sensors

Seven Questions for ARM CEO Warren East

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 13 at 6:26 am PT

In an interview, the British chip design firm’s CEO talks about its unique business model, and some of the more unusual places its chips are showing up.

Kickstarter Comes Into Its Own

Liz Gannes in News on February 10 at 5:00 am PT

Kickstarter is becoming a serious source of funding and marketing for both start-ups and established companies.

Tobii’s Eye-Tracking Tech Knows What You’re Eyeing on Dating Sites

Lauren Goode in Commerce on February 6 at 8:00 am PT

Men like pictures; women like text. You don’t say.

Would the Real Maker of the iPhone’s Camera Please Stand Up?

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 20, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT

More information about the maker of the mysterious cameras inside Apple’s iPhone 4S emerged today, and one company’s shares shot up as a result.

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The Really Smart Phone

Robert Lee Hotz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 25, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Apple and Google may be intensifying privacy concerns by tracking where and when people use their mobile phones–but the true future of consumer surveillance is taking shape inside the cellphones at a weather-stained apartment complex in Cambridge, Mass.

Short Supply of Japanese Electronic Parts Hitting Global Car Industry

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 24, 2011 at 11:56 am PT

The problems plaguing the supply of electronics components in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster are reverberating into the automotive industry and causing some production lines to shut down.

Nintendo’s 3DS Brings Dizzying Fun On the Go

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on March 15, 2011 at 3:35 pm PT

Katie tests Nintendo 3DS, the first videogame that promises 3-D without the goofy glasses.

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OrthoSensor's "RoboCop" Tech Opens Up New Orthopedic Vistas

Timothy Hay, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 28, 2011 at 4:40 am PT

For the past couple of years, early adopters have displayed their cutting-edge ways by carrying in their pockets a smartphone that doubles as a computer, with all of the sophisticated sensors, apps and software that a technophile could want.

Microsoft Sells Eight Million Kinects–Well, Not Really, but Close Enough

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 5, 2011 at 10:37 pm PT

Microsoft is saying it has sold eight million Kinect sensors to surpass expectations. But it’s not that straightforward.

Palm, Qualcomm Chiefs Weigh Wireless Future

Ina Fried in Mobile on November 30, 2010 at 6:32 pm PT

Palm-CEO-turned-HP-exec Jon Rubinstein and Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs faced off with Kara Swisher of All Things Digital at a Churchill Club event Tuesday night in an entertaining discussion on the future of mobile tech. Here’s my liveblog of the event.