In the latest of our series on the EW BrightSparks of 2017 we highlight Jacob Marsh, the young entrepreneur behind the successful ModMyPi.
Monthly Archives: June 2017
The Death Of Traditional TV
Ten years ago Intel’s Sean Maloney made a particularly prescient prediction – that traditional TV would die. Maloney told the Telegraph that traditional TV was doomed because user-generated content, distributed over the Internet, was going to be of higher quality than professional content. The reason for that is a new generation of consumer ICs delivering HD quality video. “That is ...
EW BrightSparks 2017 profile: John Alton, Lascar Electronics
Continuing our series on the EW BrightSparks of 2017 we highlight John Alton, of Lascar Electronics.
Productronica expands with addition of Semicon Europe and IT2Industry shows
Productronica to expand this year with two co-located events as it focuses on robotics, miniaturisation, semiconductors and digitalisation
Most read Gadget Master posts in June
Including DIY AI for the Raspberry PI, courtesy of Google no less, flying hoverboards, the Thingy:52 for Bluetooth-based IoT demos and a laser trip-wire alarm built with an Arduino...
Stadium Stontronics upgrades UK power and cables facility
UK power supply and cable product manufacturer Stadium Stontronics upgrades its Reading-based facility in an investment that, it says, demonstrates its commitment to being a “world-class” player in its market.
Guest Post: Software defined everything – the future of IoT
Mike Bell, of Canonical, explores different routes to monetising the IoT and outlines a vision of IoT's future – a future of software defined everything.
Raspberry Pi wins RAE MacRobert Prize
Raspberry Pi has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s highest honour - the MacRobert Prize.
EU puts Qualcomm-NXP deal on ice
The EU investigation into the $38 billion Qualcomm-NXP bid has been paused pending delivery of information from the two companies, The EU says that the date for delivering a verdict – which was to have been Oct 17 – will now be put back with the ‘clock re-started’ from the date the information is provided. The investigation started on June ...
Dialog puts another $15m into Energous
Dialog invests another $15 million into Energous, the wireless charging specialist, on top of the $10 million last November.