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The intercom goes ultra-high-tech with this snazzy switch system from Wink. A smart thermostat? Smart light switches? Amateur hour. If you really want to up your smart-home game, it’s time to get ...

One of the biggest trends in the switch and relay markets is the call for more options to help designers select the best switching device for their application. Other big asks are for longer life, ...

The 1-Wire Net, or MicroLAN (by Maxim-Dallas), is a simple way to connect slow devices (such as sensors, relay drivers, switches, and so on) using simple components. These components contain the ...

Omron has announced mosfet opto-relays that can switch 3.3Aac or 6.6Adc, giving them the highest-ever current carrying capacity, said the firm. Mosfet relays use light to isolate the primary side, ...

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne Relays, a pioneer in advanced switching solutions announces the launch of its latest innovation: the DC-40 GHz, SP8T Coaxial Switch. This addition provides ...

Standex Electronics has created a reed relay that measures 7.95 x 4.67 x 3.6mm and can switch 100V, 200mA, 3W or 8GHz. 8GHz is the -3dB frequency, at which the switch offers -5dB isolation when open. ...

This mini-series of articles describes how to build a computer’s CPU (central processing unit) out of relays. “Y” in English sounds like “guay” in Spanish (my mother tongue), a colloquial expression ...

I would like to turn on my car's heated seats over a mobile/cellular network using my iPhone, and I'm trying to figure out the simplest path. I know very little beyond that goal, but I know that RF, ...