Austriamicrosystems unveils EasyPoint, a joystick module aimed at portable communication devices. EasyPoint consists of a mechanical stack incorporating a navigation knob with a magnet and the AS5011, ...

Al Haun, PR whiz and Massachusetts denizen sent me a note about austriamicrosystems new blog. It concentrates on their EasyPoint hall-sensor meant for joysticks and human-machine interface (HMI). From ...

Can you buy a working radar module for $12? As it turns out, you can. But can you make it output useful information? According to [Mathieu], the answer is also yes, but only if you ignore the ...

A new device lets users control images on a screen with just a flick of the tongue. Designed as a master thesis, [In] Brace is a mouth piece fitted with sensors that detect the location of a small ...

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a genuine, bona-fide, real-as-you-like joystick from an actual moon mission. The rotational hand controller was used by astronaut Dave Scott to pilot Apollo 15’s Lunar ...