Wireless power has the potential to improve people lives who
depend on technology, such as hearing aids.
NOTE: Omri Lachman is co-founder and CEO of Humavox, a company operating in the wireless power technology area.
Wireless power is a necessity…
Low-power wearable devices, such as smart watches, fitness wrist bands and headphones continue to hit the market, and their small designs require new challenges. These challenges range from bendable displays to bendable batteries, wireless connectivity…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: BQ51013B Our TI engineers are very creative -- especially when designing things that use wireless power.
Gordon Varney, system engineer in TI's battery management group, created a pumpkin that will illuminate when placed…
Power banks are becoming more and more popular as battery capacity outstrips the runtime of personal electronic devices like smartphones and tablets. High-performance CPUs, large sizes and high-resolution display panels also make runtimes shorter. This…
Several new battery charging devices were introduced for low power and wearable applications in past Fully Charged blogs In fact, a real power solution of a wearable device includes a lot more components than just a battery charger. Now let’s look at…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: ENERGYTRACE At TI, each new product we release is an opportunity for you to create the “next big thing.” These products are built upon the hard work of 100,000 customers and 31,000 TIers worldwide, and this collaboration…
Earlier this year, I wrote about wearables and how they can do so much and be so small . Well, wearable devices are about to get smaller, do more and last longer thanks to innovations in battery charging, low quiescent current operation, smart power…
The battle of the smartwatches has brought everyone’s attention to wearables again. In almost every review and technical comparison, the one thing that came up the most was battery runtime. No matter how many fancy features a smart watch has, they are…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: BQ24040 , BQ25100 , BQ24232 The TI E2E™ Community Battery Management forum is a resource where engineers and designers of all different levels can ask questions and gain insight from TI experts.
When designing a wearable…