to find the right products and see the relevant product and pricing information to make a purchase.
Further upgrades to the website include: boosting the most popular product categories to the top of search results; the ability to create parts lists for future reference or sharing; and the ability to remember customers' details so that they can check out more efficiently with saved defaults and preferences and not have to repeatedly log in when revisiting the site.
Keith Reville, Global Marketing Director at Electrocomponents, said: "Improving our customers' online experience is fundamental to our eCommerce strategy and our goal to build aGBP1bn eCommerce business at the heart of the company, and these latest enhancements are another step to achieving this. We continually listen to what our customers tell us to make it easier for them to do business with us and to ensure we provide the best online experience in our sector."
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
AsiaPay Partners with Octopus to Expand Payment Gateway for Octopus Online Payment Service
HONG KONG, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AsiaPay today announced its partnership with Octopus Cards Limited (OCL) to offer customers an expanded payment gateway for the Octopus Online Payment Service (OOP).
The collaboration will offer an additional choice of payment gateway for Hong Kong's online shoppers. Customers are now able to enjoy the innovative OOP with secure payments made through Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled mobile devices.
This new platform allows customers to pay with their Octopus when shopping with merchants that accept the AsiaPay payment gateway. As the online shoppers check out their shopping carts, the browser will display the respective QR code and payment code. Customers only need to run the "Octopus" App on their NFC mobile device to either scan the QR code or manually enter the payment code to retrieve the payment information. By simply placing the pre-registered Octopus at the back of their mobile device, users can instantly complete their payments and check their transaction records on the "Octopus" App, as an added protection.
The partnership between AsiaPay and OCL synergises Octopus' high penetration, extensive and diverse networks inHong Kong with AsiaPay's advanced and comprehensive payment gateway service. This new payment gateway option is expected to further drive the development of mobile payment solutions in the local market.Â
Mr. Joseph Chan, CEO and Founder of AsiaPay Group, said, "We are delighted to work together with OCL in joining this new online payment service. This will further address the growing demand for mobile payment options while increasing the productivity for payment processing. AsiaPay is dedicated to exploring more diversified payment options leveraging advanced payment technologies, in offering merchants more flexible and easier payment methods for their business development."
About AsiaPay
Founded in 2000, AsiaPay, a premier electronic payment solution and technology vendor and payment service provider, strives to bring advanced, secure, integrated and cost-effective electronic payment processing solutions and services to banks, corporate and eBusinesses in the worldwide market, covering international credit card, China UnionPay (CUP) card, debit card and other prepaid card payments. AsiaPay is an accredited payment processor and payment gateway solution vendor for banks, certified IPSP for merchants, certified international 3-D Secure vendor for Visa, MasterCard, American Express and JCB. AsiaPay offers its variety of award-winning payment solutions that are multi-currency, multi-lingual, multi-card and multi-channel, together with its advanced fraud detection and management solutions. Headquartered inHong Kong, AsiaPay offers its professional ePayment solution consultancy and quality local service support across its other 12 offices inAsia including: Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mainland China, Taiwan, Vietnam, India and Indonesia. For more information, please visit http://www.asiapay.com <http://www.asiapay.com/> and http://www.paydollar.com <http://www.paydollar.com/>.
Fruit Street Health Announces Platform Integration With Apple Watch
NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fruit Street Health (Fruit Street), a new digital wellness and telemedicine platform which helps patients live a healthier lifestyle and connects healthcare providers to patients using telemedicine and wearable mobile technologies, today announced that its platform will be fully integrated with Apple Watch products.
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently announced that the highly anticipated Apple Watch will ship to consumers in April 2015. The new smart watch will incorporate fitness tracking and health-oriented capabilities as well as integration with iOS and other Apple products and services.
In advance of the Apple Watch launch, Fruit Street has begun building an Apple Watch app through WatchKit, an SDK specifically designed for Apple Watch app development. The app is currently included in iOS 8.2 beta 3, iOS SDK 8.2 beta 3, and Xcode 6.2 beta 3. In November 2014, Apple Watch was listed by Time as one of the 25 Best Inventions of 2014.
The Apple watch monitors how many calories a user has burned, how much activity a user has engaged in, as well as heart rate monitoring and other functionality. The device has an accelerometer that measures total body movement and steps. It detects when a user has been running or walking, and calculates calories burned from the activities a user has engaged in throughout your day. Additionally, when a user is not in a workout, Apple Watch uses an accelerometer, along with the GPS and WiFi in their iPhone, to measure all kinds of physical movement. Fruit Street is building a personal health record similar to Apple's Health Kit which will integrate all major wearable devices into a centralized personal health record.
One of the primary differences between Apple Health Kit and Fruit Street is that Fruit Street integrates this personal health record into a telemedicine platform which allows healthcare providers to review the data in-real time during telemedicine sessions with patients.
Upon launch, the Apple Watch will be fully integrated into the Fruit Street platform as well as Fruit Street's virtual lifestyle medicine clinic.
This new Fruit Street Wellness Clinic product has been designed specifically for healthcare providers who are looking to monitor the lifestyle of their patients and conduct virtual consultations on Fruit Street's HIPAA compliant FDA-registered video solution. This will enable clinicians to monitor lifestyle data from their patients such as sleep, exercise, diet, weight, blood pressure, and blood glucose data. The alert system also will send notifications to healthcare providers when patients don't exercise enough, sleep too little, gain weight, or skimp on their fruit and vegetable intake.
This news comes on the heels of last month's announcement that Fruit Street has launched its Fruit Street Wellness Clinic solution for healthcare providers. Additionally, Fruit Street recently announced its formation as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation ("B Corp"), as well as the appointment of leading physicians to its Advisory Board.
Fruit Street Health is a new digital wellness and telemedicine platform which helps patients live a healthier lifestyle while enabling healthcare providers to connect with patients using telemedicine and wearable mobile technologies. For more details, please visit http://www.fruitstreet.com.
