Digital lighting: Here come the wireless, smart bulbs

Oct. 22, 2012 - 2:36 PM PDT Oct. 22, 2012 - 2:36 PM PDT

Smart wireless bulbs are the latest addition to the Internet of Things. And companies like GreenWave Reality — and even Google — are developing these technologies. Read more »

2020 via time machine: chips, devices, & tech

By Joe Weinman

Jun. 11, 2011 - 8:00 AM PDT Jun. 11, 2011 - 8:00 AM PDT

At the IEEE Technology Time Machine Symposium last week I listened to the world’s leading academics, engineers, executives, and government officials project what the world will look like in 2020. The future brings technology together for everything from enhancing the human experience to improving environmental sustainability. Read more »

With Private Equity Looming, Infineon CEO Resigns

By Om Malik

May. 26, 2008 - 6:00 PM PDT May. 26, 2008 - 6:00 PM PDT

Infineon Technologies, a Neubiberg, Germany-based company that was recently in the news for allegedly winning a deal to supply chips for the new 3G iPhone, has announced that CEO Wolfgang Ziebart is leaving due to a disagreement with the company and its board of directors. EETimes […] Read more »

Virtualization Goes Mobile With VirtualLogix

By Stacey Higginbotham

Apr. 21, 2008 - 6:00 PM PDT Apr. 21, 2008 - 6:00 PM PDT

Motorola Ventures today put an undisclosed amount of money into Sunnyvale, Calif.-based startup VirtualLogix, which aims to do for communications equipment and mobile devices what VMware has done for the server. I’m pretty leery of companies throwing around the v-word, but with its take on virtualization, […] Read more »

2008: Year Of The Location Based Services?

By Om Malik

Dec. 24, 2007 - 8:40 AM PDT Dec. 24, 2007 - 8:40 AM PDT

Americans are buying global positioning systems (GPS) for their cars in large numbers, reports AdAge. The NPD Group says that revenues are up 214% and GPS unit sales up a whopping 488% over last year. The M&A activity in the sector is on an upswing, and […] Read more »

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