A wireless conductive fabric that allows soldiers to plug electronic devices directly into armour is making a commercial push into Southeast Asia, according to The Lead. BAE Systems has developed the Broadsword Spine garment, which is being distributed throughout the Asia Pacific region by its Australian arm, based in Adelaide. It was designed using a … Continue reading Fabric allows electronic devices to plug into soldier’s armour →

NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total enterprise value of US$934 million. High voltage cables are key components in sustainable energy networks, used for transmitting large amounts of electricity over long distances. The business is part of ABB’s Power Grids division, which is currently undergoing a strategic review. NKT … Continue reading NKT buys ABB’s high-voltage business →

Western Digital Corporation has appointed Leader Computers to distribute HGST and G-Technology branded storage products and solutions in Australia. “We are excited to partner with Leader Computers to expand our Australian distribution network and support customer demand for reliable, high-performance and high-capacity storage solutions,” said Raman Yeung, managing director, Asia Pacific Channel Business, HGST, a Western … Continue reading WD appoints Leader Computers to distribution role in Aussie →

Oracle has announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Palerra, extending Oracle Identity Cloud Service with  an Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB). The proposed transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. Until the transaction closes, each company will continue to operate independently. Palerra’s CASB product LORIC protects and assures compliance of applications, workloads and … Continue reading Oracle buys cloud protection service provider Palerra →

Following the Galaxy Note7 overheating battery issue, Samsung has announced that it will make new replacement devices available for Australian customers from September. “We would like to thank our loyal customers for their patience, and apologise for the inconvenience,” said Richard Fink, Vice President IT & Mobile, Samsung Electronics Australia. “We have been working hard to … Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Note7 replacements arrive →

SanDisk has unveiled a prototype SD card that has a memory of 1TB. No, this is not a typo, and although the device is not available yet, that it is at prototype stage means a commercial release can’t be too far away. SanDisk parent company Western Digital says it was 16 years ago when the … Continue reading 1TB SD card prototype makes debut →

Murata Manufacturing is introducing a Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) duplexer (1.8mm x1.4mm) that is claimed to adopt original technology to achieve higher steepness, a lower dissipation factor and more stable temperature characteristics than SAW devices up till now. As a result, frequency bands that could not be supported by conventional SAW devices are now supported. … Continue reading New SAW device assists previously unsupported frequency bands →

HP is buying Samsung’s printer business for US$1.05 billion with an eye on integrating the best of both companies printing technologies in a move that the HP believes will “disrupt and reinvent” the copier industry, which it says hasn’t innovated in decades. “Copiers are outdated, complicated machines with dozens of replaceable parts requiring inefficient service … Continue reading HP buys up Samsung’s printer business →

Nokia’s Mobile Edge Computing platform will extend the possibilities of the connected world to many enterprises, such as warehouses, factories, transportation hubs, campuses and hospitals, connecting personnel and automating workflows, claims the manufacturer. Nokia is launching three enterprise-specific MEC applications: Object tracking to allow the tracking of assets and personnel to centimetre-level accuracy. The tagging … Continue reading Nokia launches three enterprise-specific MEC applications →

REDARC’s new Battery Master Isolation Switch (BMIS) is designed for commercial vehicles and other heavy trucks, developed and manufactured in its Adelaide-based facility. The BMIS is designed to safely isolate the vehicle batteries in both 12 volt and 24 volt vehicles and is claimed to ensure reliable performance when the vehicle is operating. Designed and … Continue reading New isolation switch for commercial vehicles →

Scotland´s Edinburgh airport has turned to BlipTrack’s technology and sensors to gather data about passenger queue and flow. The information enables the airport to streamline operations at security lines and to display real-time waiting times throughout the airport. With an estimated 12 million people flowing through the airport in 2016 it is important to make … Continue reading No blips in airport queue technology →

When the iPhone 7 went on sale last week, several models sold out straight away, compounding the PR disaster that has been the Samsung exploding mobile phone battery on its Galaxy Note 7. With its nearest rival struggling, Apple itself is now having to scramble to find more stock. Bluefin Research Partners John Donovan and … Continue reading Samsung disaster increases demand for iPhone 7 →

After announcing the arrival in Australia of its first shipment of batteries for ZCell-based energy storage systems, Redflow has revealed the initial seven companies approved to offer ZCell throughout Australia. The first ZCell installers are Geographe Electrical Communications (WA), Off-Grid Energy Australia (SA, VIC, ACT, NSW, TAS and southeast QLD.), SolarQuip (VIC), Standard Solar (national), … Continue reading Roll out begins for solar storage battery →

Drive Dock is said to be a high-performance bare drive access tool designed for creative workflows, backup, or other tasks requiring constant access to multiple drives. It is claimed to have the performance of a USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface. OWC Drive Dock can access bare SATA drives. It can hot swap, read multiple drives … Continue reading Hot-swapping easy with Drive Dock →

Amazon’s Echo Dot is not the most affordable speaker on the market so the company has decided to release the second generation of the Amazon Echo Dot at a price point over 3x less than that of the Echo. The Amazon Echo Dot offers many of the same features as the Echo including hands-free voice … Continue reading Amazon makes Echo Dot more affordable →

NextComputing’s smallest power-packing portable workstation now offers the Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 processor line. The Radius mobile workstation is optimised for processing intensive applications in industries such as broadcast, military, big data, medical imaging and many more. The latest Intel processors are claimed to power through the most demanding tasks users can throw at it. Whether an animator, … Continue reading Radius mobile workstation has latest Intel processors →

Mathsworks today introduced Release 2016b with new capabilities that are said to simplify working with big data in MATLAB. Engineers and scientists can now work with data too big to fit in memory. R2016b also includes additional features in Simulink; a new product, Rick Management Toolbox; and updates and bug fixes to 83 other products. … Continue reading New release and bug fixes for Mathsworks suite →

Link Microtek has introduced a new service covering refurbishment of the large, rotating microwave joints that form an essential part of S-band radar systems, which are commonly used in air-traffic control and shipborne applications. These continuously rotating multi-channel joints typically require refurbishment every three to five years in order to keep their performance within specification. … Continue reading New refurbishment service for microwave joints →

People often assume that when it comes to RVI and NDT equipment, their best option is buying the assets outright when it might be to rent equipment. The choice of whether to rent, lease or buy depends on individual project needs and circumstances, but it’s worth examining the benefits of equipment rental or long-term leasing … Continue reading Why not rent RVI and NDT equipment? →

National Instruments and Australia’s Curtin University have entered into a research collaboration in the field of instrumentation and signal processing techniques for radio astronomy. Curtin University is the lead in a consortium of 17 institutions from five different countries that are investigating the origins of the universe. Using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), a large-scale … Continue reading Deal signals collaboration in radio telescope technology →