Dedicated division offers consultation, training, project management, and installation support for A/V mounting solutions
FULLERTON, Calif., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier Mounts®, an internationally known leading manufacturer of innovative audio video mounting solutions, today announced the launch of their Solutions Group, a branch of trusted advisors who are exclusively dedicated to developing creative mounting solutions to best suit each client's project, budget, and timeline objectives. The Solutions Group- led by Shaun O'Brien, A/V mount expert with over 13 years of experience at Premier Mounts- specializes in consultation, training, project management, and installation support for audio video mounting solutions. The Solutions Group also performs site surveys offering innovative options that best fit the project and deliver the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and also offer one-on-one customer support to enhance the experience.
"Digital signage is expanding our client's opportunities for customer engagement in ways that were not possible in the past," said Shaun O'Brien, Solutions Group Manager, Premier Mounts, "Getting involved in projects early in the design phase allows our customer to offload some of the responsibility to us. Providing one-on-one technical support ensures that we meet customer objectives in budgets; install efficiencies and performance; and ROI."
"We designed our Solutions Group to better serve our clients as a true Partner. The concept is built around delivering individual support, getting closer to our clients, and being in it together," said Rich Pierro, co-CEO, Premier Mounts, "Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for our Partners to engage our expertise during the design and development process, and to deliver solutions specifically created to address common pitfalls by resolving them before they even arise."
Consultation to Maximize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
The Premier Mounts Solutions Group draws on over 38 years of industry expertise, with Engineering, Dedicated Solutions, and Leadership teams who maintain a deep bench of talent, with insight, and experience used to consult and develop award winning mounting solutions. Team members are able to perform site surveys in order to develop innovative solutions that will lower each Partner's TCO, in addition to complying with each client's budgetary restrictions and project goals. Following each consultation, the Solutions Group rapidly delivers design drawings, matching efficiency with a deep knowledge of A/V mounting solutions for any application.
A Trusted Advisor, Right from the Start
The Solutions Group is comprised of recognized and certified A/V industry experts, with the ability to provide essential foresight during project management for any application. Teamed with the Premier Engineering Services Group and a UL and ETL certification and testing facility, the Solutions Group is supported by vertically integrated in-house manufacturing that goes beyond basic mounting solutions. Members of the Solutions Group collectively understand structural integrity, wind load testing, modes of attachment, environmental effects on equipment, thermal engineering, and human factors, and provide insight into a variety of potential hazards that can be avoided by bringing early attention to issues before they arise, saving time and money.
Your Premier Partner for Engaging Solutions
The Solutions Group provides a Partnership through the full breadth of each project, as team members seek to understand each of their client's pain points in order to deliver expert solutions. Each solution is specifically designed to meet the client's unique needs by drawing upon a vast inventory of stock products, and developing semi-custom, and fully customized product to best suit any application and project goals. Premier Partners also have direct access to the Solutions Group through a dedicated phone line and email communication to ensure fast response times and customer service that goes beyond the mounting solution. For more information on the Premier Mounts Solutions Group, or to request a consultation, please call 877-472-2991, or email them at: Solutions@mounts.com.
About Premier Mounts
An internationally recognized leader in the development and delivery of innovative mounting solutions for more than 38 years, Premier Mounts provides state-of-the-art, top-quality mounting systems for A/V installations in any setting, no matter the challenge. From commercial to consumer settings, or universal to custom-made solutions Premier Mounts is committed to delivering the utmost in product quality and customer service by continually meeting the needs of our customers. For more information on Premier Mounts, please visit http://www.mounts.com.
Mind Solutions, Inc. Initiates World-Wide Coverage
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mind Solutions, Inc. (OTC - VOIS), announces the commencement of the Company's media awareness program to begin next month in March, leading up to the launch of the Company's highly anticipated micro BCI device. Now that all working prototypes have been tested and modified for final production, the Company will begin making the public aware of the smallest BCI (Brain-Computer Interface) to hit the market.
-- Investment Fact Sheet distributed to over 60,000 investors weekly
-- Television Interviews to air monthly on Bloomberg Asia and Bloomberg
Europe
-- Television interviews airing on NewsMax to over 35 million households
-- Social Media Network to disseminate Press Releases and Updates
-- Global Online CEO Conference
Mind Solutions' goal is to begin letting the world know about our revolutionary new BCI device prior to the release of the product. The product, like Google Glass, is a wearable electronic device with a single dry sensor receiving EEG signals from within the ear. This creates a very mobile product that is extremely user-friendly. This mobile EEG device interacts with smart phones and computer devices with the power of your mind. As electrical impulses are received, the device translates those brainwaves into actions via applications on your mobile device or computer.
UAMP -- A Tiny Device That Will Change the Way You Listen to Music
ADELAIDE, Australia, March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Launches on Kickstarter:http://kck.st/1vuj24k
Uamp is a tiny headphone amplifier that easily fits in the coin pocket of your jeans and works with all your music devices. Now for the first time you can conveniently enjoy Hi-End sound on your smartphone, mp3 player, tablet, laptop or PC.
Our smartphones and other portable music devices are great at storing thousands of songs, but have sacrificed audio quality by using cheap, inadequate headphone outputs. This means most people are missing out on great sound, and they don't even know it.
If you've ever listened to music through hi-fi audio equipment, you'll know that it is clearer, louder, and richer-sounding with a superior bass -- a rewarding auditory experience which is unfortunately expensive, too large to be portable, and not readily available to the average music listener.
"I love my hi-end audio setup, the sound is just so pure and clean. But then listening to music on my phone was a real let down. That's why we created Uamp, so great sound isn't restricted to the living room." -- Bart Kowalski, Uamp Audio Engineer
That's where Uamp comes in. Uamp provides the same high quality sound for a fraction of the price and size of standard amplifiers. "We want to make premium sound accessible to everyone, on any device." --Joe Chehade, Uamp Co-Founder
Uamp has a beautiful aluminium design, measures only 1.69 x 1.69 x 0.36 inches (43 x 43 x 9mm) and weighs just 0.9 ounces (26 grams). It can fit into the coin pocket of your jeans, allowing you to take it with you whilst walking, jogging, cycling, or travelling on the bus, train or plane. Combine all this with a ten hour rechargeable battery, and you have no excuse to miss out on high quality sound, wherever you are.
