The ZigBee protocol, created and ratified by the ZigBee Alliance, is an open standard used to create low-power, low-cost M2M networks. It’s based on the IEEE 802.15.4 specification, a packet-based radio protocol that enables device communication in a range of network configurations and is intended for low-cost, battery-operated devices. Attributes of ZigBee mesh Source: Technavio,…
TVs are all the buzz at this year’s CES, and competition is heating up between the industry’s Big Three; Sony, LG, and Samsung.
It wasn’t that long ago that we wrote about Li-Fi, a light-based data transmission technology that might one day unseat Wi-Fi. More information about how exciting this new technology could be is starting to trickle out, following successful Li-Fi tests at an Estonian start-up. Researchers tested Li-Fi under “realistic settings” in offices in Tallinn, Estonia…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Now that the holidays are over, the Consumer Electronics Show, better known as CES, is kicking off is Las Vegas on January 6th.
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3D printing technology first came about in the late 1980’s, but it was mostly limited to governments and industry. It wasn’t until a few decades later—in 2009—that the technology became commercially available, with Bits from Bytes and Makerbot Industries releasing early consumer 3D printers. But despite more and more consumer-friendly models popping up on the market, 3D…
Wireless charging technology is a dream for smartphone owners the world over. And while there are already many wireless charging products available, high costs and low efficiency are leaving most consumers plugged in. At the moment, there is no universal standard for wireless chargers, which has been the cause of some confusion among consumers and manufacturers….
According to new research from Technavio, the quantum dots display market is expected to reach a value of $1.6 billion by 2020, growing at an overall cumulative average growth rate of 76.2% from 2015-2020.
Virtual reality has emerged from its infancy and is poised for massive growth.
The increased integration of NFC chips in cell phones and tablets is contributing to serious market growth, and excitement over the new technology is expected to edge shipments of NFC chips from the hundreds of million into the billions in 2017.
