Markt News
Expanding Pet Collar Use Beyond GPS Tracking
Kerlink, OrbiWise Announce New Working Agreement
RFID Thread Provides Discreet, Nonremovable Garment Tracking
Police in Nation’s Capitol Use Apple Air Tags to Fight Car Thefts
The Conscious Consumer: Brands Without Sustainable Practices Are Falling Behind
Nokia, Aramco Team to Develop IoT applications, via 5G
Vikings Make Playoff Push, With Help of UWB to Track Player Performance and Health
New Impinj Reader Boasts Edge Computing
The Impinj R720 RAIN UHF RFID reader provides improved processing power and memory, offering more autonomous tag reading and management.
read moreRFID News Roundup: STMicroelectronics, Avery Dennison, Google
As the Holiday Travel Season Begins, IoT Technologies Take Off with Baggage Tags
Cyclists Test NFC Technology in Shoe to Help Emergency Responders
DMT Cycling is providing an NFC feature in its special edition shoes with a tag from Avery Dennison leveraging an ICE Key chip to identify cyclists and their health needs.
read moreBastille Perfume Adopts Digital Twin-based RFID
The company leverages RFID and QR codes with Avery Dennison solutions to offer traceability of ingredients, live tracking of production, and a guarantee of brand authenticity,
read moreBARTEC’s Extronics Acquisition to Meet Demand Growth for IIoT
The two companies have seen increased demand for Industrial Internet of Things solutions. They plan to extend their product portfolios with wireless solutions supporting industrial site safety.
read moreAustralian Wool Gains Visibility with RFID
The solution from Adilam Technologies and HID Global provides members of the Australian Wool Exchange with a view into the processing and transport of wool for traceability and efficiency.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison releases Digital Product Passport as a Service; Sumitomo partners with Rapyuta Robotics for UWB solution; Pepperl+Fuchs Releases two new HF RFID products; ButterflyMX launches video intercom systems for access control with RFID connectivity.
read moreRFID Healthcare Market Forecasted to Reach $2.6 billion by 2031
TMR report offers that the largest areas of growth are expected to be in North America, Asia
read moreRTLS, AI, and ChatGPT Manage Assets at Turkey Hospitals
MLPCare has deployed the asset management product from Borda Technology across 32 hospitals to provide end-to-end intelligence into each asset by managing data from BLE beacons.
read moreVerifyReg Offers Validation of Prescription Drug Labels
The AIM Global initiative will confirm the appropriate marking of printed labels and QR codes, as well as NFC and RFID tags used in the supply chain from manufacture to patient.
read moreStudy Finds At Least 96.5 Percent Read Rate for RFID-tagged Prescription Drugs
The Axia Institute’s RFID Lab worked with pharmaceutical supply chain constituents and technology providers to simulate the prescription drug supply chain to test RFID’s effectiveness.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Everynet offers public LoRaWAN in U.S. and UK; Quectel expands Its IoT antenna portfolio with six new 4G and 5G antennas; Arrow Electronics adds Truesense ultra-wideband portfolio for precise location; the Texas Rangers adopt Amazon Walk Out with RFID; Wiliot Ambient IoT Pixels recognized by Time; Identiv boosts capacity with increased demand in Thailand.
read moreBoys and Girls Club Trains Young Farmers via IoT
Freight Farm intelligent farms are fully enclosed shipping containers filled with watering, lighting, fertilizing, and sensors with a Wi-Fi or cellular connection to help new farmers grow crops.
read moreRetailers Locate Goods Storewide with New Fixed RFID Reader
The TrackMaster reader solution from PervasID leverages a location engine that identifies not just tag IDs and their direction but in what zone each tag is to eliminate the need for handheld readers.
read moreWakefern Achieves Inventory Management with Computer Vision and AI
The company completed pilots of the Tally solution from Simbe, leveraging a robot that wirelessly captures intelligence about stock levels, mis-shelving, or mispricing.
