Solving Latin America’s Chicken-and-Egg Dilemma
In order to adopt RFID, companies in the region must spend money they don’t have. Yet, one of the surest ways to get funds to pay for such an investment is to deploy RFID.
IoT News Roundup
Sigma opens Z-Wave interoperability spec; Novatel’s Ignite offers retailers out-of-box connectivity for kiosks, signage; Samsara upgrades fleet-management platform; Sen.se rolls out ThermoPeanut sensor; C3 IoT raises $70 million; Kontakt.io beefs up beacon offerings with location-tracking; maritime industry steering toward autonomous ships; Boehringer Ingelheim to offer IoT-enabled COPD inhaler.
RFID News Roundup
Ubisense releases new version of AngleID reader ••• Grand Rapids uses Brady labeling solution for smart trash carts ••• BLE, UWB technologies could displace RTLS, says ABI report ••• Kontakt.io adds location-tracking products to its Bluetooth beacon portfolio ••• World Wide Technology, Awarepoint partner to deliver location as a service ••• TagMaster acquires French RFID company Balogh.
University Caters to Students, Seeks Efficiencies, Through Beacons
The school is deploying an app-based solution from Mando that delivers location-based content to students as they move around campus.
Pixie Wants to Find Things for Consumers, Businesses
The Israeli firm integrated DecaWave’s UWB technology into tiny location-tracking tags that work in conjunction with an augmented-reality smartphone app.