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//-->contents40Technology FocusHome Lighting’sTech Makeoverelectronics for you Plus | December 2014 | Vol. 3 no. 865Buyers’ GuideSoldering/De-soldering StationsWith a Pool of New FeaturesEditor: ramesh Chopra141624283246525762687096101893108No More Drained Batteries With TheRight Portable ChargereStyle Buyers’ GuideeStyleHands-OndIy: ProjectdIy: Circuit72-7778-84: Editorial SecretaryEditorialCorrESpondEnCE phone: 011-26810601; E-mail: editsec@efy.in(technical queries: efylab@efy.in)SubSCriptionS & : phone: 011-26810601 or 02 or 03miSSing iSSuESE-mail: support@efy.inbaCk iSSuES,bookS, Cds,pCbs etc.ExCluSivEnEwSStanddiStributor: kits‘n’Spares, new delhiphone: 011-26371661, 26371662E-mail: info@kitsnspares.com: ibH bookS & magaZinES diStributorS ltdunit no.10, bezzola Complex ,opp. Suman nagar, Sion trombay road,Chembur, mumbai 400 071phone: 022-40497401/02Five High-End Tablets Available in IndiaLittle-KnownInteresting FactsPrevention• PLL FM Transmitter• Long Delay Timer with Real-Time Clock Display• Effortless Hall Lights Controller• Simple Adjustable Staircase Waveform Generator• Automatic Evening Lamp• Door-Knock or Vibration AlarmExploding Electronic DevicesHealthcareHow to Reduce Mobile PhoneTower RadiationTechnology FocusdIy: Tips & TechniquedIy: SoftwareTechnological Advancements in LEDsand ZigBee are Making Lighting Smart• 20 Must-Know Tips to Help You in Google Search• Arduino as AVR Programmer86-88advErtiSEmEntSnEw dElHi: ph: 011-26810601 or 02 or 03E-mail: efyenq@efy.in(HEad offiCE)mumbaibEngaluruCHEnnaiHydErabadkolkatapunEgujarat:CHina: ph: 022-24950047, 24928520E-mail: efymum@efy.in: ph: 080-25260394, 25260023E-mail: efyblr@efy.in: ph: 044-42994363E-mail: efyenq@efy.in: ph: 040-67172633E-mail: efyenq@efy.in: ph: 033-22294788E-mail: efyenq@efy.in: ph: 020-40147882E-mail: efypune@efy.in: ph: 079-61344948E-mail: efyahd@efy.in: power pioneer group inc.ph: (86 755) 83729797, (86) 13923802595E-mail: powerpioneer@efy.in: tandem inc., ph: 81-3-3541-4166E-mail: tandem@efy.in: publicitas Singapore pte ltdph: +65-6836 2272E-mail: publicitas@efy.in: j.k. media, ph: 886-2-87726780 ext. 10E-mail: jkmedia@efy.in: E & tech mediaph: +1 860 536 6677E-mail: veroniquelamarque@gmail.comTest & MeasurementPortability and Low-Power-DrivePower Analysis• Real-Time Face Detection Using MATLAB• GUI Based Voice Identification Using MATLAB89-92Embedded DesignInternet of ThingsContiki OS ConnectingMicrocontrollers to IoT100CareerMuch Research and DevelopmentHappening in Power Sector103Industry Focus115Interview116InterviewLighting Industry Will Offer More CoreJobs for Engineers by 2020Government Policies and Street-LightingBoost Demand for LED Lighting“Every end-market is progressing towardpower systems in a package”— K.N. Kim,regional vice president, Fairchild SemiconductorInnovationSafeDrive: An AutomaticAccident Management SystemjapanSingaporEEFY Plus DVDManufactureThis Month’s DVD ContentsEmerging Business Opportunities forIndian MSMEs in Electronic SystemDesign and Manufacturing Sector111113114118“FACTS has been recognised as one of thekey technologies of the decade that willshape the future”— Dr Fahd Hashiesh, fellow,Institution of Engineering and Technology andtechnology manager, ABB Ltd, UKtaiwanunitEd StatESRegularsFirst LookTechnology NewsUseful WebsitesIndustry News117ViewpointEFy Plus dVdThe Future of Wireless Charging andLong-lasting BatteriesQuite Universal Circuit Simulator: A Free Mixed SignalElectronic Circuit SimulatorICreate Hierarchical Designs Easily With SmartSim IVQP Frameworks and QM Modeling ToolVINew Products129 Electronics Mart Ads134 ProductLettersCategories IndexQs&AsBusiness Pages Ads135 Advertisers’ Indexnext issue6•iot & Big Data•LeD Lighting•Programmable Power suppliesprinted, published and owned by ramesh Chopra. printed at nutech photolithographers,b-38, okhla industrial area, phase-1, new delhi, on the first day of each month andpublished from d-87/1, okhla industrial area, phase-1, new delhi 110020. Copyright2014. all rights reserved throughout the world. reproduction of any material from thismagazine in any manner without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited.although every effort is made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility whatsoever is takenfor any loss due to publishing errors. articles that cannot be used are returned to theauthors if accompanied by a self-addressed and sufficiently stamped envelope. butno responsibility is taken for any loss or delay