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Nordic Semiconductor Release First Wi-Fi Chip

On Tuesday 16th August, Nordic Semiconductor announced their first Wi-Fi product, the nRF7002. Nordic Semi now covers all 3 major IoT communications protocols. Bluetooth, Cellular and now Wi-Fi. The technical expertise required to create this silicon came from Nordic’s acquisition

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Bluetooth LE Audio takes audio devices to new levels

Bluetooth LE Audio is the latest addition to the Bluetooth standards, and this new technology will bring higher quality, seamless listening to devices, while also minimising battery usage. Bluetooth LE Audio is based on the popular Bluetooth standard Bluetooth LE

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Santa delivers KiCad 6

Last month during the holiday period, alongside festive joy brought by the big man in the red coat delivering Coca Cola, excitement was also brought to the electronics world with the unveiling of KiCad 6, our electronics and PCB design

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COP26 ends but no discussions on e-waste

Last week, COP26 drew to a close with an extended day, but many have been left rather disappointed by the outcome. This was the first climate deal ever that planned explicitly to reduce coal – the worst fossil fuel for

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Lancashire becomes home to the National Cyber Force

A few weeks ago the UK Government quietly announced that Preston in Lancashire would become the home to a new organisation tasked with protecting the UK against hostile cyber threats — the National Cyber Force or NCF for short. This

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Milliamp supports UCLan at Fablearn Europe & IDC 2016

We’ve recently been helping out our academic friends at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston UK, with their ongoing Child-Computer Interaction (ChiCI) research, culminating in helping them develop a BBC micro:bit demonstrator peripheral board for Fablearn Europe (hosted in Preston) and

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