read moreRFID News Roundup
HID releases three new textile management RFID tags; Nordic-ID offers nRF54L Series for BLE; Fairview Microwave innovates IoT combination antennas; EU certification gained by u-blox for its IoT cellular modules.
read moreCompany Offers IoT Solution Driven by Thoughts
Mentalista has demonstrated a system that detects brain waves, sends the related data via BLE to a receiver, and can then analyze the results to understand the user’s state of mind, or even flip a switch based on their thoughts.
read morePassive RFID Solution Sensors Detect Supply Levels
Tund is offering its solution leveraging strain sensor technology from Asygn for a battery-free system that monitors content levels of drawers or containers based on weight and transmitted via RFID.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Fresenius Kabi releases RFID-enabled version of its Diprivan; Energous and InPlay offer sensors for Industrial IoT; Guardian RFID releases Command Cloud correctional officer experience; Anterix validates Itron LTE devices; Laird releases Vela IF820 Series for BLE upgrades.
read moreNoise Harvesting Module Helps Power IoT Sensors
Sony Semiconductor’s new module will be available to device manufacturers and IoT solution providers to leverage mechanical noise to power sensors.
read moreMarine Corps RFID System Integrates for Intelligent Warehouses
After deploying an RFID system at several bases over the past two years, the Marine Corps Logistics Command is integrating the location data from that system with the DoD’s warehouse management software.
read moreAlaska Airlines Launches NFC Service for Passport Identification
For international travelers, the Mobile Verify system from Airside Mobile means that passport identification steps can be bypassed, reducing the number of queues in the airport before a flight.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Atmosic Technologies joins Fusionary to offer IoT developers app; Fujitsu releases new point of sale RFID technology; Kerlink and Avnet create LoRaWAN distribution agreement; Seagull Scientific releases BarTender Printing Solution with Security Enhancements; Infineon buys ultra-wideband company 3db
read moreAvery Dennison Pure RFID Products Boast Sustainability
The technology company’s new line of sustainable tags and inlays are made with aluminum antennas on paper substrates, making them recyclable, with either five percent or no plastic material.
read moreLatest Warehouse Technology Study Sees RFID Growth Ahead
Zebra Technologies’ Warehousing Vision Study finds operators optimistic about growth ahead, pairing RFID with machine learning and related technology.
read moreLabel Printer Adopts Streamlined RFID Converting
Meyers has invested in equipment to create branded labels with built-in technology to simplify the adoption of RFID for brands without requiring multiple processes or vendors.
read moreRFID News Roundup
HID Linq offers centralized reader management; Foot Locker expands its RFID deployment in Eastern Europe; Soracom and UScellular to deliver affordable IoT data; Ultrahuman ring tracks fitness with BLE.
read moreWiliot Offers Humidity Sensing with Ambient IoT
The company applies an additional membrane to its low-cost wireless passive sensors to measure humidity conditions, then transmits that and other sensor data wirelessly from trucks, stores, or warehouses.
read moreTextile Service Companies Employ New RFID Reader Management Tool
Datamars’ new Storm managing and monitoring solution allows users to view and analyze the operation of RFID devices remotely.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Avalue Renity Artemis offers UWB micro-location solution; IoT Companies release relay utilizing LoRaWAN; AccelerComm, Radisys, RFDSP , and TTP partnership features cellular service from space; New ETRI Standard enables NFC-based Internet.
read moreBeontag Boasts Achieving Sustainability Goals in 2022
The IoT and RFID technology company has been measuring its sustainability rates since 2021 and finds reductions in waste within the first year.
read moreRFID Hits the Road with On-board Truck Solution
SML is testing a new solution using PervasID Mobile Ranger readers and antenna arrays installed in truck trailers to automate the delivery of goods.
read moreAmazon Employs RFID For Apparel Automated Purchasing
The retail giant’s Just Walk Out technology now includes UHF RFID tags on garments, a reader and an antenna, and AWS to enable retailers to sell apparel with automated purchasing.
