At CES 2019 (Las Vegas, 8 to 11 January 2019), Plessey will offer visitors to its booth the chance to experience what it believes is the world’s first augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) glasses powered by microLEDs. The Vuzix smart glasses will be demonstrated at CES 2019. Vuzix is the first company to use Plessey’s microLEDs for AR applications.
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Wearable SoC has dedicated camera interface
A wearable SoC from Sony brings advanced sound and vision to IoT devices, says RS Components, which stocks the SPresense range.
Microcontroller is built for algorithm-intense hearable devices
The Ambiq Micro Apollo3 Blue wireless SoC has been added to the low power microcontroller portfolio available from Fujitsu Electronics Europe (FEEU).
Infineon provides EMV-payments to fashion accessories
Secured payment functionality can be integrated into fashion accessories using the Infineon Technologies’ EMV-based payment solutions for key chains, rings, wristbands or bracelets. The Secora Pay W for Smart Payment Accessories (SPA) combines an EMV chip with the card OS, payment applet as well as the antenna directly on tape. The turnkey solution allows card vendors, device manufacturers, financial institutions or event organisers to quickly and cost-efficiently introduce fashion accessories for payment and even access, says Infineon.
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