NTT Docomo, Sony and NXP plan to show how ultra-wideband technology can enable consumers to make payments via smartphone, based on their location, without having to tap the phone or remove it from a pocket or purse.
Kookaburra’s Smart Balls with SportCor technology using BLE transmissions, as well as British Airways’ RFID-enabled luggage tags, are leveraging a wireless transmission solution from Powercast that powers devices, eliminating the need for USB-cabled recharging or, in some cases, batteries.
Through an app, users can access such information as a product’s source, harvest date and storage methods.
Artificial intelligence was a big theme at this year’s event, but there were so many other innovations that retailers likely left feeling utterly overwhelmed and confused.
NFC and RFID are bringing about a technological revolution. Are we ready for it?