Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Internet of Things Close, Thanks to ARM's Reach

Internet of Things Close, Thanks to ARM's Reach

Internet of Things Close, Thanks to ARM's Reach

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 11:17 AM PDT

Chipmaker ARM has announced a tiny product with huge implications. The company unveiled its ARM Cortex M0+, a 1mm microchip it says can push the edge of the Internet beyond your laptop or PC. Everything is on the drawing board -- from a network-enabled fridge to devices powered by your body's heat. "The main advantage is a balance between energy and performance," Thomas Ensergueix, ARM's CPU product manager, told TechNewsWorld. The new 32-bit processor consumes about one-third of the energy used by current 8-bit and 16-bit processors while at the same time delivering better performance.

Keeping a Lid on It: New Motorcycle Helmet Technologies

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT

It's extremely important to wear helmets when riding motorcycles, according to Jackie Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, but that's not just her personal opinion -- it's based on clear facts about what happens in the case of a crash. "We know from research that every time a state repeals its motorcycle helmet laws, there's an immediate jump in deaths and brain injuries from motorcycle crashes," Gillan said. Head injuries are a leading cause of death in motorcycle crashes, but helmets have been found to reduce motorcyclist deaths by 37 percent and brain injuries by 67 percent.

Open Source Coopetition Fueled by LF Growth

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT

The Linux Foundation has come a long way since initiated in 2007 as the fusion of the Open Source Development Lab and Free Standards Group. At its start, I wondered why there was no membership or representation from Canonical, which was the hottest thing in Linux at the time. Today, Canonical is a member of The Linux Foundation and the organization continues to grow in its core of system software and Linux as well as in mobile devices and, more recently, the automotive industry -- among my predictions for Linux strength in 2012.

Icon Project's Lost That Shortcut Feeling

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Long ago, I jailbroke my iPhone. Ultimately, the experience was less than fulfilling, and within a few weeks I opted to unjailbreak it back to its normal state. Jailbreaking somehow made the phone feel a little frail. The only jailbreak options I could find at the time necessitated the phone to be hooked up to my computer each time it was turned on. Not a huge problem -- I don't turn my phone completely off very often. But then there was the respringing ... the constant respringing.
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