The sensors in your smart device are a big part of what make it, well, smart. Sensors allow our devices to understand context— they tell phones where they are in space and how we’re using them. This ...

An overwhelming majority of handheld devices these days have ambient light sensors built into them. A large percentage of TVs and monitors do, too, and that proportion is growing. The sensors allow ...

Light sensors often use an infrared LED as a light source. Infrared LEDs have a greater intensity than LEDs that emit visible light. And when infrared photodiodes are used the sensors are relatively ...

Face ID, Animojis, and Portrait Lighting effects in the iPhone X are all made possible by its new TrueDepth camera and sensor system. We look into how, and how well, it works. Share on Facebook (opens ...

The OmniVision OS08A20 image sensor targets surveillance systems and body cams. Image: OmniVision. Image sensors work in much the same way as film, allowing light to enter and exposing the image to ...

Nicole McFarlane has received funding from NSF, DOE, and N5 Sensors/ARPA-E. She is a member ASEE and a senior member of IEEE. Sensors are all around. They are in automatic doors, at cash registers, in ...

The new Thread- and Matter-enabled Aqara Motion and Light Sensor P2 came out Tuesday for use with HomeKit and other smart-home platforms, the company said. “In the rapidly expanding global market for ...