It has five times the power of the amp in an iPhone and works with just about any headphone on the market. Simply plug Uamp into your iPod, iPad, iPhone, Android device, laptop, or any device with a 3.5mm headphone output and experience turbocharged sound.
Uamp comes with five EQ presets (Bass Boost, Bass Boost 2, Treble, Streaming and Flat) as well as custom EQ setting that you can adjust yourself. The Streaming EQ preset is specifically designed to enhance the sound of music streaming services like Pandora, Spotify, Youtube, iTunes Radio, iHearts Radio and many more.
Uamp is available on kickstarter.com now starting at an introductory price of $50 USD ($65 AUD).
Safe In Sound: Doppler Labs And Goldenvoice Partner To Launch DUBS Earplugs At Coachella 2015
DUBS Earplugs to Be Included in Every Coachella Welcome Box, Coachella 2015 Attendees Will Get Exclusive First Use of Doppler Labs' New Product; Sleek, Soft Molded Earplugs Offer 17 NRR Rating to Protect Hearing
NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the overwhelming success of the launch of DUBS Acoustic Filters(TM), Doppler Labs, the New York City-based technology company, and Goldenvoice have partnered to make advanced hearing protection available to all attendees of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Together, they will launch DUBS(TM) Earplugs, the second hearing protection product from Doppler Labs. DUBS Earplugs are stylish concert earplugs created specifically for music listening.
A pair of DUBS Earplugs will be distributed in all Coachella welcome boxes giving Coachella attendees the first opportunity to experience the newest DUBS product. The DUBS Earplugs are optimized for music and use a simplified version of the advanced acoustical physics found in DUBS Acoustic Filters. DUBS Earplugs are soft molded for ultimate comfort and designed for a fashionable aesthetic. They offer a 17 NRR rating to reduce volume to comfortable levels.
"We simply could not ask for a better platform than Coachella to launch DUBS Earplugs," said Noah Kraft, CEO and Co-Founder, Doppler Labs. "Coachella has set the standard for live music and curation. We are proud to be a partner and provide hearing protection that allows all attendees to be immersed in the festival and optimize their music listening experience."
In addition to launching DUBS Earplugs, DUBS Acoustic Filters - Doppler Labs' inaugural product released in September 2014 - will be available for sale on site at Coachella. These highly acclaimed, advanced tech earplugs use a proprietary mechanical process to optimize the listening experience, lowering sound by an average of 12 dB while preserving audio clarity.
Doppler Labs is driven by the understanding that aesthetics and technological innovation are both critical to creating great products. As such, The DUBS products are tuned, sleek and stylish unlike most earplugs that are straightforward foam inserts, available at drug stores and in airports.
Both DUBS Earplugs and DUBS Acoustic Filters were designed for discerning, style-conscious consumers. Musicians and concertgoers in particular have embraced DUBS Acoustic Filters leading to rave reviews and several design awards.
DUBS Acoustic Filters are currently available at Best Buy, Guitar Center, Amazon, select boutique retailers nationwide and at http://www.getdubs.com. DUBS Earplugs launch exclusively at Coachella and will be available for sale later this year.
About Doppler Labs
Doppler Labs is a technology company with a primary focus on "hearables": wearable technology for the ears. Founded in 2013 by industry leaders in the creative, tech and business worlds, Doppler Labs' mission is to optimize the way you hear the world.
Bamboo Paper Adds New Level of Precision for the Bamboo Stylus fineline and Intuos Creative Stylus 2
The idea of sketching and note-taking is all about getting to the point. This is why precision and ease of use rank highly when it comes to choosing the right digital handwriting and drawing tools. Wacom's Bamboo Paper app is one of the bestselling note-taking apps for the iPad. The latest version of the app, together with the new Wacom stylus firmware update, considerably improves the precision of the smart styli through better offset correction.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Wacom's latest update of its successful note-taking app, Bamboo Paper, noticeably improves both precision and comfort when working with the Bamboo Stylus fineline and Intuos Creative Stylus 2. Users of Wacom's smart styli will feel the difference immediately after installation. When setting up the app and configuring the stylus, users can now choose from six different wrist positions to reflect the most common positions of the hand while writing and sketching. By choosing the position of the wrist that fits best with how users hold the pen, the update will considerably improve the offset correction. The setup is quick and easy, using pictures to explain the process.
Wacom Stylus firmware update
Installing the latest firmware update for the Bamboo fineline and Intuos Creative Stylus 2 will provide the best results for Bamboo Paper users. The "Wacom Stylus Update" app is now available in Apple's iTunes App Store here. Users simply download the app and pair their Wacom stylus via Bluetooth and the app will guide them through the update. Apart from greater accuracy when writing and drawing fast or in small detail, this firmware update also makes sure that the battery level is indicated correctly.
The new version of Bamboo Paper offers all users more comfort and greater precision when writing and sketching on the iPad. Whether it's a quick note, a simple sketch or a short message with a personal touch - Bamboo Paper is all about making handwriting and drawing on the iPad even easier.
About Wacom
Founded in Japan in 1983, Wacom is a global company with offices around the world supporting marketing and distribution in over 150 countries. For more than 30 years, Wacom has worked with the most creative people and organizations to inspire and equip them to make the world a more creative place. Wacom's products have been used by loyal customers to create some of the most exciting digital art, films, special effects, fashions and product designs. They have also played a significant role in making technology accessible in a natural and intuitive way through pen tablets, creative and mobile pen displays, digital interface solutions, stylus products as well as eDocument solutions. These all make it possible for everyone to express their creativity in digital media, whether artists, business executives or people enjoying everyday creativity.
Wacom's interface technologies are also offered as OEM solutions to leading manufacturers with Wacom feel IT technologies integrated into the PC, tablet and smart phone products of many strategic partners around the world.
