Australian Cotton Gin Tracks Product to Boost Efficiency
RFID tags embedded in bundles of unprocessed cotton bolls help Southern Cotton track when it receives, stores and gins those bundles, and the company then shares that data with growers.
TempuTech Smartens Up Grain Management With GE Platform
By bringing both of its grain bin management products into a single cloud-based interface, the company has created a simpler, more responsive interface for its customers.
RFID to Bring Literacy to Down Syndrome Children
The Kiteracy system, designed by researchers at universities in Costa Rica, Spain and Ecuador, displays words and plays audio files when a child places a tagged toy on a reader.
IOT News Roundup
Reports highlight potential hurdles in battery technology for the IoT; Webroot releases IoT toolkit; Juniper Research says retailers set to spend big on IoT; Arrow Electronics will distribute complete Digi International product line; Sierra Wireless offering starter kit.
A Sad Comparison of RFID vs. DVD Adoption—and What to Do About It
Here is why passive UHF RFID adoption rates have been so disappointing, despite all the real benefits the technology has to offer.