Swift Sensors’ cloud-based wireless sensor system; NFC Forum Innovation Awards open for submissions; PTC achieves AWS IoT Competency status; Avnet expands Internet of Things portfolio with Relayr solutions; OE-A to demonstrate printed electronics at CES 2017; Libelium releases Internet of Things video.
The dealership knows exactly where each used car on its three lots is located, in real time, thanks to a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon solution, thereby preventing the need for manual inventory counts, and ensuring that vehicles can be easily located for customers when they show up for a test drive.
Spanish company Ticketea is offering its NFC-enabled wristband and cloud-based software and app so that festivals, such as Monkey Week, can capture data for access control and onsite purchases.
The MultiConnect AEW introduces a path for customers using legacy analog systems to extend the life of their assets without extensive redesigns or certifications.
Keysy RFID key card and fob duplicator receives funding ••• Turck announces UHF RFID smartphone reader ••• Voyantic, Brotech provide RFID testing equipment ••• iDTRONIC launches cylindrical reader-writer ••• Smartrac files patent-infringement complaint against Safeguard, USFI.