Microchip's New Motion Module Makes Motion Monitoring Easy
MM7150 Motion Co-Processor Combined With Motion Sensors
CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- [NASDAQ: MCHP] -- Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from the Embedded World conference in Germany the MM7150 Motion Module--which combines Microchip's SSC7150 motion co-processor combined with 9-axis sensors, including accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope in a small, easy to use form factor. With a simple I(2)C(TM) connection to most MCUs/MPUs, embedded/Internet of Things (IoT) applications can easily tap into the module's advanced motion and position data.
The motion module contains Microchip's SSC7150 motion co-processor which is pre-programmed with sophisticated sensor fusion algorithms which intelligently filter, compensate, and combine the raw sensor data to provide highly accurate position and orientation information. The small form factor module is self-calibrating during operation utilizing data from the pre-populated sensors; Bosch BMC150 (6 axis digital compass) and the BMG160 (3 axis Gyroscope). The MM7150 motion module is single sided to be easily soldered down during the manufacturing process. Microchip makes it easy to develop motion applications for a variety of products using their MM7150 PICtail(TM) Plus Daughter Board. The MM7150 Motion Module is well suited for a wide range of applications in the embedded (e.g., portable devices, robotics), industrial (e.g., commercial trucks, industrial automation, patient tracking, smart farming), consumer-electronics markets (e.g., IoT, remote controls, gaming devices, toys, wearable devices), among others.
"Our new motion module makes it easy and cost effective to add motion capability to an endless variety of embedded and IoT applications," said Patrick Johnson, vice president of Microchip's Computing Products Group. "Because the MM7150 motion module is pre-programmed with the key algorithms, virtually anyone can add this capability without needing to spend years becoming motion experts."
Development Support
The MM7150 is supported by the MM7150 PICtail(TM) Plus Daughter Board (AC243007 $50.00) that plugs directly into Microchip's Explorer 16 Development Board(part # DM240001, $129.99) to enable quick and easy prototyping utilizing Microchip's extensive installed base of PIC(®) microcontrollers.
Pricing & Availability
Microchip's MM7150 is available now in a 17 mm x 17 mm body and is priced at $26.76 each in 1,000 unit quantities.
For additional information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip's Web site at http://www.microchip.com/MM7150-Page-022415a. To purchase products mentioned in this press release, go to microchipDIRECT or contact one of Microchip's authorized distribution partners.
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Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal analog, and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at http://www.microchip.com/Homepage-022415a.
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DTS Now Delivering Premium Audio To Top Streaming Retailers In US, Canada And UK
DTS Brings DTS-HD Multi-Channel Surround Sound To OTT On-Demand Services at Best Buy, Dixons and Sainsbury's
CALABASAS, Calif., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI), a leader in high-definition audio solutions, will provide DTS-HD multi-channel surround sound to the digital entertainment services promoted by Best Buy in the U.S., Best Buy Canada, and Dixons and Sainsbury's retailers in the U.K.
The retailers' services are branded as CinemaNow (Best Buy and Dixons), and Sainsbury's Entertainment. Both services offer content to buy or rent, download or stream, on a range of devices, including connected TVs, game consoles, tablets and smartphones.
"People are increasingly using streaming services such as CinemaNow and Sainsbury's Entertainment to view their favorite movies and TV shows in and out of the home," said Geir Skaaden, senior vice president, corporate business development, digital content and media solutions at DTS, Inc. "No matter where the content is consumed, DTS-HD delivers premium, multi-channel audio that enhances the entire experience."
The CinemaNow library features approximately 35,000 feature-length films, short films, concerts, and television shows available to subscribers.
Sainsbury's Entertainment provides subscribers in the U.K. access to thousands of movies and television shows. In addition to video, the service features the latest music and ability to pre-order upcoming releases.
For more information about DTS, please visit http://www.dts.com, or connect with DTS on Facebook and Twitter (@DTS_Inc).
About DTS, Inc.
DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI) is a premier audio solutions provider for high-definition entertainment experiences--anytime, anywhere, on any device. DTS' audio solutions enable delivery and playback of clear, compelling high-definition audio, which is incorporated by hundreds of licensee customers around the world, into an array of consumer electronic devices. From a renowned legacy as a pioneer in high definition multi-channel audio, DTS became a mandatory audio format in the Blu-ray Disc(TM) standard and is now increasingly deployed in enabling digital delivery of compelling movies, music, games and other forms of digital entertainment to a growing array of network-connected consumer devices. DTS technology is in AVRs, car audio systems, digital media players, video game consoles, PCs, set-top boxes, smartphones, soundbars, televisions, wireless speakers and every device capable of playing Blu-ray(TM) discs. Founded in 1993, DTS' corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, California. DTS also has offices in Los Gatos, San Diego and Santa Ana, California, Washington, China, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Copyright 2015, DTS, Inc. DTS, the Symbol, and DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Advanced Materials Pioneer, Inkron, Emerges from Stealth with Two Next Generation LED Product Lines
HELSINKIÂ and LAS VEGAS, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategies in Light -- Inkron Oy, a leading manufacturer of advanced materials for the lighting, LED, display, optical, semiconductor and printed electronics industries, emerged from stealth today to introduce two flagship product series for next generation LED applications in solid state lighting, display and mobile devices: the Inkron Die Attach (IDA) and Inkron LED Encapsulation (ILE) product series. Based on novel nanomaterials and siloxane polymer chemistries, Inkron's core technology platform enables new categories of LEDs with increased efficiency and reliability at lower cost. Inkron is currently in product qualification with development partners and customers inAsia, Europe and U.S. Please visit us inLas Vegas at Strategies in Light 2015 conference at booth #436.
As the trend in LED applications continues to focus on improving device efficiency and lifetime while lowering cost, key challenges facing next generation LEDs include the utilization of novel phosphors (e.g. environmentally sensitive narrow bandwidth phosphors like quantum dots), optimization of LED packaging to increase reliability and enablement of advanced packaging concepts such as wafer level and chip-scale packaging. Inkrons' novel LED encapsulants (ILE) and die attach pastes (IDA) address all these areas and provide new opportunities and options to device manufacturers, LED packaging houses and lighting system integrators.
