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PRODUCT SHOWCASE Microchip’s Upgrade Offer If you currently own a PICkit 2, ICD 2 or PROMATE II, (so-called “legacy” tools which do not support Microchip’s newer devices), Microchip is offering a heavily discounted upgrade on their latest tools. ICD 2, for example, is not compatible with MPLAB X IDE. This offer also covers older versions of ICD 3 (revision 3 and earlier) and PICkit 3 (revision 2 and earlier). Until 28th February you can trade in your old programmers and debuggers too, for a PICkit 3, ICD 3 or PM 3 at 50% off the retail price! Upgrading is easy: simply download and fill in the form from the landing page, www.microchip.com/devtoolmigration then mail the form with the old tool to either of Microchip’s US or European Service Centre (addresses are on the form). You will receive a 50% coupon discount coupon via email, which allows you to purchase the new tool from one of Microchip’s participating distributors or from microchipDIRECT. There are just a couple of conditions: the buyer pays shipping charges and any applicable taxes (though buying from Australia should not incur any taxes) and discounts cannot be combined. Spirit’s Melbourne 200MB/s SDSL – Faster than NBN! Melbourne’s premier Multi-Dwelling-Units are about to receive ultrafast symmetric upload and download speeds of up to 200Mbps from Spirit. Spirit Telecom has launched its UFi product which outpaces its competition, including NBN, with a much faster symmetrical service. UFi (meaning Ultra-Fast Internet), sets a new benchmark for Internet services in Australia. Spirit UFi uses its own in-building network, rather than old copper and comes at a time when download and upload activities of Australians are ever increasing. Spirit customers will have a more consistent Internet experience, with robust service reli- ability at all hours for frequent sharing activities such as smooth video chatting, great online gaming experience, sharing multimedia files and uploading/downloading large files or backing up using cloud services. Spirit tested the symmetric speed on its network at College Square in Carlton. Using a sizable sample of customers, the result was a 61% increase in data uploads, compared to the same period in 2013. Contact: Spirit Telecom PO Box 377, Prahran, Vic 3181 Tel: 1300 007 001 Fax: 1300 887 813 Website: www.spirit.com.au Those aren’t dirt specs: they’re dotLEDs! Plessey’s smallest packaged (1.0 x 0.5mm) dotLEDs have been named one of the Hot 100 products of 2014 by EDN. The PLW13D003, a white LED in a SMT package, is designed specifically for the demand for ever-smaller LEDs producing highly collimated light and is aimed at the surging wearable electronics market. Made with Plessey’s “MaGIC” process (Manufactured on siliconchip.com.au WARNING: POTENTIAL FRAUD GaN-on Si I/C), they weigh just 0.2mg, have a profile of 0.25mm and deliver up to 0.7 lumens with a 130° viewing angle. Contact: Plessey Semiconductors Tamerton Rd, Rodborough, Plymouth, Devon, UK Website: www.plesseysemiconductors.com Despite checks made by SILICON CHIP prior to publication, we have since been advised that the advertisement for “Network Communications” on page 9 of our December 2014 issue is bogus. There is no connection with Network Communications in Queensland. Readers are advised NOT to have any dealings with this advertiser. This warning also appears on our website, siliconchip.com.au Want a gold iPhone 6? Or platinum? Or diamond? And BTW – it makes encrypted   calls      too! US company Brikk have launched their Lux iPhone 6 Secure, which makes encrypted calls with no communication record, making it the perfect device for anyone whose correspondence may be the target of interception by third parties. The Lux iPhone 6 Secure models have built-in technology identical to that used to protect telephones used by presidents, government officials, celebrities and corporate executives worldwide. This allows for 256-bit digital encryption, making it incomprehensible to anyone but the parties involved. Privacy is further guaranteed by the fact that all calls made from the phone are routed through a network of global servers, located in more than ten countries around the world where telephone interception and wire tapping is illegal. The Lux iPhone 6 Secure is available in standard versions (starting at $US4,995), 24k gold or 950 platinum plated versions (starting at $US9,995), or diamond versions (starting at $US13,895). All models are packaged in a custom Brikk box, complete with a user manual and all standard accessories. Each Lux iPhone 6 Secure by Brikk also comes with a diamond-embedded certificate of authenticity and an exclusive 1-year warranty provided by Brikk and Brikk Service Centers. The Lux iPhone 6 Secure is available at Brikk Authorized Resellers, Brikk stores and through www.brikk.com January 2015  57