in returning the material. Efy will notbe responsible for any wrong claims made by an advertiser. disputes, if any, will besettled in a new delhi court only.December 2014 | electronics For You pluswww.eFYmag.comFirst Look!The Latest Home And Office ProductsVideoconHTC LaunchesRE CameraLaunchesCamera resembling a miniature submarine periscopeFlagship Infiniumhe Taiwanese giant, for the first 802.11b/g/n and micro-USB options.compatibleTtime,itshas introduced something withWhile the RE camera isiOS devices,Graphiteboth Android andbeyondstandard smartphones andSmartphonethe application to support compat-tablets line—RE action camera. It fea-5MP front camera for selfieloversVideocon has launched its newInfinium Graphite flagship smart-phone, powered by Android KitKat4.4, in India. The phone has beenlaunched keeping in mind the recenttrend of clicking selfies and, to servethis purpose, the phone features anadvanced 5MP front camera. It sports1GB RAM, 8MP rear camera, dual-simsupport, 11.9cm (4.7-inch) HD LTPSOGS display with Corning GorillaGlass 3 protection and 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone hasan in-built storage of 16GB that can beexpanded to 32GB via microSD card.The connectivity options include Blue-tooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, GPRS/EDGE and 3G. It has a quad-core chipfrom MediaTek. Several apps, such asHungama music app, V-Safe SOS, Try& Buy Gameloft Gamesa and V-Secure,come pre-loaded. Some special effects,like flip-to-mute or reversal silence, arealso integrated into the device.Price:`10,499tures 16MP sensor with a 146-degreeultra-wide-angle lens (f/2.8) and iscapable of recording 1080p video at30fps. HTC has developed RE cameraas a waterproof device with IPX7 cer-tification, which gets enhanced to IPX8rating by adding the waterproof cap.The RE camera has a built-in gripsensor that switches-on the deviceupon detecting a grip. It is backed by820mAh battery, enough for shooting10 minutes of continuous full-HD vid-eos. It sports 32MB ROM and 256MBof DDR RAM, along with microSDcard support. On connectivity front,the device supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fiibility will soon be made available todownload for both operating systems.Price:`9990Google Nexus 9Launched in IndiaBigger is better!The much-awaited large-screentablet in the Nexus line-up, fol-lowing Samsung-made Nexus 10,has been launched in India. Nexus 9is available in two versions—16GBWi-Fi and 32GB Wi-Fi + LTE. The tab-let is poweredby Android 5.0Lollipop anddual-core 64-bitNVIDIA TegraK1 processor. Itfeatures 22.6cm(8.9-inch) dis-play, 2GB RAM,NFC, 8MP rearcamera and1.6MP frontcamera.The tabletalso featuresdual front-fac-ing speakers with HTC BoomSound,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 and 6700mAhbattery. It comes in two colour vari-ants: indigo black and lunar white.Price:`28,990 for the16GB version10December 2014 | electronics For Youwww.eFYmag.comFirst Look!The Latest Home And Office ProductsGizMoByTesUnion Tourism Ministrylaunches travel app for touristsThe government of India has launchedan Android based travel app, Tripga-tor, to boost tourism. This app willprovide travel-related information totourists in India like hotel charges,hotel availability, air ticket fare ratesand key attractions of any tourist placeacross the country. Equipped with in-tegrated maps and geo-location baseddiscovery details, this app will enableusers to plan trips with ease. This non-commercial app offers an appealinguser interface and aims to cater toboth domestic as well as internationaltravellers.iBall UnveilsSlide Tablet WQ149A laptop when you want it, a tablet when you need itiHealth app by MicrosoftThe company has introduced a healthapp, termed as ‘Microsoft Health,’which provides user cloud services, ca-pable of storing and combining healthand fitness data. The app is availableacross all leading platforms—Android,iOS and Windows—via respective appstores. According to the company,the cross-platform Microsoft Healthservice can collect information fromMicrosoft’s Band (featured in this is-sue) as well as other devices.Ball, in collaboration with Inteland Microsoft, has launched whatis a seamless combination of tabletand PC. This device gives you theperformance of a tablet and versa-tility of a laptop. Running on thelatest Windows 8.1 OS and pow-ered by the Intel Atom processorZ3735D (2M Cache, up to1.83GHz), iBall SlideTablet willhelp us-ers man-age theirPC-related businessrequirements and also necessitateentertainment