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Electronics For You
June 2017 Issue
Vol. 49 No. 6
Decision Makers’ connect
Green Mobility Focus: What’s Happening Around the Wand?
I think there are more politicians in favour of electric cars than against. There are still some that are against, and I think the reasoning for that varies depending on the person, but in some cases, they just don’t believe in climate change-they think oil will
last forever,” — Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX
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Smart World
360-degree videos to lower costs
Enterprises are often scouting for the next best technology for their businesses...
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How Big Data analytics yields big gains
Red Roof Inn, a budget hotel chain in the U.S., could have never imagined that it would be able to clock in a 10 per cent increase in its business...
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Biotech
Neuron-Like electronics
Electronics based human body and brain activities are miraculous and a great feat by the creator...
| Artificial Intelligence
The Superpower brain
John McCarthy explains artificial intelligence (AI) as “the science and engineering of making...
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Artificial Intelligence
Machine Vision: A focus on image processing with neural networks
Some time ago there were some very interesting product releases from the likes of Google and Microsoft...
| Tech Focus
Artificial intelligence getting real, local
Artificial intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly one of the hottest verticals to watch in 2017.
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Innovation
HBand: Where Your Hand Becomes The Phone
Next time, when you see people talking with their hand on the ear with no phone but just a watch on the wrist, don’t be bewildered, they must be using the HBand...
| Innovation
.Livescribe: Smart pen-paper combo that saves notes digitally
.Neil, the Little Explorer: Your child’s robot companion
.ili: Wearable, instant translator
.Kuri: A friendly home-assistant and security guard
.LyfieEye: Capture 360-degree content with your mobile phone
.U by Moen: Wi-Fi connected shower controller
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LED Lighting
LED filament bulbs Growing your business with aesthetics
A jeweller recently replaced the traditional incandescent lights of his store with LED filament bulbs...
| eStyle
Buyers’ Guide: Wireless headphones cut the cord
We have already deep-dived into the age of ‘compact’ and ‘hands-free,’ where “less is the new more.” Even headphones manufacturers have found a way to brilliantly improve their products to fit the desires of customers...
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Tech News
Bionic hand that responds automatically
A new generation of prosthetic limbs that allow the wearer to reach for objects automatically, without thinking—just like a real hand—are to be trialled for the first time...
| Make in India: Industry News
AI could replace doctors and lawyers in five years
By 2022, smart machines and robots may replace highly trained professionals in tasks within...
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EFY Plus DVD
Free tools to make your PCB smarter
.Simutron
.SimulIDE
.Circuit Diagram
.TransistorAmp
.Gputils
.XYCE
| Do-It-Yourself
Auto reversible DC motor with speed and rotation control
DC motors are widely used in different machines, mechanisms and motion controls in manufacturing and processing industries...
Download source code
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Do-It-Yourself
Ultra-low-power sensor hub using nRF24L01 modules
Presented here is an ATmega328P microcontroller-based ultra-low-power sensor hub using...
Download source code
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Dual-channel, active AC analogue probe
Presented here is a low-cost, dual-channel, active AC analogue probe...
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Do-It-Yourself
Electronic tone generator system
It would be cool to build an electronic tone generator system yourself. Described here is a small tone generator based...
Download source code
| New Products
.Test & Measurement
.Components
.Miscellaneous
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EFY Plus DVD
Pad2Pad: Manufacturer at your service!
Designers portray ideas as reality using a base. Electronic design software serves as the base, or the platform...
| Do-It-Yourself
3W/6W audio amplifier using TDA2003
This is a simple audio-frequency (AF) amplifier using the popular audio amplifier IC TDA2003...
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Smart World
BharatQR Code: Not Just For Payments
Enterprises in India are finally waking up to the QR code technology...
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How about WhatsApp for your business
Back in the 1950s, communication as a concept was not much popular across the globe...
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Design
EDA becoming interactive with 3D rendering and routing
Electronic design automation (EDA) is an indispensable tool for optimised circuits...
| Test & Measurement
Electronic diamond tester secrets and technology
Gemstone identification can be an arduous problem, and getting it right is essential for the people in the trade...
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Automotive
Self-Driving Cars Platform And Their Trends (Part 2 of 2)
In the first part of this article we covered SENSORIS innovation platform, and the steps needed to make a self-driving car possible...
| Data Interface
HSIC versus USB
High-speed inter-chip (HSIC) interface is becoming more popular due to its notable advantages over USB for hard-wired inter-chip applications...
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Interview
Robotics: “Robots made in India cost lower than their imported counterparts”
TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a TATA Enterprise and a wholly owned subsidiary of TATA Motors, is currently the only manufacturer of commercial robots in India. It is also a notable producer of aerospace components. In a conversation with Paromik Chakraborty from Electronics For You, TAL chairman Rameshwar Singh Thakur talks about how robotics can benefit the manufacturing sector, the misconception about automation, and TAL’s robot BRABO
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Industrial Automation: “Collaborative robots
help create jobs, not steal them”
At EFY Conferences in March this year, there was a talk about integration of a new generation of robot workers in the labour workforce in order to increase productivity and efficiency. Known as ‘Cobots,’ short for Collaborative Robots, these robots are a combination of industrial robotics and automation. Pradeep David, general manager, India & Sri Lanka, Universal Robots, speaks to Dilin Anand from EFY about the role of cobots in production floors and the impact on human workforce
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eStyle
Do-It-Yourself: Turn your phone into a walkie talkie
At India Electronics Week 2017 held recently, we ended up using walkie-talkies a lot...
| eStyle: First Look
.iBall introduces Tablet PC with ‘Remix OS’
.Zopo Speed X
.Daiwa launches Toughened Glass LED TV
.Alcatel launches Entry-Level Phablet
.Acer Gaming Notebook
.Ambrane Bluetooth speaker
.HyperX Launches Gaming Headset
.GizMo ByTes
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EFY Plus DVD
‘Balance the books’ with FreeCAD
Designers struggle to find the right mechanical and electronic design and simulation software...
| EFY Plus DVD
Lock your design with ZenitPCB suite
There are a lot many PCB design and simulation software available today...
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Do-It-Yourself
PC-based oscilloscope using Arduino
Oscilloscopes are an essential tool for electronics hobbyists and professionals to verify that their designs
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Image compression using discrete cosine transform technique
Presented here is a MATLAB-based program for image compression using discrete cosine transform technique...
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Make In India
Market Survey: Strategic Electronics Set for Revamp
Large-scale modernisation of the Indian defence forces is on the anvil, making strategic electronics (mainly comprising aerospace and defence electronics) a vibrant industry...
| e-Payments
Pitfalls in digital money
Since the government’s move to demonetise old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes last year, usage of digital money has drastically increased in the country.
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software
Open Source software you can use for IoT development
The Internet of Things (IoT) is spread across various layers, with different types of software being used across these...
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5G and Beyond
Mobile Handset and Telecom Device Manufacturing
Developer Boards: Industrial Applications
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