At the high end of Internet of Things (IoT) products in the commercial, industrial, or consumer space, it’s common to have well thought out and nicely implemented complementary apps combined with ...

We recently had the opportunity to chat with Synaptics and get some hands-on time with an array of already-available and upcoming input technologies. The big announcement coming from Synaptics today ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about disruptive companies, technologies and usage models. One of the most recent innovations that Synaptics brought to ...

A standard that is gaining broad acceptance and adoption in embedded systems in a variety of markets is the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface (HPI). It is one of three it has ...

In the digital world, the user interface is the medium of communication. It is the surface at which humans interact with the functionalities provided by machines—whether hardware or software. As such, ...

A hardware interface specifies the plugs, sockets, cables and electrical signals that pass through each line between the CPU and a peripheral device or communications network. It also stipulates which ...

As prices plummet, embedded-system designers are turning to graphical displays to simplify operation, ease system upgrades, and distinguish their products. Designers of traditional embedded products ...

At the low end of the IoT spectrum, simple, commoditized solutions often deliver poorly implemented user interfaces. This article examines various problems that result from a inadequately designed UI ...