Smartrac unveils Midas+ NFC inlay designed for gaming ••• Tagstand to distribute TapTrack Bluetooth NFC readers ••• Whistler Blackcomb resort adds RFID-timed hiking trails ••• Kontakt.io beacons help boost Carrefour store’s mobile app usage ••• RFID-enabled payment system to encore at Squamish Valley Music Festival.
The computing giant announced it is entering the IoT platform fray with Brillo, an operating system for connected devices with a small computing footprint, as well as a common language designed specifically to connect devices to the Internet of Things.
More than 12,000 riders use the beacon-enabled app to direct them to the correct bus stop; the agency employs the system to collect ridership data and modify bus dispatching accordingly.
More than 12,000 riders use the beacon-enabled app to direct them to the correct bus stop; the agency employs the system to collect ridership data and modify bus dispatching accordingly.
Vinton Cerf offers some words of caution and optimism.