In this article, we will explain how Industrial IoT + AI can automate traditional industries such as retail, agriculture, woodworking, logistics, construction, manufacturing, and many other types of businesses that don’t usually come to mind when you think of tech. …

This article is about the amazing adventures of JS developers in the world of Tizen OS. It will include a step-by-step setup of the integrated environment (IDE), development of Smart TV apps, their submission to the Tizen Store — and, of course, code samples and case studies. If you share…

Technology that will change the electronics design and user interfaces with mechanical buttons — For several years now, electronics manufacturers have been discussing a breakthrough technology that will change the devices we use and the approach to their design: no more mechanical buttons and switches, reduction in thickness to 2 mm, about 70% lighter, and 30% cheaper. We are not talking about future mass-produced…

Let’s dive into the world of electric vehicles and will learn how EV chargers work on the hardware and software side to understand the prospects for users and engineers willing to develop charging solutions and battery management systems. With the advent of electric vehicles, conventional drivetrains with thousands of moving…

A breakdown of the most effective methods of heat dissipation for mass-produced electronics — A typical electronic device consists of an enclosure or case and internal components that emit heat when they work. And that’s where the conflict comes in: manufacturers try to make their enclosures smaller (cheaper and more convenient), but a compact enclosure prevents heat dissipation. …

Let’s try to optimize the most time-consuming stage of electronics design based on FPGA — we mean the FPGA firmware debugging. This article will talk about the 20/80 principle for the planning FPGA design project, consider debugging tools, recall Gordon Moore and Winston Churchill (yes, they have something to do…

A step-by-step guide for porting Flutter to STB with the RDK open-source platform + overview of possible challenges and tips for a successful launch and improved performance — RDK software stack or Reference Design Kit is now heavily used to develop OTT applications, voice control for set-top boxes and other advanced features for video-on-demand (VoD), so we wanted to see if Flutter could work on a set-top box. It turned out that yes, but, as is usually the…

Let’s review all the possible options for updating the firmware on Android devices, paying special attention to over-the-air updates (OTA), and looking back at its development stages. — So, how can you update Android on mobile devices? While developing software for Smart TVs and Android-based set-top boxes, we’ve narrowed it down to four ways, discarding some very exotic options: Flashing the flash memory via the JTAG hardware interface (if available).

This is how the Promwad Company launched an AI-based app on STBs to make video content shoppable; and how digital TV operators can monetize this project. — Where people catch ideas for new fashion outfits? It used to be fashion magazines and photos, and now it is Youtube and digital TV. Millions of people worldwide are influenced by videos when choosing new shoes and clothes. But the very process of looking for new items for a stylish…