Tag: TSensors

Coupling & Crosstalk: First World Problems

hurdles-canstockphoto10553904 800x475Coupling & Crosstalk is my column in the MEPTEC Report. This column appears in the Winter 2014 edition on pages 10-11.

Electronic coupling is the transfer of energy from one circuit or medium to another. Sometimes it is intentional and sometimes not (crosstalk). I hope that this column, by mixing technology and general observations, is thought provoking and “couples” with your thinking. Most of the time I will stick to technology but occasional crosstalk diversions may deliver a message closer to home.

 

First World Problems

Returning home with a carload of food for our Thanksgiving feast, we discovered our garage refrigerator had died. The only appropriate response other than panic was to Continue reading “Coupling & Crosstalk: First World Problems”

Trillion Sensors – TApps: Ultra-High Volume Sensor Applications for Global Challenges

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Click image to download San Diego TSensors Summit presentation (update of Munich)

 
It was my pleasure to organize and present at two TSensors Summits: Munich and San Diego this fall. The enthusiasm and intellectual “horsepower” of the presenters and attendees was incredible!

My presentations explain Continue reading “Trillion Sensors – TApps: Ultra-High Volume Sensor Applications for Global Challenges”

Coupling & Crosstalk: Disposable Chips?

cups plates forks canstockphoto2604892 250x345Coupling & Crosstalk is my column in the MEPTEC Report. This column appears in the Spring 2014 edition on pages 10-11.

Electronic coupling is the transfer of energy from one circuit or medium to another. Sometimes it is intentional and sometimes not (crosstalk). I hope that this column by mixing technology and general observations is thought provoking and “couples” with your thinking. Most of the time I will stick to technology but occasional crosstalk diversions may deliver a message closer to home.

Disposable Chips?

I’m not a fan of disposable cups and other tableware. Yes, they are convenient and in some cases even economical. However, they are not great substitutes for Continue reading “Coupling & Crosstalk: Disposable Chips?”

Coupling & Crosstalk: A Trillion Sensors?

Janusz Bryzek's TSensor Vision
Janusz Bryzek’s TSensor Vision

Coupling & Crosstalk is my column in the MEPTEC Report. This column appears in the Winter 2014 edition on pages 10-11.

Electronic coupling is the transfer of energy from one circuit or medium to another. Sometimes it is intentional and sometimes not (crosstalk). I hope that this column by mixing technology and general observations is thought provoking and “couples” with your thinking. Most of the time I will stick to technology but occasional crosstalk diversions may deliver a message closer to home.

Name Calling

Whatever you desire “there’s an app for that!” Dream big or small, it is very likely a software program is already available. But what if you dream in hardware?  Hewlett-Packard is building applications with one MILLION sensors. Robert Bosch is dreaming of 1,000 sensors per person, i.e. seven TRILLION. Janusz Bryzek is aiming for one TRILLION per year.

Standardized smartphone hardware platforms and application “stores” have significantly lowered the cost and time to develop and sell applications. One might argue Continue reading “Coupling & Crosstalk: A Trillion Sensors?”