One of the industry's top LED packaging partners is UK-based Cambridge Nanotherm Ltd., a leading manufacturer of cost-effective, high thermal performance substrates for LED packaging and an Inkron development partner. "We work with LED manufacturers around the world and the consistent feedback we receive is that Inkron's IDA series is amongst the best performers they have encountered which matches our experience as well," saidRalph Weir, CEO, Cambridge Nanotherm Ltd. "Like Nanotherm, Inkron's thermal management solutions are poised to accelerate adoption of next generation LEDs."
Introducing the IDA and ILE Product Series: Pastes and Encapsulants for Next Gen LEDsInkron's die attach (IDA) and LED encapsulation (ILE) products are gaining traction and validation in the global market place, enabling new LED solutions at reduced cost, higher efficiencies and improved reliability, thereby opening new application opportunities and/or product categories.
IDA - Die Attach Series. The IDA series includes pastes for the attachment of LED chips to common packaging substrates. All products in this family distinguish themselves through high thermal conductivity and stability meeting the requirements of high power devices and applications. IDA products are available as electrically conductive or insulating versions and can be transparent or reflective addressing a wide range of package designs. In collaboration with world leading customers and development partners, the IDA product series has been shown to reduce the thermal contact resistance in device packages thereby lowering the junction temperature, yielding a brightness increase by 3-5%, and increasing the device lifetime and reliability compared to LED packages using conventional die attach materials.
ILEÂ - LED Encapsulation Series. Inkron LED encapsulation products distinguish themselves by offering a wide range of refractive indices (from 1.25 to 1.93) while maintaining very high transparency enhancing the brightness and efficiency of LED packages. In addition, these products offer superior barrier properties (e.g. more than 2.5x) against environmental influences (e.g. air, water, sulfur) compared to conventional commercial LED encapsulation products. ILE products are available in thermally as well as UV curable form. The latter option offers the opportunity to increase fab throughput and yield.
The ILE series is composed of novel thermally or UV curable LED encapsulation materials that can be utilized as primary (e.g. phosphor) as well as secondary (e.g. lenses, RI matching etc.) encapsulation materials. Due to their mechanical properties, they are particularly well suited for wafer level and chip scale packaging. Novel siloxane polymers with multi-functional crosslinking reactivity and a wide range of chemical compositions, optionally reinforced with proprietary nanomaterials, provide a technology platform to tune the optical, chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of our products to provide optimized solutions to a wide variety of materials challenges.
"Today's new nanocomposite-based materials are having a dramatic impact on how LEDs are packaged, resulting in clear cost and performance benefits, and we're pleased that our customers see Inkron as a clear leader in this new class of materials innovators," commentsJuha Rantala, CEO of Inkron. "Going forward, we see a wide range of applications for these advanced materials, particularly in opto- and printed electronics, and we are well-poised to meet this demand with significant product announcements this year."Â
About InkronInkron is a developer and manufacturer of next generation materials for the LED, lighting, display, optical, semiconductor, printed electronics, and energy storage industries. Our novel and cost effective manufacturing process for nano materials, along with our advanced siloxane polymer chemistry capabilities enable the development of a wide range of customized material properties with superior performance advantages in high-tech applications. In addition to Inkron's own product development and offerings, the company also presents the opportunity to its customers and partners to conduct contract development and manufacturing to provide unique and optimized solutions to materials challenges currently not addressed by commercial markets. Please visit us atwww.inkron.com <http://www.inkron.com/>
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Server4You Shakes up Competition with New ProServer Generation
HUERTH and COLOGNE, Germany, February 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Simply getting the best dedicated server for your money - this was the ultimate goal
for the creation of Server4You's new ProServer Generation X7. The new ProServers are
available as of now at http://www.server4you.com/dedicated-server/proserver starting
from EUR39.99 ($59.99) including free setup.
With the new ProServer line the client gets a professional server with 32 GB of DDR3
RAM, fast quad to octa-core processors from AMD and Intel, as well as two large SATA
drives each with at least 2 TB. For a surcharge of EUR5 ($7) per month, two SSDs with at
least 250 GB each are installed instead of HDDs.
"Our new high-end models within the ProSever line even feature the top-selling Dell
PowerEdge T20 server, and we can offer a price-performance ratio that is unequalled by the
competition," explains Server4You's CEO Thomas Strohe. "We are glad to offer these servers
at such low prices even though they are equipped with ultra-fast Samsung SSDs with 100,000
IOPS, genuine server CPUs from Intel, and up to 1 Gbit/s dedicated uplink."
At present, Server4You offers free setup, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and just one
month contract term for all dedicated servers.
TOKYO, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaKobo Inc. (TYO: 3815) has announced the establishment of the new game brand OBOKAIDEM (URL:http://www.obokaidem.com <http://www.obokaidem.com/>) and also the brand's annual roadmap. OBOKAIDEM's games will be released in multiple languages via multiple platforms in 140 countries. The first title, "BOOST BEAST" will make its global debut inApril 2015, distributed through AppStore, GooglePlay Store, Facebook Canvas and Kindle Store in multiple languages such as Japanese, English, Spanish, Chinese and Thai. Including "BOOST BEAST" OBOKAIDEM plans to release 5 games globally in 2015.
At last "BOOST BEAST" Beta version soft launch, with the cooperation of Facebook. Inc., starts fromFebruary 26 in the Oceania region.
"BOOST BEAST" will be provided through the following 4 platforms: AppStore/GooglePlay Store/Facebook Canvas/Kindle Store, and will be sequentially released in 7 languages: Japanese/English/Spanish/Traditional Chinese/Simplified Chinese/Korean/Thai. The simultaneous global debut is scheduled inApril 23, 2015. Pre-registration will start from March 12, 2015 15:00 JST.
- Comments from Norio Nakayama, OBOKAIDEM Executive Producer "OBOKAIDEM is a new brand providing made-in-Japan game services in multiple languages and through multiple platforms. We are very enthusiastic about working with partners who can share our concept and always willing to cooperate in potential projects."
