Mouser has announced the first 2026 instalment of its Empowering Innovation Together (EIT) technology series, Engineering AI for Daily Life. This instalment explores how artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in everyday products and services, from assisted search and messaging tools to healthcare wearables that monitor personal well-being. As AI capabilities expand across consumer and connected devices, engineers continue to design systems that make these technologies more useful, intuitive, and trustworthy in real-world applications.
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Mouser sponsors 2026 Global “Create the Future” design contest
Mouser has announced that it is once again a Platinum sponsor of the Create the Future Design Contest. Create the Future is a global challenge for engineers and innovators to design the next great thing, with a chance to win the grand prize. Mouser, which has sponsored the contest for over a decade, is joined again by valued manufacturers Intel and Analog Devices, as co-sponsors. The competition is produced by SAE Media Group, an SAE International Company, and Tech Briefs magazine. COMSOL is also a principal sponsor of the contest.
Arrow supports .lumen in scaling production of Its glasses for the blind
Arrow Electronics is collaborating with Romanian startup .lumen to scale intelligent guide glasses designed to replicate the key functions of a guide dog.
xMEMS to showcase µCooling and Sycamore MEMS loudspeaker technologies at CES 2026
xMEMS Labs has announced its participation at CES 2026 (January 6–9, Las Vegas, The Venetian, Suite 34-208), where it will demonstrate category-defining innovations for the fast-accelerating market of AI-enabled wearable and mobile devices.
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