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Automatic Soap Dispenser with IR Proximity Sensor
Here is a ‘Touch Free’ design idea for clean and reliable soap dispensing! An infrared (IR) proximity sensor, and a small solenoid is combined here to make the 6-Volt DC powered automatic soap ...
Techno-Science.net9y
Elliptic Labs Wants to Replace Your Smartphone’s IR Proximity Sensors with Ultrasound
The proximity sensing is one of the bare basic feature of any smartphone, but the IR sensor module leaves a ugly dark spot on the front of the phone – something that the ultrasonic sensor won ...
Business Wire5y
ams: Launch of World’s Smallest Digital IR Proximity Sensing Module Paves Way to Smaller, Lighter, Always-available Earbuds
The IR proximity sensor enables wireless earbud in-and-out of ear detection to help extend battery life between chargings and can be used in tandem with another TMD2635 to enable elementary ...
Business Wire13y
TAOS, the Leading Global Supplier of Integrated Light Sensors, Debuts Industry’s First Digital Color Sensors with On-Chip IR Filtering and Proximity Sensing
TAOS, the Leading Global Supplier of Integrated Light Sensors, Debuts Industry’s First Digital Color Sensors with On-Chip IR Filtering and Proximity Sensing ...
Digital Trends7y
DARPA's new smart sensor is powered by the infrared it's designed to detect
Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a next generation smart sensor for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that is capable of identifying infrared (IR) ...
AppleInsider13y
Siri raise-to-speak feature uses modified iPhone 4S proximity sensor
One previously undiscovered change in the iPhone 4S versus the iPhone 4 is a new infrared proximity sensor that enables the raise-to-speak feature used by Siri voice recognition. The teardown ...
Nasdaq5y
ams: Launch of World’s Smallest Digital IR Proximity Sensing Module Paves Way to Smaller, Lighter, Always-available Earbuds
The IR proximity sensor enables wireless earbud in-and-out of ear detection to help extend battery life between chargings and can be used in tandem with another TMD2635 to enable elementary ...