Design News - August 05, 2002

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Cover Story

With its array of sensors and a clever embedded system, this wearable body monitor paints a picture of the user's lifestyle

Departments

Product News
Electrical/Electronics
Power Transmission and Motion Control
Latest and Greatest Offerings in the Engineering Marketplace
Fluid Power
Computer Productivity Tools
Fastening, Joining and Assembly
Designer's Corner
Stylus pen
OEM Journal
Giving engineers the freedom to engineer
Editorial
In praise of hybrids
Break Time
A totally integrated automated system
Readers Write
Opinions, Suggestions, Solutions and More
Hot Products
Innovative Motors and Drives Products
Guest Commmentary
Solid state paces sensor proliferation

Feature

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Design News Partner Zones

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Light Matters: Systems Level Approach to HBLED illumination applications
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