2015 OBOKAIDEM Draft Plan
February 26
Beta version, Pre-launch in Oceania Region
March 12
1st Title "BOOST BEAST" pre-registration starts
April 23
1st Title "BOOST BEAST" launch (7 Languages 4 Platforms)
May
2nd Title "2016 WORLD CRISIS" pre-registration starts
End of June
2nd Title "2016 WORLD CRISIS" launch (2 Languages 4 Platforms)
July
3rd Title "AIRA" pre-registration starts
August
3rd Title "AIRA" launch (7 languages 6 Platforms)
August
4th Title "BEACH" pre-registration starts
September
4th Title "BEACH" launch (7 languages 6 Platforms)
December
5th Title "CANAL" launch (7 languages 6 Platforms)
* "AIRA", "BEACH" and "CANAL" are all tentative title names. Official titles will be announced later.
* Schedules may change. Updates will be announced on the official website.
About OBOKAIDEM
Established:
January 27, 2015
Operating Company:
MediaKobo Inc.
Slogan:
Globally provide games with pleasant surprise and excitement
Staff:
13 members (as of January 27; Always looking for new staff willing to challenge something new!)
Contact:Yusuke Watanabe PR/Marketing DirectorOBOKAIDEMÂ Tel: +81-3-5549-1530 e-mail: contact@obokaidem.com <mailto:contact@obokaidem.com> Â
Goodbye Glasses: Introducing Smartphone Screens That Adjust To Your Vision
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the University of California Berkeley have developed a technology which is generating quite the buzz. 20/20 Display Technologies, Inc. will soon be launching a disruptive product that will eliminate the need for eyewear when viewing electronic devices.
The company's CEO, David Worley, is excited about the market potential of this technology. He mentions, "Over 4 billion people worldwide suffer from impaired vision, many of whom experience difficulties using their mobile devices. This technology will enable consumers to view their cell phones, tablets, and computers without any additional visual aids."
This technology has been featured in high profile publications such as Computerworld, TechCrunch and PCWorld. In fact, Scientific American even called it, "one of the top 10 world changing inventions of 2014."
The technology is fully prototyped and tested to demonstrate that it can adjust device screens to correct for nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and higher order vision problems that cannot be corrected by eyeglasses or contacts.
How does it work?
Novel algorithms are used to adjust the screen's pixels. The pixels are calibrated to the user's prescription which creates a clear image on the display.
The company's Strategy Advisor, Corey Park, says, "This new technology is compatible with most of the devices that are currently owned. It's our goal to ensure that every person who struggles to use their smart phones, Kindles, tablets or desktops are able to function as efficiently as a person with 20/20 vision without relying on eyewear reading glasses."
Consumers will soon have a convenient alternative to eyewear which will enhance their viewing pleasure. This way users can simply pick up their favorite electronic device and begin reading immediately instead of wasting time tracking down their eye glasses.
20/20 Display Technologies Inc. is currently seeking individual investors and industry partners.
David Worley: Mr. David has over 30 years of experience specializing in strengthening global sales organizations. He received his BBA in finance & accounting from Texas State University.
Corey Park: Mr. Park is a Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) with additional (CHP) certifications in Portfolio Analytics & Risk Management. He attended the Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business (Leadership & Management) and has served in executive leadership positions for over 20 years.
SOURCE 20/20 Display Technologies, Inc.
20/20 Display Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Corey Park, corey@2020display.com, 1-800-515-2080
New Fluke 805 FC Vibration Meter is the latest addition to Fluke Connect - the world's largest wireless system of test and measurement tools
The 805 FC delivers best-in-class repeatability, accuracy for checking the overall health of motors and other rotating equipment, and shares measurements with team members in real time
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fluke Corp. introduces the Fluke(®) 805 FC Vibration Meter, a portable multifunction vibration screening tool that provides quantifiable information on the bearing and overall health of motors and other rotating equipment, and shares that data in real time via Fluke Connect(TM). The Fluke 805 FC is ideal for frontline mechanical troubleshooting teams that need reliable and repeatable measurements of rotating equipment to make imperative go/no-go maintenance decisions.
Vibration screening is a critical part of motor maintenance and trending measurement data over time provides invaluable insight into long-term motor health. The 805 FC automatically saves vibration data wirelessly to Fluke Connect cloud storage so authorized team members can view all of the measurement data for each asset with the Fluke Connect app on their mobile devices before they leave the inspection site.
With EquipmentLog(TM) technicians and managers can get all of their measurement data in one place to get the complete asset story. EquipmentLog history allows technicians to assign measurements to specific equipment, creating a cloud-based history of all test measurement data (e.g. vibration, electrical, infrared images) for easy access during both troubleshooting and reliability maintenance.
Technicians can also share measurements with other team members in real time with ShareLive(TM) video calls to get approvals for repairs or get questions answered without leaving the field.
The handheld Fluke 805 FC measures overall vibration from 10 to 1,000 Hz and provides a four-level severity assessment for overall vibration and bearing condition. It detects peaks in the vibration signal readings of roller bearings from 4,000 Hz to 20,000 Hz, and uses a proprietary algorithm to interpret severity to determine if the bearing is going bad. And it features an infrared sensor that automatically measures surface temperature and displays it along with the vibration reading for a broader understanding of machine health.
The 805 FC has a unique sensor tip design that minimizes measurement variations caused by device angle or contact pressure. This reduces operator error and improves the accuracy and repeatability of quick vibration screening. The meter also provides a severity scale for both overall vibration and bearing condition readings, delivering more information than typical vibration pens.
Fluke Connect System
The 805 FC, along with more than 20 other Fluke tools, are part of the Fluke Connect system -- the world's largest portfolio of connected tools. It allows technicians to make better and faster decisions by having access to maintenance records wherever they are working. The Fluke Connect app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.
For information on Fluke tools and applications, or to find the location of your nearest distributor, contact Fluke Corporation, P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206, call (800) 44-FLUKE (800-443-5853), fax (425) 446-5116, e-mail fluke-info@fluke.com or visit the Fluke Web site at http://www.fluke.com.
