Christine Hintze is the associate editor with Electronic Design, where she is also responsible for maintaining content on the publication's Web site, electronicdesign.com. Christine also covers consumer electronics, with an emphasis on wireless and communications technologies. Email address: chintze@penton.com Web site: www.electronicdesign.com
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January 18, 2007[Engineering Feature] Reconnecting The Connected Home
When researchers at the U.S. Department of Defense commissioned the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) to share data among agencies 50 years ago, they never could have imagined the importance such a network would one day have in the home. Hundreds of millions ofusers around the world now use their home network not only to share information but also toenjoy music, watch TV, talk on the phone, and play video games as realistic as life...
January 8, 2007
[Christine's Date Book] Bill Gates Keynote
As a first-time CES attendee there are a lot of events to look forward to. But there is no singular event that excites me most than attending Bill Gates' keynote.
December 4, 2006
[Web Exclusive] Dual-Mode Phone Has Split Personality
D-Link’s V-Click dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi phone line features tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) and 802.11 Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) access, enabling users to switch between cellular and Wi-Fi networks at will.
Best Electronic Design 2006[Technology Report] Inside Nintendo Wii
CONSOLE The Wii console has two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi capability. A bay for an SD memory card lets players expand the internal flash memory. Size: It's about 8.5 in. long, 6 in. wide, and less than 2 in. thick (157 by 215.4 by 44 mm), or about the size of three DVD cases stacked on top of each other. CPU: It's PowerPC CPU (code-named "Broadway") is made with a 90-nm SOI CMOS process, jointly developed with...
Best Electronic Design 2006[Technology Report] With Wii Remote, Gaming Is Child's Play
When Brian Crecente got the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 last month, the first thing he did (after taking both of the next-generation gaming consoles for a ride, of course) was put the controllers in his toddler's hands. In his YouTube footage of his son's first go with the Wii, gaming fanatic Web site Kotaku editor Crecente has to repeat his question a few times before the tyke responds. But in the end, the young Crecente declares that he prefers the Nintendo Wii Remote...
Best Electronic Design 2006[Technology Report] Brian Crecente Video Footage
Kotaku is a mecca for hard-core gamers. Edited by Brian D. Crecente, www.kotaku.com provides hourly links and commentary for obsessive gamers while exploring the cultural ramifications interesting enough to attract a wider audience. "As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release," Kotaku's mission reads. "Gossip, cheats, criticism, design,...
Best Electronic Design 2006[Technology Report] Grandparents: The Future Of Gaming?
On Sept. 9. 2006, Barbara St. Hilaire was named "coolest grandparent of the year." But it wasn't one of the 70-year-old Mantua, Ohio resident's 13 grandchildren who bestowed the honor on Hilaire. Hilaire was the first senior citizen to be crowned "Nintendo's coolest grandparent of the year" (...
Your Most Important Issue Of The Year 2006[Hall Of Fame] Arthur A. Collins: A Hero Among Hams
Throughout history, seemingly ordinary men and women have achieved extraordinary things. One such person was Arthur A. Collins. While a select few may have realized his potential at the time, the young Collins appeared to be no different from the other boys who grew up in his hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "We sensed that Arthur was different, but we did not know that he was a genius," a former neighbor told The New York Times in 1962. "When the rest of ...
October 20, 2006
[Web Exclusive] Fighting For His Rights: A Look At The Man Behind The Thirty-Year Patent War
Walk into any library, and you’re sure to find dozens, if not hundreds, of books chronicling the lives of inventors from Albert Einstein to Ray Kurzweil. These biographies often delve into the events that led a designer to craft his invention. But rarely do we get the kind of in-depth look into that inventor’s character that Nick Taylor gives his readers in his book “LASER: The Inventor, The Nobel Laureate, And The Thirty Year Patent War” A short biography of Gordon Gould would...
Your Most Important Issue Of The Year 2006[Hall Of Fame] Gordon Gould: The Long Battle For The Laser Patent
From the moment that Gordon Gould first conceived of the laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation), he knew his invention would have a lasting effect on every aspect of the world around him. The realization was so great that the young physicist worked feverishly for three days to document his ideas, which would eventually become the source of one of the longest and most bitter patent lawsuits in American history. "When the coffee was made,...
Your Most Important Issue Of The Year 2006[Hall Of Fame] Edward Weston: A Dynamic Electrical Engineer
From the time he took his first job in America at a metal plating factory in 1870 until his death in 1937, Edward Weston strove for perfection. "The fact is that Weston never did and never could relax mentally," wrote David Woodbury in his book, A Measure of Greatness: A Short Biography of Edward Weston. "His preoccupation with whatever he happened to be doing was vast and devastating... His drive to accomplishment was grim and sometimes...
September 14, 2006[TechView: The Industry] With ZigBee Mesh Network, Remote Caregivers Keep Tabs On Patients
This year, almost 3 million Americans will turn 60. While rapid advances in health care are keeping people healthier longer, designers are increasingly looking for ways to enable individuals with medical problems to care for themselves in their own home. Wireless developer Cambridge Consultants is exploring how wireless technology can be used to implement home monitoring networks for the elderly and vulnerable. The company demonstrated a mobile telemetry...
July 26, 2006
[Technology In The News] New York City Subways Go Contactless
Select New York City subway riders will now be able to reach their destinations even faster, thanks to a contactless payment trial sponsored by MasterCard, Citi Cards, and Citibank...
July 19, 2006
[Web Exclusive] BGA Package Design Prevents Signal Theft In Consumer Electronics
TT Electronics subsidiary IRC Inc. now offers a high-speed digital-termination ball-grid-array (BGA) package designed to prevent signal theft in consumer electronics devices. The CHC series’ BGAs are constructed with all of the termination balls and circuitry on the bottom of the device, making probing difficult...
July 19, 2006
[Web Exclusive] Unmanned Vehicle Conquers Colorado’s Pikes Peak
An unmanned vehicle completed a 12.42-mile race to the top of Colorado’s Pikes Peak last week. The Jeep Grand Cherokee, which operated without human interaction or remote control, finished the course in 47 minutes and 10.3 seconds, navigating 156 corners and 2000-ft cliffs with no guardrails...
June 30, 2006
[Web Exclusive] Why Smart Antennas May Save The Wireless Industry
Representatives from companies at the core of innovation in multi-antenna signal processing (MAS) debated the economics of MAS architectures in broadband wireless access networks at WCA 2006 yesterday—a critical issue that ArrayComm Executive Chairman Martin Cooper says will determine whether or not consumers are willing to pay for broadband wireless data services...
June 29, 2006[Technology Report] RIP Media Center PC?
The media center PC played an important role in advancing the digital age, according to Brian Jaquet, a spokesperson for Sling Media. But he also notes that one critical component was missing. "The media center brought forth the idea that you can do a lot of things with your PC," Jaquet says. "But the thing about media center PCs is that most don't ship with the TV tuner card installed, and you need that card." In Jaquet's eyes, the face of the media center PC is changing...
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