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Tim Baxter Joins 2020 Companies' Strategic Advisory Board
Former CEO of Samsung North America Tim Baxter joins 2020 Companies' Strategic Advisory Board. - February 14, 2020 - 2020 Companies
ControlByNet Expands Multifamily Remote Surveillance with New Video Center
ControlByNet Cuts Resident Crime and Reduces Guards Costs to Owners - February 13, 2020 - ControlByNet
Blok Party, Reiner Knizia to Bring Popular Board Games to the PlayTable
PlayTable partners with prolific board game designer. - February 05, 2020 - Blok Party
VirtuAlarm Announces Its AlarmNet® for Less Service, to Reduce Dealer Costs. Alarm Net is a Registered Trademark of Pittway Corp.
VirtuAlarm announces the successful launch of a new service, designed to dramatically reduce the cost of AlarmNet® service for alarm dealers. Information is available at www.alarmnetforless.com. Alarm Net is a registered trademark of Pittway Corp. - January 30, 2020 - VirtuAlarm
Principled Technologies Finds That 12 Microsoft Windows 10 Laptops with SSD Storage Were Faster at Ten Common Activities Than 12 Laptops with HDD Storage
Principled Technologies (PT) experts sat down at 24 Microsoft Windows 10 laptops and tested how drive selection affected laptop performance. - January 29, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
To Make the Energy Bill Cheaper, Experts Bet on Energy Monitoring
"The direction that society and companies should take is how we can store energy and how we are going to make that energy available instantly and properly, without wasting and saving natural resources," says electrical engineer, Rodrigo Martinson. - January 21, 2020 - Martinson Machine
Process Technology, Inc. Announces New Partnership with QC Conveyors in the Rocky Mountain Region
Process Technology, Inc. (PTI) and QC Conveyors announce a new partnership to service Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and El Paso, Texas territories. - January 21, 2020 - Process Technology, Inc.
Airworks Announces the Top 2020 DJI Drones for Personal Use
DJI is a dominant market leader in the civilian drone industry, accounting for over 70 percent of the world's drone market. Find which is the best drone for you. - January 20, 2020 - Airworks Trading LLC
President Electronics USA Introduces the "TAYLOR FCC" 12/24V CB Radio
Compact 12/24V CB radio with a classic chrome face loaded with features such as USB Charging Port, Beeping SWR Meter, and more.... - January 15, 2020 - President Electronics USA
Principled Technologies Finds That Intel NUC 9 Pro Systems Powered by Intel Xeon E-2286M Processors Can Run 20 Demanding Apps Without Crashes or Significant Issue
The apps feature prominently in workflows for media and entertainment as well as in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - January 08, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Origin Wireless™ Completes Its B1 Financing Round with Over-subscription
Origin Wireless™ closes its B1 round of financing with a solid portfolio of strategic investors that will help accelerate its growth trajectory with a focus on commercialization and expansion of its robust IP portfolio. - December 23, 2019 - Origin Wireless
Origin Wireless™ to Accelerate Innovation in the Healthcare Industry
Origin Health™ utilizes indoor WiFi to enable next generation digital healthcare. - December 19, 2019 - Origin Wireless
Lumina is Ready to Reinvent the Home Theatre Market with Immersive Movie-Viewing Experience
Lumina screens, a projection screen brand, is on the edge of innovation and is transforming the era of home theatre with its enveloping cinema experience at the comfort at your home. - December 18, 2019 - Lumina Screens
Principled Technologies Study Finds a Dell EMC Server with Intel Technology Performed Image-Classification Models More Cost-Effectively Than the Same Server with a GPU
A Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd with 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors achieved comparable training and better inference at a lower hardware cost than the same server equipped with an NVIDIA T4 GPU. - December 12, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Origin Wireless Enables First Launch of Motion Sensing Service Over Mesh WiFi