About Fluke
Founded in 1948, Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, and metrologists who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial, electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes.
Fluke is a registered trademark of Fluke Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, visit the Fluke website.
For more information:
Leah Friberg
Public Relations Manager
(425) 446-5905
leah.friberg@fluke.com
Huawei Drives Transformation of ICT Industry with the Vision "Open ROADS to a Better Connected World"
At Pre-MWC Analyst and Media Briefing, company unveils new initiatives and solutions for open ecosystem development
LONDON, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- At its Pre-MWC Analyst and Media Briefing held today in London, Huawei unveiled its vision for the ICT industry - Open ROADS to a Better Connected World - and announced a line-up of innovative new ICT products and initiatives. As an industry-leading strategic partner for telecom operators, Huawei aims to help its customers thrive in a fully digitized world through the implementation of comprehensive ICT solutions towards the development of an open and healthy industry ecosystem.
"The rapid development of the mobile Internet has significantly changed user behaviors creating a new pattern of traffic consumption featuring five fundamental characteristics: Real-time, On-demand, All-online, DIY, and Social; or ROADS in short," said Mr. Ryan Ding, Executive Director of the Board and President of Products & Solutions, Huawei. "This new trend is driving transformations across industries, and the ICT sector, as an engine of the advancement and modernization of other industries, must pioneer the process. Specifically, this will involve the sector shifting away from its traditional self-centric 'network-operation-experience' mindset and prioritizing user experience for a new strategic approach, 'experience-operation-network', in order to effectively address the challenges posed by the mobile Internet."
During the briefing, Huawei introduced several new product offerings and initiatives that reinforce its commitment to embracing an open digital ecosystem, enabling ICT transformation, and evolving ultra-mobile broadband in the digital era. Key announcements included:
-- SoftCOM Openness & Cooperation Campaign: Huawei is committed to
transforming the telecom industry with its SoftCOM strategy, which
leverages network functions virtualization (NFV), software-defined
networking (SDN) and cloud computing technologies to foster networks
towards ICT convergence. With its open NFV/SDN labs serving as hubs and
connecting ICT innovation efforts around the globe, Huawei is a
proactive advocate of an open ecosystem and has partnered with standards
organizations, open source communities and businesses across the
industry to build an open ecosystem for the successful delivery of
optimal user experiences. During the briefing, Huawei shared the
progress it has achieved implementing SoftCOM and outlined its future
plans to collaborate with customers and partners to jointly advance the
ICT industry.
-- Business Enabling System (BES): Huawei's Business Enabling System will
help carriers accelerate digitization, creating a robust ecosystem that
facilitates open collaboration with partners to provide end-users with
enhanced services in massive quantities comprising all five ROADS
elements. It will also help carriers realize digital operation and
manage their businesses in a more agile and efficient manner.
-- 4.5G: A new concept and LTE brand introduced by Huawei, 4.5G aims to
promote innovation beyond LTE, deliver enhanced user experiences through
new, enriched services and more connected devices, and ultimately, help
carriers build business success and accelerate the industry's smooth
evolution towards 5G. At the briefing, Huawei unveiled new 4.5G
technologies that will boost cell capacity up to the Gbps level, and
support 100 times more connections per cell than LTE while reducing
end-to-end latency by 80%.
-- High-Throughput Router: In the era of FMC2.0 (FBB + MBB + Content),
video streaming featuring a smooth and superior user experience has
become an important component in the service portfolio of carriers. At
the briefing, Huawei introduced a new High-Throughput Router that can
minimize bandwidth shrinkage caused by delay and packet losses to
realize '0 wait time, no image defect, and no lag' in streaming 2K video
through mobile broadband, 4K ultra-HD video through fixed broadband, and
also optimal experiences in delivering other digital content.
-- FusionCloud Omni Solution: Huawei's FusionCloud Omni Solution is
tailored to address global carrier business demands for a public cloud
by fully enabling interoperation between heterogeneous private and
public clouds and serving as a hybrid cloud self-service system. The
hybrid cloud platform will also enable flexible deployment and smooth
migration of businesses and services.
With the challenges posed by the surge of data traffic coming from video streaming, the Internet of Things, and the variety of digital content now available to end-users, carriers, in order to offer the ROADS user experience, not only need to construct a future-oriented infrastructure that supports ultra-mobile broadband, but also enable ICT transformation driven by an Internet-based architecture. They also must strive towards creating a healthy and open industry ecosystem where all participants in the value chain collaborate and contribute. As an active player in the industry's overall advancement, Huawei continuously engages in partnerships with world-leading operators, industry organizations, and other third-party partners to promote the development, standardization and commercialization of cutting-edge information and communications technologies.
Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 will be held in Barcelona from March 2 to 5. Huawei will showcase its latest products and solutions at Fira Gran Via Hall 1 and Hall 3. For more information, please visit: http://www.huawei.com/minisite/mwc2015/preview/en/index.html.
About Huawei
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Huawei's 170,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers. Our innovative ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world's population. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.
For more information, please visit Huawei online at http://www.huawei.com or follow us on:
- Five Games to Launch Globally in 2015; "BOOST BEAST" to Release on April 23 -
TOKYO, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaKobo Inc. (TYO: 3815) has announced the establishment of the new game brand OBOKAIDEM (URL: http://www.obokaidem.com) and also the brand's annual roadmap. OBOKAIDEM's games will be released in multiple languages via multiple platforms in 140 countries. The first title, "BOOST BEAST" will make its global debut in April 2015, distributed through AppStore, GooglePlay Store, Facebook Canvas and Kindle Store in multiple languages such as Japanese, English, Spanish, Chinese and Thai. Including "BOOST BEAST" OBOKAIDEM plans to release 5 games globally in 2015.
Our Recent Big topic
At last "BOOST BEAST" Beta version soft launch, with the cooperation of Facebook. Inc., starts from February 26 in the Oceania region.
