Vesper has unveiled a new microphone that uses just 3µA of current when in sleep/listening mode. In other words, it could enable always-on listening in smartphones or other devices with minimal impact on battery life. The new VM1010 is a piezoelectric MEMS microphone and when a hotword like “OK Google” or “Hey Siri” is detected, […]
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SmartQ Ten Android tablet features a piezoelectric touch panel
A company called SmartQ is showing off a new Android tablet that looks like your standard iPad wannabe, complete with a 9.7 inch, 1024 x 768 pixel display. But Netbook News discovered that the SmartQ Ten tablet has one thing the iPad doesn’t: a piezoelectric touch panel. The technology allows the tablet to support multitouch […]
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EcoPad tablet concept would generate electricity from touch
Every time you touch a tablet you’re expending a little bit of energy… and so is your tablet as its battery slowly drains. But designers Yonggu Do and Eunha Seo have a vision for a tablet with a built-in piezoelectric film that could actually generate power every time you touch the screen so that you […]