read moreTechnology Partnership Offers Data Center Intelligence with RFID
Hyperview and RF Code are providing a wireless sensor solution that identifies where IT assets are, their maintenance and status, as well as surrounding environmental conditions.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Fairview Microwave released RFID antennas for asset and inventory tracking; Splitcoin offers NFC mobile app for cryptocurrency coins; Gold Bar Whiskey offers BLE enabled whiskey collection; Bluetooth low energy and Wi-Fi 6 module designed for smart devices; Energy harvesting solution built for IoT with Atmosic and Nichicon partnership.
read moreSilicon Labs’ Series 3.0 Intended for IoT Innovation
The company says developers will be able to build low energy, IoT solutions leveraging edge computing, greater security, and energy efficiency.
read moreFood, Healthcare Companies Employ GS1 RFID Encoding Guidance
The standards organization released guidelines for the two industries that are being used to standardize tagging and encoding practices as they deploy RFID.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Barcodes Inc. acquires NeWave RFID; Free State Firearms completes firearm authentication pilots; Quasar and PTC team up with new IoT solution; Sony Semiconductor Solutions offers energy harvesting module for IoT sensors.
read moreRoadMap Reveals New NFC Applications
The NFC Forum’s new roadmap includes five new features that could enable wireless charging options, extended read range, greater data storage for sustainability, and multiple functions with a single tap.
read moreIoT For Specialty Applications Breeds Growth for Identiv
The company, once specializing in RFID tags, now offers full solutions across all IoT technologies as more companies seek support for digitizing their inventory and assets.
read morePolicing Agencies Capture Evidence, Asset Data with RFID
The solution from Collective Data, using Zebra technology, enables users to capture information about status and location of evidence, and each time evidence tags are read.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Soracom releases IoT connectivity plan for Brazil; State of Ohio seeks RFID-enabled drivers licenses; Semtech and Oxit offer AWS IoT Core; Philippines to go all-RFID for expressway tolls; Fairview Microwave releases ultra-wideband component for electronic devices.
read moreAda Brings RFID Label Converting to North America
The Chinese provider of UHF RFID label converting equipment is marketing a flexible converter that provides multiple types of label production simultaneously.
read moreVA Tracks Asset Location and Trends Analysis with BLE Solution
Since the VA hospitals have deployed a BLE and IR hybrid solution from Kontakt.io they have reportedly improved patient satisfaction with efficiency related to asset management.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Controltek will increase manufacturing capabilities; Nordic Semiconductor releases its nRF54 Series; Texas school district launches RFID system for school buses; Wialon aims for IoT innovation in Indonesia.
read moreRAIN Alliance Workgroup Launches Tag Numbering Standard
With a customer identification numbering service and family identifier service, the new standard will help address tag clutter, the workgroup says.
read moreCompanies Track Guns, Art with RFID Sensor Technology
Anantics is providing solutions using passive UHF RFID sensor technology from Asygn to track location, as well as temperature and other conditions for high value assets.
read moreIoT Boosts Productivity for Avocado Farms
Dimitra teamed with One Million Avocados to provide sensor-based intelligence for avocado farmers across Kenya and East Africa.
read moreStar Cement Boosts Logistics Efficiency with Sensors, RFID
RFID News Roundup
Seoul Metro tests BLE transit payments; CPG brands embed RFID in their packaging labels; Panasonic Industry and Symbiotech to offer Wirepas Mesh Demo Kit for BLE module; Simbe raises $28 million to enhance robotics-based inventory management solutions for retailers.
read moreMcDonald’s France Manages Reusable Containers with RFID
The technology from Checkpoint Systems is used by more than 1,500 restaurants to provide visibility into reusable, dine-in cups, bowls, lids, and French fry containers.
read morePartnership Delivers Long- and Short-Range RF Charging
Powermat offers short range, high power charging of devices wirelessly; while Powercast’s solution leverages UHF RFID for long range, low power charging.
read moreOptical AI Solution Identifies and Authenticates Goods
Alitheon has partnered with Peer Ledger to offer a system in which luxury goods, critical parts, or precious metals can be uniquely identified without requiring a tag or printed barcode.