Origin’s smart, efficient wirelessAI™ motion detection algorithm facilitates rapid deployment of next generation smart home services with simple over-the-air software update. - December 11, 2019 - Origin Wireless
Brüel & Kjær Launches a Robust and Reliable Pressure-Field Microphone
To help engineers and acousticians achieve accurate measurements in everyday tasks, Brüel & Kjær has created a miniature microphone ideal for high-precision acoustic measurements tests within confined spaces – Type 4988-A. - November 28, 2019 - Bruel & Kjær UK
Sign-Express Achieves Sign UL Certification
Sign-Express Celebrates the Official UL Certification of All Electric Sign Products Built in Factory. - November 25, 2019 - Sign-Express
Maldives Based Dhiraagu Selects Minerva for Next Generation Video Entertainment Platform
The Minerva platform brings significant improvements to the user experience, adds compelling new services and enables viewing on mobile and popular streaming media devices. - November 22, 2019 - Minerva Networks
iDeaPLAY Launches Two New Portable Power Stations - Charge Your Adventures
iDeaPLAY portable power stations allow outdoor lovers and weekend warriors to embrace adventure without sacrificing technology. - November 21, 2019 - iDeaPLAY
BrainCo Partners with World Class Athletes on Neuroscience Training
BrainCo is proud to announce its partnerships with world-class athletes Jessica Lucero and Christian Lucero. Jessica is a two time Pan American Champion and a 3x American Record Holder, 4x National Champion and a member of the United States Weightlifting Team. Christian is a CrossFit Game regional... - November 20, 2019 - BrainCo
Phototheca v2019 Utilizes Deep Neural Networks for Human and Pet Detection
Startup Lunarship Software announces version 2019.11 of its photo organizer Phototheca, which is now equipped with deep neural networks to search for people and cats in photographs automatically. - November 19, 2019 - Lunarship Software
Oceco Launches New BLDC Fan Series Named Fansio Series
To develop environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient products as its mission, Oceco begins 2015 to manufacture BLDC ceiling fans. This BLDC ceiling fan can save up to 60% energy compared to a normal ceiling fan. It is estimated that there are 400 million ceiling fans in India that consume 1600... - November 16, 2019 - Oceco Energy Pvt. Ltd.
Two Entry-Level Mobile Workstations from Dell Showed Longer Battery Life and Stronger Performance Than Similar Devices from HP and Lenovo: Principled Technology Study
The Dell Precision 3540 and Precision 3541 outperformed HP and Lenovo devices on several key benchmarks. - November 11, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Molecular Glasses, Inc. Receives U.S. Patent 10,461,269 for Crosslinkable/Polymerizable Charge-Transporting and Luminescent Molecular Glass Mixtures
The new patent filings cover the preparation of crosslinkable and non-crystallizable hole-transporting, electron-transporting, ambipolar, and luminescent compositions of matter, including procedures to ensure their purity. Also covered is a process of printing dopant image-wise on the surface of a host material plasticized with a very low-glass-transition-temperature (Tg) crosslinkable multifunctional material. - October 31, 2019 - Molecular Glasses
Sungale Redefines the Digital Photo Frame with Its New Cloud Frame Model – CPF1051+
Sungale, the consumer electronics manufacturer, best known for being a pioneer of the digital photo frame, continues to make innovations in the market. Today Sungale is introducing a new 10” model, the CPF1051+, bringing highly requested new features and specs to the category, like a high resolution IPS Touch Display, internal battery and simplified setup. - October 19, 2019 - Sungale
Sungale Releases New Brand Alpha Digital with Models KS782 and KS1016 for Focused Digital Photo Frame Experience
Sungale, the consumer electronics manufacturer, best known for pioneering the mass market digital photo frame, is bringing a new twist on its Cloud Frame product line. Today Sungale is introducing its Alpha Digital brand Cloud Frame line, bringing enhanced new features like a high resolution IPS Touchscreen, an internal battery for portable use, and a simplified setup. As a part of the Alpha Digital Line though, the interface has been simplified so anyone can easily use it. - October 19, 2019 - Sungale
