The SCSA (Secure Content Storage Association) recently unveiled VIDITY, a secure delivery service that facilitates the delivery and storage of premium content – including 4K Ultra HD movies with high dynamic range (HDR) – across a wide range of devices.
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The DDR5-HBM connection
Frank Ferro, senior director of product marketing at Rambus, recently told SemiconductorEngineering’s Ed Sperling that he was looking forward to seeing what the company could do for next-gen DDR5 as well as evolving high-bandwidth memory (HBM) interfaces. “The goal is to start to bring the power down through things like better signaling technology for DDR5,” he explained.
Light sensors found in octopus skin
Evolutionary biologists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have confirmed that octopi can “see” without using their eyes. Indeed, octopus skin apparently contains the pigment proteins found in eyes – making it responsive to light.
Will ‘disappearables’ replace wearables?
Writing for Reuters, Jeremy Wagstaff says ‘disappearables’ could very well be the next big thing in mobile. “The pace of innovation and the tumbling cost, and size, of components will make wearables smaller – so small, some in the industry say, that no one will see them,” he explained. “Within five years, wearables like the watch could be overtaken by hearables – devices with tiny chips and sensors that can fit inside your ear. They, in turn, could be superseded by disappearables – technology tucked inside your clothing, or even inside your body.”
Brute force robot cracks combination locks
Samy Kamkar recently published the blueprints and software code for a 3D-printable Arduinio-powered combination lock-opening robot. Dubbed “Combo Breaker,” the ‘bot is capable of opening combination locks in under five minutes, although the cracking process can be reduced to just 30 seconds by determining the first number that offers resistance.
Navigating Big Data analytics
Intel VP and General Manager Ron Kasabian recently described the extraction of meaningful information from raw data as a “key enabler” of the new digital service economy. “In this new era, an organization’s competitive edge increasingly hinges on its ability to turn an avalanche of data into actionable insights that improve operations and guide the creation of essential new products and services,” he wrote in an official Intel blog post.