read moreRFID News Roundup
RFID boosts security guest experience at Celtic Collection; L-com releases stamped metal antennas for IoT applications; Treon IoT sensor with accelerometer gains patent; Renesas has acquired Sequans Communications.
read morePacketworx Rolls Out Nationwide IoT Network in Philippines
With a goal to deploy more than 6,000 LoRaWAN base stations, the IoT company intends to help public and private enterprises leverage IoT solutions anywhere.
read moreRFID News Roundup
ProSentry Offers Smart Building Solutions with Senet; Tata Power RFID enabled EV charging card; Philippine Lotto to deploy RFID powered balls; WiGL IoT Product Development Supported by Energous’ Wireless Power; …
read moreCompanies Deploying RFID Smart Cabinet for Workwear
Hospitals and industrial sites have launched a cabinet system from Pozi Technologies and IRG Systems to automate the process of checking out uniforms and returning them for laundry service.
read moreImpinj M800 IC to Boost RAIN RFID Readability
Label companies are releasing new products leveraging the latest chip, which is smaller and lower power than processor products, while also being longer range and more reliable.
read moreSML to Meet RFID Growth with Middle East Office
The company’s new sales office in Dubai will serve what is a growing sector of RFID-using retailers in the region for apparel, footwear, and other goods.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Semtech, UnaBiz to integrate Sigfox 0G on LoRa Platforms; Thermo Fisher is deploying CYBRA’s Edgefinity IoT RFID Solution for inventory tracking; Know Labs gains improved accuracy of machine learning model for non-invasive glucose monitor;
read moreRFID Solution Boosts Efficiency and Transparency for Cash Couriers
Texas A&M has completed a simulation project for a cash courier company to bring visibility to cash movement between banks and businesses, as well as through sortation and counting.
read moreNFC Tracks Body Transport, Cremation
With NFC tag attached to body bags, Styx Logistics’ funeral home and dispatch customers have digitized data related to when a specific body was picked up or delivered for cremation.
read moreRF Device Charges Wirelessly, Acts as RFID Reader
Powercast’s Ubiquity transmitter and receiver modules allow device manufacturers to build low-cost wireless charging and two-way communication into everything from electric toothbrushes to home security systems
read moreIoT Technology Enables Remote IT Management
The Boss Co. is deploying RF Code’s Sentry Cloud device at customer sites to gain sensor- and camera-based understanding of IT assets and their conditions
read moreRFID Brings Magic to Harry Potter Exhibition
A site in Macau is opening with an RFID component that features a UHF wristband and readers throughout the exhibition, linking visitors with their experiences
read moreLoRaWAN IoT Network Solution Offers Zero-Touch Provisioning
Kerlink and The Things Industries are partnering to provide gateways and servers for IoT network deployments.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Impinj wins patent infringement lawsuit; Fibocom releases satellite and cellular module for IoT; Firedome integrates with Microsoft Defender for IoT; QORE4 opens with new RFID products and services.
read moreInfrared Wireless Charging Offers Long-Range Power
A solution from Wi-Charge includes an AirCord transmitter, along with receivers that capture targeted beams of energy for powering everything from phones to electronic shelf labels and displays.
read morePernambucanas Deploys RFID Across All 500 Stores
The Brazilian retailer has boosted its inventory visibility, reduced labor, and increased stock accuracy with a solution taken live earlier this year.
read moreIoT Protects Endangered African Wildlife
Actility is providing its LoRaWAN technology to automatically track activity where black rhinos and other sensitive wildlife are at risk.
read moreUnaBiz, Soracom Partner on Global IoT Connectivity Portfolio
The agreement will provide UnaBiz customers with access to Soracom’s cellular networks, enabled by 350 mobile carriers in 170 countries.
read moreRFID Goes Into Deep Freeze with Tube Sample Management
A Ziath solution tracks biomedical samples moving into and out of cold storage, with an HF RFID-tagged tray and a barcode and RFID reading device.
