7 tech tools I use for hiking, backpacking and camping
Try these seven Google tech tips to prepare for your next hiking, camping or backpacking trip. Maps
OEMs take tech to the next level
OEM products are vital to many industries. Companies such as Septentrio and SBG Systems design and produce a variety of OEM devices for many different applications. (Image: sankai/E+/Getty Images) OEM devices are an integral part of many applications requiring precise…
Israel opens advanced navigation center for non-GPS tech
The inauguration of the Navigation Technologies Center took place in March. (Photo: IAI) The new center will focus on developing and producing navigation systems for the battlefield, and plans to implement a co-developed, non-GPS accurate navigation technology A Navigation Technology…
LORAN-5G: Paper envisions new use for venerable tech
Image: KENGKAT/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images A new paper by two Qualcomm engineers imagines restructuring Loran technology to more easily incorporate timing signals into telecommunication systems. The paper, titled simply “LORAN-5G,” was authored by Guttorm Opshaug and Dave Tuck. It envisions…
Vodafone tests remote centimeter-level tracking tech
New tech can track vehicles, drones and cargo remotely within centimeters — key to safe adoption of autonomous vehicles, flying objects and machinery Vodafone has successfully used new precision positioning technology to remotely track a vehicle to within 10 centimeters…
Shell and DJI partner on drone tech for energy industry
2,300-acre Shell Deer Park Refinery provides complex testbed for aerial inspections and incident response Photo: SimonSkafar/E+/Getty Images DJI is partnering with Shell Oil Company to create, test and deploy DJI drone technology at its Deer Park Manufacturing Complex to improve efficiency…
HoverGames competition uses NXP tech to fight pandemics
The robotics competition challenges participants to leverage NXP’s portfolio for small autonomous vehicles in support of fighting pandemics. NXP Semiconductors N.V. is hosting a challenge on using drones and rovers for pandemics such as COVID-19. HoverGames Challenge 2: Help Drones…
DroneShield to collaborate with Collins Aerospace on anti-drone tech
DroneGun, part of the DroneShield anti-UAV system.(Photo: DroneShield) DroneShield Ltd. and Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies, have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on opportunities with the Australian military, and globally. The intent is to…