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Release an Updated Preview of AIXPRT, a Tool Designed to Evaluate Machine Learning Performance
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community release an updated preview of AIXPRT, a free tool that lets users evaluate a system’s machine learning inference performance by running common image-classification, object detection, and recommender system workloads. - October 07, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
psHolix Wins Prize for Breakthrough Tech: 3D Without Glasses
Revolutionary breakthrough in Pseudo Holographics by cutting-edge company, psHolix, means users will now be able to view top quality three-dimensional (3D) content without any glasses. - September 26, 2019 - psHolix
World’s Largest Residential Off-Grid Solar Project Enters Final Stage; "Powered by Morningstar"
U.S.-based solar charging leader and an Italian electrical company partner to bring electricity to 1 million Peruvians; accomplish goal on schedule and budget. - September 23, 2019 - Morningstar Corporation
Morningstar Expands Its Energy Storage Partner Program
At the nation’s largest solar event, Morningstar Corporation announced that its Energy Storage Partner™ program (ESP) is now approaching 20 battery brands, including industry leaders such as Trojan and SimpliPhi, international players such as Australia’s PowerPlus Energy,... - September 23, 2019 - Morningstar Corporation
ChargEdge Powers the Best-Selling Qi Receiver Chip
ChargEdge, an innovative startup out of Fremont, California, with disruptive technology in wireless power transfer, has revealed that their patent, US10110063B2, forms the basis of a popular Qi receiver chip series, the P9221-R, sold by a leading San Jose based Qi semiconductor vendor since 2016. - September 21, 2019 - ChargEdge, Inc.
New Energy Meter From Martinson Machine Shows How Much Money You Spend in Real-Time
How about being able to monitor electricity consumption? And knowing that “we can reduce the cost of power outages by over 75 percent and save America over $150 billion” (Electric Power Research Institute). Energy consumers usually never check their energy meter. Therefore, they may be wasting energy by thousands per year. Nevertheless, this is over because of a new energy meter that keep track of energy consumption thus making it accessible and easy to understand as never before. - September 18, 2019 - Martinson Machine
Blackfire's All New Portable Power Station – Charge Your Life Outdoors
Blackfire, the creators of rugged lights, speakers and multi tools continue to push the boundaries of durable, utilitarian consumer products. New for 2019, Blackfire has announced the release of their all new Portable Power Station. The compact design allows for long lasting power packed into a... - September 18, 2019 - Blackfire
Minerva Acquires TOK.tv, the Leading Social Platform for Live Television
The combination of the Minerva platform with the TOK.tv social network will redefine the television experience. - September 03, 2019 - Minerva Networks
Pluto Technologies Inc. is Bringing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Wireless Networking & Connectivity
On Aug. 6th the United States Patent Office issued US10375641B2 which enables for improved real-time Wireless Networking & Connectivity and improved real-time location. - August 22, 2019 - Pluto Technologies Inc.
Destiny Carries and LFG Launches “Destiny Carries” to Help Players Get Past Sticking Points
Gamers looking for a Destiny Carries site where they can find some support to breakthrough barriers in the game have had the call answered by Destiny Carries and LFG. - August 21, 2019 - Destiny Carries LFG
Principled Technologies Shows the Dell Precision 5820 Desktop Tower Workstation Ran Quieter in Stress Tests Than Comparable Devices from HP and Lenovo
Principled Technologies (PT) compared noise from three desktop workstations with similar configurations, finding that the Dell machine was quieter overall. - August 14, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Dusun Announces Its Z-wave Hub in Home Automation
Dusun’s programmable and multi-protocol IoT gateway is known for its easy programming, and multiple protocols compatible. It supports both Z-wave and zigbee to make home gadgets work together. - August 01, 2019 - Dusun Electron Ltd.
