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 ...

No bananas were harmed in the making of this Hall effect drift-proof joystick replacement. OK, not really — two bananas were turned to mush. But it’s OK, they’re just bananas, after all. Why bananas, ...

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 ...

After working on the DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge this summer, visions of a Heinlenesque robotic actuator filled [Hunter]’s head. His lab had access to something called a Cyberglove that used ...

Pixart Imaging expects its sales to dip 15%-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, mainly due to declined shipments of joystick sensors for Nintendo's Wii gaming machines, according to the ...