simultaneously withmuch ease. The tablet comes packedwith several free licenses, includingMicrosoft Office and 1TB OneDrivecloud storage for one year.The WQ149 is bundled withmagnetic pogo pin keyboard withtouch pad and cover, and performsfaster with multi-tasking capabilitiesdue to 2GB DDR3 RAM and 32GBbuilt-in storage (expandable up to64GB). It comes loaded with 5MPPrice:`21,999auto-focus camera with flash anda front 2MP camera for video chat-ting. The 25.6cm (10.1-inch) screenfeatures IPS WXGA (of resolution1280×800) technology. Making con-nectivity simpler to other devices isHDMI port and the built-in 3G SIMslot that enables anywhere, anytimeconnectivity. Bringing in the newexperience, WQ149 lets you do eve-rything you can do on a laptop andmore.All-in-one PC with projectorand 3D scanner from HPThe IT giant, HP, has developeda desktop named ‘Sprout’ thateliminates the use of keyboard andmouse. This new machine by HP willallow users to input their ideas viawide-mat, similar to a giant mousepad, resting in front of the videomonitor, eliminating the use of key-board and mouse. Using this board,anything sketched or written by auser would be captured by sensors inthe mat and anything placed on topof the mat would be photographedor scanned by the overhead camera,transforming anything into digitalcontent. Expected to launch in Indiasoon, the PC will come with apps likeDreamworks Animation, Skype andEvernote pre-installed on it.Microsoft Fitness-Tracking BandLaunchedPutting fitness in your handsMicrosoft has finally unveiled itsmuch-awaited fitness-trackinggadget called Microsoft Band. Apartfrom providing access to ten differentsensors to track steps, heart rate andmore, the band’s touch screen also sup-ports text, email and Twitter.The device features a built-in UVsensor, which helps in detecting stresslevels, sun exposure and a galvanicskin response measurement. Using thein-built GPS, the voice based virtualassistant Cortana will provide drivingdirections, sports and traffic informa-Price:`12,000tion, stocks details, weather updatesand much more. Microsoft claims thatthe device can last up to 48 hours up ona single charge. It is compatible with allleading platforms—Android, iOS andWindows.www.eFYmag.com12December 2014 | electronics For YouBuyers’ GuideNo More Drained Batteries With TheRightPortable ChargerAlthough not very old, portable chargers have grabbed attention really fast. It is a perfectaccessory, whether you are a professional on-the-go or an entertainment freak. But choosingthe right one for you, out of the many options available in the market, can be quite a taskDiksha GuPTaOne of the biggest issues that asmartphone user constantlyfaces is the ever-draining bat-tery of his device. A smartphone is use-less without the usage of applicationsand Internet connectivity, and suchextensive usage of the device results ina drained battery.Portable chargers are not just anadditional accessory to your gadgetbut also a necessity these days. Thesecome in all shapes, sizes and con-figurations, and keep your devicefuelled while you are away from acharging point. There are a host oflocal and branded options availablein the market, but we suggest thatyou make an informed choice whilebuying one for yourself. So here area few considerations that you mustkeep in mind while buying the bestportable charger for yourself.A portable charger charging two devices at the same timeEvaluate your need toevaluate capacityYou will need a portable charger if youcarry multiple gadgets or your device’sbattery consumption is high. Beforebuying one, figure out your device’sbattery consumption and the numberof times a day you charge it.A battery capacity is expressedin milliamp hours, or mAh. LargePortable Chargers available in indiasony Usb Portable Charger10,000mah CP-F10lXiaomi 10,400mah MiUsb Charger PortablePower bankerd 4400mah battery-Usb Charger PortablePower banksamsung PortablePower bank 10,000 maheveready UC 05Ultima Mobile PowerPortable Usb ChargerPriceUsP`4999Fast-charging with two USBports and high output of maxi-mum 3.6A.`899Auto-detects device connec-tion and removal. Supportshigh-voltage input limit.Feedback protection.`1000Four-hour charging cycle on5V-1Amp.`1057LED battery status indicatorwith torch light on top.`320Short-circuit protectionThe prices mentioned here are from various e-commerce portals and are subject to change.14December 2014 | electronics For Youwww.eFYmag.com [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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