Denso launches NFC-enabled point-of-sale scanner ••• Suprema adds Android support to RFID-fingerprint scanner ••• Smartrac sells Secure ID & Transactions business to Linxens ••• GS1 US releases new guidelines for item-level pharmaceutical traceability ••• Digi Int’l acquires temperature-tracking solution provider FreshTemp ••• HID Global intros multitech card for government ID programs.
Chan Cheow Hoe, Singapore’s chief information officer, says Internet of Things technologies are playing a role in most of the city-state’s projects regarding transportation, health care and environmental sustainability.
A report from IATA and SITA predicts that global RFID use by Delta Air Lines and other carriers to manage bags will save $3 billion by the end of 2022, and reduce handling errors by 25 percent.
The maker of flavored rums plans to introduce RFID-enabled coconut-shaped drinking cups to clubs, bars and festivals by summer 2017.
Just like our democracy, the Internet of Things will break if we do not take an active role in it.