High-efficiency ultracapacitors offer energy density hundreds of times greater than traditional capacitors. The Maxwell BOOSTCAP devices can now be procured in Europe from Rutronik. http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=15438

Making wireless system design and implementation quick and easy - ready-to-integrate communications devices that offer standards-based quad-band GSM/GPRS Class 10 performance - are now offered by Mouser. http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=15524

Versatile 8-bit microcontrollers which offer from 16 / 32Kbyte Flash program memory and integrated true data EEPROM can now be sourced at Farnell. The rugged devices reduce costs and increase performance. http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=15367

Miniature radio modules which can transmit and receive signals up to 300 metres are being offered by RS Components. The Alpha wireless modules can wake intermittently and provide direct control outputs to a MCUs, making them ideal for battery applications. http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=15490

Looking for a particularly compact point-of-load (POL) DC-DC power converter ? - look no further - Digi-Key offers stock availability of TDK-Lambda's DOSA compatible iBD series of 7A non-isolated, single-inline-package, thru-hole mounted devices. http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=15536

For electric and hybrid vehicles there is a compact new automotive current sensor which measures only 2.4mm3, offering maximum power handling per cubic centimetre of 14.6A/cm3. http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=15505

D-type connectors of all kinds can be readily sourced at Aerco. On offer are coaxial, power, signal and PCB contacts in standard, mixed-layout and high-density styles to satisfy the needs of a huge range of applications. http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=15516

Aimed at areas such as test equipment prototypes, packet-processing, and varied industrial applications, Kontron offers the OM6060 MicroTCA platform. http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=15432

Designed to integrate with video surveillance software platforms recognizing joystick inputs via Microsoft's DirectX, new 'control pan' / 'tilt' / 'zoom' video surveillance joysticks can be provided by Foremost Electronics. http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=15430