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Christine Hintze

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.


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  • EDGE Transceiver Solution Serves Nearly All Phone Tiers

    By Christine Hintze, March 06, 2007

    With the EDGE handset market forecasted to grow by a compound annual growth rate of greater than 15% from 2007 to 2011, handset manufacturers around the world are increasingly turning to RF Micro Devices and it’s Polaris 2 Total Radio module.

  • Reconnecting The Connected Home

    By Christine Hintze, January 18, 2007

    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 o

  • Bill Gates Keynote

    By Christine Hintze, January 08, 2007

    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.

  • 10/25/2006 Electronic Design UPDATE: Can Equipment Manufacturers Afford To Reduce Standby Power?

    By Sam Davis, December 05, 2006

    According to an Executive Order dated July 2001: "Each government agency, when it purchases commercially available, off-the-shelf products that use external standby power devices, or that contain an internal standby power function, shall purchase products

  • Designing In Dual-Mode: An Interview With D-Link

    By Christine Hintze, December 04, 2006

    Will dual-mode phones experience mass adoption? Electronic Design Associate Editor Christine Hintze talks with D-Link Associate Vice President of Technology North American Sales William C. Brown about where single- and dual-mode Wi-Fi phones are going, as

  • Dual-Mode Phone Has Split Personality

    By Christine Hintze, December 04, 2006

    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.

  • Inside Nintendo Wii

    By Christine Hintze, December 01, 2006

    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

  • With Wii Remote, Gaming Is Child's Play

    By Christine Hintze, December 01, 2006

    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

  • Brian Crecente Video Footage

    By Christine Hintze, December 01, 2006

    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'

  • Grandparents: The Future Of Gaming?

    By Christine Hintze, December 01, 2006

    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 crow

  • Arthur A. Collins: A Hero Among Hams

    Arthur A. Collins: A Hero Among Hams

    By Christine Hintze, October 20, 2006

    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

  • Fighting For His Rights: A Look At The Man Behind The Thirty-Year Patent War

    By Christine Hintze, October 20, 2006

    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

  • Gordon Gould: The Long Battle For The Laser Patent

    Gordon Gould: The Long Battle For The Laser Patent

    By Christine Hintze, October 20, 2006

    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

  • Edward Weston: A Dynamic Electrical Engineer

    Edward Weston: A Dynamic Electrical Engineer

    By Christine Hintze, October 20, 2006

    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 bo

  • With ZigBee Mesh Network, Remote Caregivers Keep Tabs On Patients

    By Christine Hintze, September 14, 2006

    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 the

  • Industry Behemoths Gear Up For Wireless Bidding Wars

    By Christine Hintze, August 07, 2006

    Less than 24 hours remain before bidding commences on FCC Auction 66, and already more than $4.3 billion in upfront payments are on the table...

  • New York City Subways Go Contactless

    By Christine Hintze, July 26, 2006

    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...

  • BGA Package Design Prevents Signal Theft In Consumer Electronics

    By Christine Hintze, July 19, 2006

    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 circu

  • Unmanned Vehicle Conquers Colorado’s Pikes Peak

    By Christine Hintze, July 19, 2006

    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

  • Miniature Dot Puts Memory On The Spot

    By Christine Hintze, July 19, 2006

    Grain-sized chip developed by HP can hold up to 4 Mbits of data, be attached to almost any object.