read moreMulti-Zone ToF Sensor Offers Camera-like Field of View
STMicroelectronics‘ latest FlightSense sensor provides situational awareness for numerous types of smart equipment.
read moreAndroid-based Smartphone Incorporates RFID Reader
Bluebird’s new device is a phone, an RFID and NFC reader, and a barcode scanner, making it easier to manage hospital inventory or patients.
read moreRFID Coalition Meeting Scheduled for August 2023
The RFID Coalition Tech Expo is back in Sydney, Australia, following a four-year hiatus resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
read moreRFID Helps Retailers Play Offense Against Theft
Some stores are employing technology-based solutions using a combination of EAS, RFID and computer vision from Sensormatic to predict, prevent or respond to criminal events.
read moreNew Reader Chip Boasts Low Price, High Performance
Phychips‘ PR7 system-on-chip will enable UHF RFID reader manufacturers to build handheld or fixed readers with high sensitivity.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Zebra launches mobile computer compatible with RFID; European service providers choose EchoStar satellite IoT connectivity; PTS RFID software supports Impinj readers; Avnet, Aceinna partner on sensor product distribution; Danalto offers integration with Autodesk software.
read moreAmerican Eagle Outfitters Rolls Out Real-Time Location
A RADAR solution leverages passive UHF RFID tags to understand where merchandise is located throughout a store, while computer vision will expand visibility into shopper behavior and engagement.
read moreActility Teams with Abeeway, Combain on AI-Powered Indoor Location
In addition, the company has named Modern Software as its premium network partner in Oman.
read moreIoT Connects Across United States, Canada with New Solution
Soracom’s Plan US-MAX offering enables devices using eSIM cards to connect to a network in remote or rural locations via LTE-M, NB-IoT, or 3G or 4G cellular.
read moreMeasuring RFID’s Environmental Benefits by Trees Spared
Italy’s University of Parma and Michigan State University’s Axia Institute have developed a tool that has found hundreds of trees can be saved with some deployments.
read moreRFID Journal LIVE! 2023 Report
RFID Journal recently held its 21st annual conference and exhibition. Presentations and recordings are now available.
read moreRFID News Roundup
Browan, Actility collaborate on LoRaWAN solutions; Industry IoT Consortium updates security framework; ScaleOut Software adds Google Cloud support; Nexite expands its connected retail platform; Pasternack introduces UWB bias tees.
read moreRadix IoT Provides Scalability for Mission-Critical Monitoring
The Mango 5 solution allows users to remodel workflow management for distributed large-scale Internet of Things deployments.
read moreLessons and Priorities from Aldo Group’s Digital Transformation
The company’s CIO, Matthieu Houle, recalls how it digitalized the retail experience across all channels.
read moreSemtech LoRa ICs Support Amazon Sidewalk Development
With long-range connectivity for trackers and sensors, new products are expected to enable new applications outdoors, beyond the four walls of a home or business.
read moreswXtch.io Launches Industrial IoT Commercial Offering
The company’s new product is designed to help businesses accelerate digital transformations and migrate high-performance workloads to the cloud.
read moreNXP Shrinks 5G Radios, Offers Top-Side Cooling for RF Power
The company’s new modules allow networking solution providers to create slimmer, lighter 5G radios for mobile network operators, while reducing their overall design cycle.
read moreIoT Solution Improves Waste Management, Indoor Air Quality
Actility and Cloud Studio have unveiled a system they say is designed to help create a more sustainable, efficient and healthy planet.
read moreRFID Lets Shoppers Complete Purchases Within 30 Seconds
Teamwork Commerce is offering a solution to midsized retailers that sell apparel or other products with RFID tags, enabling self-checkout for customers on the go.
read moreVehicles with Electronic Tags Receive Tolling Discounts in Brazil
Whether in automatic billing lanes or at free-flow gates, drivers using electronic payment tags can benefit from discounts of 5 to 70 percent.
read more