Category: M2M industry news

Bluetooth Low Energy versus ANT+

ANT+, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, ZigBee – each technology has it market First of all I would like to mention, that I am supporting all RF technologies (Buetooth,Bluetooth Low Energy, ANT+, Gazel and ZigBee) mentioned in the text as below. Every technology has its market. 1. Qualification cost comparison ANT+, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, ZigBee […]

M2M and Wireless at CeBIT 2011. Who has a need for tickets?

CeBIT 2011 offers  a lot of M2M and Wireless related topics plus similar topics. I will stay at CeBIT the whole week. Who has interest to meet at CeBIT and to share knowledge and know-how? For tickets just send an e-mail by using the form here or by e-mail to harald.naumann (at) gsm-modem.de. Smart Home […]

Smart Home at CeBIT 2011 and CHIP 12/2010

Smart Home in the news and events Smart Home at CeBIT 2011 From March 1st to 5th 2011 CeBIT will be presenting the complete spectrum of intelligent home networking applications at a new special display called “Smart Home”. Visitors will learn how long-term reductions in electricity consumption can be achieved by the use of intelligent […]

Santa, please help with a smart phone including radio link ANT, ANT+ or Bluetooth LE

Santa Claus, I hope for it that you read my blog. I want a smart phone with a low power radio link like ANT+ (also called ANTplus) or Bluetooth Low Energy. I know that you have a lot to do at the moment. There are many smart phones on the web page listed here. Can you give me one of Sony Ericsson?

First snow in 2010 – Santa Claus please help me with a Bluetooth or Bluetooth Low Energy controlled robot to clean the sideway!

We all have access to the new integrated circuit that already comes with Bluetooth and a micro controller like the MD8710 The MD8710 was planned to be used in the healthcare sector for medical applications, but why not using it for my new smart home? As mentioned in an earlier blog post, we all will […]

Cellular antenna working inside all-metal case

Capacitive-feed antenna that can be enclosed in an all-metal mobile handset case People that know and follow me a longer period already note that I am reading and collecting anything about embedded cellular antennas that looks unique.  My hard disk is full with files about special small embedded antennas. Today I make a text public […]

M2M white papers and reports plus sample titles

ABI Research http://www.abiresearch.com Software for M2M Applications (2010) Cellular M2M Markets (2009) 3G Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Communications (2007) Berg Insight http://www.berginsight.com/ Smart Metering in Western Europe (July 2010) The Global Wireless M2M Market (December 2009) Forrester http://www.forrester.com The M2M Market Is A Blossoming Opportunity (March 2010) Machine-to-Machine (M2M): New Traffic on Wireless Networks (March 2010) Frost […]

Navigation without GPS? Sensors with Greenfield app in cellphones could replace the need of GPS

Team of researchers at Microsoft has taken up the task of giving you a perfect solution in the situations where GPS refuses to work. A prototype device called Menlo phone will collect the data with the help of the sensors, as the user walks indoors or in the places where GPS’s signals are weak.

Reference design for RFID temperature data logger

With  a data logger reference design based on the 64-Kbit Dual Interface EEPROM (M24LR64), a low power Microcontroller (STM8L101) and a digital temperature sensor (STTS75) you can develop your data logger quick and easy. It measures temperature, and offers an RF access to the data of the application thanks to the ISO15693 interface of the […]