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Freescale Xtrinsic 3.0 touchscreen works even when wet
08/23/2012, So you think that current touchscreen technology is the bomb, so much so that there is no more room for improvement – at least nothing that you can think of at the moment? We’ve got news for you, boys and [...]
Freescale 77GHz radar system makes it safer to drive in difficult conditions
06/27/2011, While some of us may live in a place where it’s sunny all the time, most of us aren’t so fortunate and have to endure difficult conditions when driving; heavy rain, fog, and even animals crossing the roads in the [...]
Freescale Semiconductor launches 9″ tall walking sensor robot and “Make It Challenge”
05/03/2011, Freescale Semiconductor has just announced the Make It Challenge design contest which challenges hobbyists to develop and submit a unique sensor robot or system design based on Freescale’s latest sensor development kit in the form of a walking robot or [...]
Indesit Company Introduces Its Smart Washer
07/29/2010, Indesit Company and Freescale have collaborated to come up with a Smart Washer that uses a Freescale ZigBee node, allowing it to adjust its cycle starting time according to the variable energy cost, accessing information from the local power utility [...]
ARM, Freescale, Samsung And Some Others Form Linaro
06/03/2010, Technology giants ARM, Freescale, Samsung, IBM, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments have come together to form a non-profit organization called Linaro. The goal of the company is to develop and distribute technology that will make it easier for manufacturers to put [...]
Google Announces WebM Video Format At Google I/O
05/19/2010, When Google purchased a company called On2 a while back, many folks expected the search engine giant to open-source the VP8 video codec that came bundled with the company. Seems like those predictions were true, as Google has announced its [...]
Linkbook netbook runs on Freescale PowerPC processor
05/17/2010, With all the attention on Intel’s Atom processor dominating the netbook landscape, is there hope for other manufacturers? Guess so, as the 8.9″ Linkbook netbook that you see here is powered by the Freescale PowerPC processor – the same chip [...]
Freescale i.MX508 Processor To Give Us Cheaper eBook Readers?
03/01/2010, eBook readers are certainly getting more and more popular, and as consumers, we’re certainly hoping that the price will drop, which should help increase the adoption rate of eBook readers. Considering most eBook readers cost around $300 or more, Freescale [...]