GO Malta Launches Next Generation Video Entertainment Service Powered by Minerva
Minerva’s platform offers significant upgrades to user experience, content merchandising and advertising for existing set-top boxes as well as mobile and streaming media devices. - July 27, 2019 - Minerva Networks
Mouse Tender 3.0, a New Revolutionary Mouse Jiggler/Mouse Mover
By one estimate, telecommuting has risen 79 percent between 2005 and 2012 and now makes up 2.6 percent of the American work force, or 3.2 million workers, according to statistics from the American Community Survey. Millions of Americans work at least one day a week from home, however with that convenience comes archaic VPN timeout restrictions. Timing out of the VPN connection to your office then requires at least a two factor authentication to get connected again. - July 16, 2019 - Mouse Tender
Using PCIe SSDs to the Limit; StarWind Teamed Up with Mellanox, Intel, and Supermicro to Build the Fastest Hyperconverged Cluster Ever
StarWind, Intel, Mellanox, and Supermicro present the industry’s fastest hyperconverged cluster built to demonstrate outstanding hardware utilization efficiency. StarWind, a leading provider of hyperconverged IT environments for SMB and ROBO, conjoined its effort with the leading hardware... - July 13, 2019 - StarWind
Principled Technologies Releases Studies Comparing the Education App Performance and Management of Two Chromebooks with AMD Processors vs. Two with Intel Processors
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Acer Chromebook Spin 11 and HP Chromebook 11A, both powered by AMD A4-9120C processors, delivered a comparable experience on common education app tasks as devices powered by Intel Celeron N3350 processors, and used the same management workflows. - July 10, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Chromebooks Powered by Intel Core Processors Could Save Students Time on Creative School Projects, Principled Technologies Study Shows
Chromebooks powered by the Intel Core i3-sdfs processor and the Intel Core m3-wfew processor performed tasks more quickly than a Chromebook powered by the Intel Celeron N4000 processor. - July 09, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Publishes Findings from Hands-on Evaluation of a Dell EMC Cyber Recovery Solution with CyberSense
Principled Technologies (PT) set up servers and storage in a Dell EMC Cyber Recovery Vault and launched an attack on the test data. - July 08, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
PURE Tape Head Preamplifier for Reel to Reel Tape Decks from Merrill Audio
Finally there is a good alternative for the purist of Reel to Reel Tape playback. Merrill Audio PURE Tape Head Preamp provides a superior Tape Head Preamp that brings out the full dynamics of Reel to Reel Tape, with the details and immediacy of the live recording. Merrill Audio is very excited to... - July 08, 2019 - Merrill Audio Advanced Technology Labs, LLC
Principled Technologies Study - A Chromebook Powered by an Intel Celeron N4000 CPU Was Faster in Education Apps Than Two Chromebooks with Processors from Other Vendors
Compared to two Chromebooks with processors from AMD and MediaTek, the Intel processor-powered Chromebook saved valuable time. - June 26, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Thinkware Launches Its First Sports Camera, the M1 Motorsports Cam
The launch of the M1 Motorsports Cam by Thinkware offers a first glimpse at the company’s Power Sports line of products. - June 26, 2019 - THINKWARE
FLARES 2.0 Demonstrates High DA Power Margin
Flight test data indicates that Hood Tech’s Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES 2.0) multicopter used only 58% throttle at 9600ft density altitude. “FLARES achieves robustness by using generously-sized components, and redundancy,” states Hood Tech President, Dr. Andy von Flotow. “UAVs that carry their VTOL-stuff for the entire mission invariably skimp on VTOL component sizing, sacrificing redundancy, power margin and high/hot capability.” - June 19, 2019 - Hood Tech Corp., Vision Inc.
NEXTEL 2.0 to Bid on Boost Mobile Locations Across the USA
Once the Sprint and T-Mobile Merger is complete, NEXTEL plans to bid on the Boost Mobile Locations that are all over the USA. - June 17, 2019 - Retrobrands USA LLC
THINKWARE Launches New Touch Screen Model, the X700 Dash Cam
The X700 comes equipped with an easy to use touch screen and a full HD two-channel camera with Parking Surveillance Mode and Time Lapse capability. - June 10, 2019 - THINKWARE