"BOOST BEAST" will be provided through the following 4 platforms: AppStore/GooglePlay Store/Facebook Canvas/Kindle Store, and will be sequentially released in 7 languages: Japanese/English/Spanish/Traditional Chinese/Simplified Chinese/Korean/Thai. The simultaneous global debut is scheduled in April 23, 2015. Pre-registration will start from March 12, 2015 15:00 JST.
- Comments from Norio Nakayama, OBOKAIDEM Executive Producer
"OBOKAIDEM is a new brand providing made-in-Japan game services in multiple languages and through multiple platforms. We are very enthusiastic about working with partners who can share our concept and always willing to cooperate in potential projects."
2015 OBOKAIDEM Draft Plan
February 26 Beta version, Pre-launch in
Oceania Region
March 12 1st Title "BOOST BEAST" pre-
registration starts
April 23 1st Title "BOOST BEAST"
launch (7 Languages 4
Platforms)
May 2nd Title "2016 WORLD
CRISIS" pre-registration
starts
End of June 2nd Title "2016 WORLD
CRISIS" launch (2 Languages
4 Platforms)
July 3rd Title "AIRA" pre-
registration starts
August 3rd Title "AIRA" launch (7
languages 6 Platforms)
August 4th Title "BEACH" pre-
registration starts
September 4th Title "BEACH" launch (7
languages 6 Platforms)
December 5th Title "CANAL" launch (7
languages 6 Platforms)
* "AIRA", "BEACH" and "CANAL" are all tentative title
names. Official titles will be announced later.
* Schedules may change. Updates will be announced on the
official website.
About OBOKAIDEM
Established: January 27, 2015
Operating Company: MediaKobo Inc.
Slogan: Globally provide games with
pleasant surprise and
excitement
Staff: 13 members (as of January
27; Always looking for new
staff willing to challenge
something new!)
Contact:
Yusuke Watanabe
PR/Marketing Director
OBOKAIDEM
Tel: +81-3-5549-1530
e-mail: contact@obokaidem.com
Sunpartner Technologies and Kyocera Unveil the First Solar Smartphone Designed for Rugged, Outdoor Use
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, February 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
An exclusive world premiere at the Mobile World Congress
March 2-5 in Barcelona, Spain
At this renowned international mobile technology trade show, Sunpartner Technologies,
French specialists in innovative solar solutions, and Kyocera Corporation, a leading
Japanese mobile phone maker, will unveil the first results of their partnership: a working
prototype of a best-selling ruggedized smartphone with Sunpartner's Wysips(R) Crystal
component. This smartphone, designed for tough, outdoor conditions, can now fully benefit
from the power provided by this photovoltaic innovation.
Who has never had to deal with a phone battery dying just at the wrong time? Thanks to
Sunpartner Technologies, this may soon be a thing of the past, making cables and charging
routines obsolete. This innovative French company has just integrated its Wysips(R)
Crystal technology into a ruggedized smartphone by maker Kyocera.
This new working prototype is the result of a partnership started at the end of 2014,
which adapts the photovoltaic component's specs to meet the needs of the various markets
targeted by the Japanese group.
An enlightened prototype
Already available in the U.S. and Japan-and with a second generation model soon to
launch in Europe-this prototype is a rugged and drop-proof smartphone, optimized for
outdoor activities (construction sites, hiking, or sports, for example). Based on the
original model, the prototype is equipped with Wysips(R) Crystal, and creates its own
perpetual energy reserves, producing electricity by capturing ambient light.
Installed under the touch screen panel during the manufacturing process, the invisible
photovoltaic component Wysips(R) Crystal helps prolong the battery life of the phone-all
while being design neutral. This means users can now access essential features and
applications even when the battery is fully discharged.
Wysips(R) Crystal is unique due to its unprecedented combination of optical and
photovoltaic properties. Ultra thin (less than or equal to 0.5 mm), transparent (up to
90%, preserving visual and functional quality), flexible (to fit curved surfaces), and
powerful (up to 5 milliwatt-peak per cm2), it can fit into any kind of display.
Sunpartner Technologies: partner to leading manufacturers
True to its business model of growth through licensing, Sunpartner Technologies
continues to position itself in all segments of the mobile telephone market: from feature
phones to smartphones, high-end and entry-level, whether for urban users or in extreme
conditions, and for all screen technologies and operating systems.
With the Torque prototype, the company once again proves the performance of its
Wysips(R) Crystal technology, taking a new step towards the increased freedom of mobile
phones in all situations (indoor/outdoor).
"We are delighted about our partnership with Kyocera-another company committed to
innovating and developing advanced technologies. This agreement demonstrates our company's
ability to provide working solutions for different ranges of the same market. It also
confirms our roadmap: to make any surface into a smart surface thanks to our innovative
photovoltaic technologies," said Ludovic Deblois, President and cofounder of Sunpartner
Technologies.
With this goal in mind, the French company also announced that advanced discussions
are underway with several display manufacturers to start mass production of its invisible
photovoltaic components.
The Kyocera Ruggedized Wysips(R) Crystal Prototype will be unveiled simultaneouslyat
Sunpartner Technologies' (Hall 5 - 5C51) and Kyocera Corporation's (Hall 5 - 5D09) stands
during Mobile World Congress
About Sunpartner Technologies
Founded in 2008, Sunpartner Technologies is an French engineering company specializing
in Solar NETs (New Energy Technologies). They develop invisible or transparent solar
energy solutions that are completely design neutral and seamlessly integrate into target
products. In particular, the company invented Wysips(R) (What You See Is Photovoltaic
Surface), which has 4 mature technologies: Wysips(R) Crystal for screens, Wysips(R) Glass
integrated into glazing, Wysips(R) Cameleon for signs and billboards, and Wysips(R)
Graphics for connected objects.
Sunpartner Technologies has regularly received awards both for its innovation and from
the business community, such as the Nobel Sustainability(R) Clean Tech Company award in
2013 and Technology Pioneer 2014 from the World Economic Forum. The company was also named
one of the Top 100 Global Cleantech
[http://sunpartnertechnologies.com/sunpartner-in-the-top-100-global-cleantech-companies-for-2014 ]
companies in 2014.