2019 - RFID JOURNAL

Concept Store Delivers Product Content via NFC, RFID

by Claire Swedberg | Dec 30, 2019 | News

McKinsey and Mall of America have teamed up to offer a store where shoppers can explore content about products using hot spots, touch screens and magic mirrors, along with UHF RFID-based inventory management.

RFID Industry Predicts Growth, Diversification

by Claire Swedberg | Dec 29, 2019 | Features

Technology companies have spent the past year expanding RFID use in apparel and other retail deployments, while health care, manufacturing, aviation and other sectors are expected to follow that trend.

Four Groundbreaking Use Cases for RFID in Health Care

by Inga Shugalo | Dec 29, 2019 | Expert Views

When it comes to helping hospitals save more lives, the technology cannot be overestimated.

Proximity and Geolocation Solution Tracks Air Passenger Baggage

by Claire Swedberg | Dec 27, 2019 | News

Amadeus has teamed up with Sigfox to offer an IoT-based solution that tracks the locations of bags or assets inside and outside of airports to reduce the risk of loss.

RFID Tracks Scooter Helmets, Jackets for Ride Services

by Claire Swedberg | Dec 26, 2019 | News

Indonesia's Gojek is supplying RFID-enabled helmets and jackets to its millions of contractors, thereby better managing where the products are distributed so that they are available in the right sizes; in the future, it plans to track maintenance to keep them in good working order.

Talent Might Be the RFID Entrepreneur’s Biggest Problem

by Mark Roberti | Dec 23, 2019 | Editor's Notes

Being smarter than most of the people you've known can lead to overestimating your skills and making terrible business decisions.

American Airlines Scans Passports via NFC Mobile App

by Edson Perin | Dec 23, 2019 | News

International airline check-in automation has taken a step forward with the adoption of NFC technology to recognize passports.

The Silent Roar: Predicting the IoT in 2020

by Brian Russell | Dec 22, 2019 | Expert Views

With the Internet of Things growing at an ever-fast rate, the coming year will afford many new opportunities to collect and process data at the edge.

Disabled Services Organization Automates Asset Management With NFC

by Claire Swedberg | Dec 22, 2019 | Case Studies

Leonard Cheshire is using a solution from MyTAG to manage the servicing of 30,000 assets across 159 sites throughout the United Kingdom, ensuring that it meets safety standards, promptly addresses any problems and reduces the amount of time workers spend filling out paperwork.

Retailers to Pilot RFID for Loss Prevention

by Claire Swedberg | Dec 20, 2019 | News

Sensormatic Solutions' TrueVUE system now includes shrink management as part of its software-as-a-service stack, enabling retailers to begin identifying items that are removed from a store, and thereby ensuring inventory can be replaced.