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This algorithm steals ATM PINs from wearables
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/this-algorithm-steals-atm-pins-from-wearables-2/Security researchers at Binghamton University and the Stevens Institute of Technology have successfully combined smartwatch sensor data with an algorithm to crack ATM PINs. As Megan Scudellari of IEE Spectrum reports, Chen Wang of Binghamton University and Yingying Chen at the Stevens Institute of Technology conducted 5,000 key-entry tests on three different keypads: a detachable […]
Designing the smart office of the future
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/designing-the-smart-office-of-the-future-2/A recent white paper authored by U.S. furniture giant Haworth describes how sophisticated sensors deployed in the workplace of the future could help contribute to employee well being and increased productivity. According to Dezeen Magazine, smart sensors would be tasked with constantly monitoring environmental conditions as well as the way employee spaces are used. More […]
We’ll always have Paris (but not the Metro ticket)
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/well-always-have-paris-but-not-the-metro-ticket-2/The Local has confirmed that the iconic Parisian Métro ticket will be phased out by 2021. “For nearly 116 years, from the opening of the first line in 1900, those little rectangles of white paper with a black line on the back – the tickets for a ride on the Paris Metro system, have been […]
Video: Making buildings smart
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/video-making-buildings-smart/Rambus’ lensless smart sensors (LSS) offer a novel approach to sensing by combining ultra-small diffractive gratings with standard image sensors. Light passing through the diffractive grating is intelligently spread onto the image sensor below to form an unrecognizable, yet information-rich blob containing the relevant data from a particular scene. This information is combined with application-specific […]
Deciphering sensor data for wearables
https://www.rambusblog.com/2016/04/12/deciphering-sensor-data-wearables/#new_tabMakenna Breitenfeld, the Chief Analyst at Argus Insights, recently penned an EE Times article about wearables and associated apps. As Breitenfeld opines, the current app experience is limiting the usefulness of wearable products. To be sure, the results of the survey conducted by Argus Insights points to major frustrations with syncing data and broken app […]
Deciphering sensor data for wearables
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/deciphering-sensor-data-wearables/Makenna Breitenfeld, the Chief Analyst at Argus Insights, recently penned an EE Times article about wearables and associated apps. As Breitenfeld opines, the current app experience is limiting the usefulness of wearable products. To be sure, the results of the survey conducted by Argus Insights points to major frustrations with syncing data and broken app […]
From consoles to VR
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/from-consoles-to-vr-2/The Atari 2600 (or VCS) – which hit the nascent video game market back in 1977 – packed 128 bytes RAM and an 8-bit MOS 6507 CPU clocked at a mere 1.19 MHz. According to Wikipedia, the RAM was tasked with handling run-time data, which included the call stack and the state of the game […]
6 Top Innovative Mobile Payments Apps
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/6-top-innovative-mobile-payments-apps/Everybody is talking about mobile payments. Banks around the world are trialing and launching new platforms, the OEMs are rolling out country-by-country and battling for market share and, crucially, consumers are responding. Juniper Research predicts that mobile and contactless payments will hit $3.6 trillion dollars this year alone so the future of mobile money looks […]
Semiconductor (silicon) IP market to hit $7 billion by 2022
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/semiconductor-silicon-ip-market-to-hit-7-billion-by-2022-2/A new report by MarketsandMarkets projects that the semiconductor (silicon) IP space will be worth $7.01 billion in 2022, up from $3.09 billion in 2015. “The driving factors for the growth of this market include increasing demand for advanced SoCs in the consumer sector, increased funding from governments and investors, emerging IoT ecosystem, recovering automotive […]
CryptoManager: Between ASICs and FPGAs
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/cryptomanager-between-asics-and-fpgas/Manufacturers typically configure application-specific integrated circuits (ASICS) for targeted use cases. In contrast, a field-programmable gate array – or FPGA – is an integrated circuit with custom logic that is configured by a customer or designer after manufacturing of the underlying FPGA microchip. Although FPGAs offer a number of advantages – including low, non-recurring engineering […]
