Bluetooth began as a way of providing a consistent wireless interface between mobile phones from different manufacturers and third-party peripherals, such as car kits. It has succeeded phenomenally in that capacity and these days we can now rely on Bluetooth to interconnect all sorts of consumer devices. In 2010, seeing the success of Bluetooth technology [...]
Tiny, sensitive GPS, BeiDou, Galileo and GLONASS receiver for covert, tracking and mobile use Basingstoke, UK – 15th December 2016 – Alpha Micro Components today announced the availability of the u-blox EVA-M8Q, GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver module. The EVA-M8Q achieves superior positional accuracy by combining signals from up to three navigation satellite constellations [...]
Wi-Fi is a ubiquitous connectivity standard now, especially for tablets and mobile phones. But what's the easiest way to embed Wi-Fi in your own products so that they can take advantage of the extremely large installed base of Wi-Fi hotspots and Wi-Fi enabled devices? Compared to Bluetooth Low Energy, ZigBee, or other wireless protocols, Wi-Fi [...]
We want information, and we want it now! Thanks to smartphones, wearables, computers, always-on internet connections and now the Internet of Things (IoT), most of us have come to expect real-time information at our fingertips in an instant. When will my train arrive? Where has the parcel I’ve ordered got to? What’s the weather like [...]
Comprehensive kits support development with u-blox M8 and u-blox 8 GNSS platforms Basingstoke, UK – 4th October 2016 – Alpha Micro Components today announced the availability of evaluation kits for the newest u-blox M8 series and u-blox 8 GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) positioning technology modules. These comprehensive kits allow easy evaluation of the modules’ [...]
