FreeWave’s new rugged router creates remote Wi-Fi hotspots; Domotz Pro lets smart home integrators, installers offer support services; Freight Farms plugging its Leafy Green Machine into Xively platform; Argus Insights says smart-home vendors should improve marriage between apps and hardware; Electric Imp moves into the enterprise.
The system uses EPC Gen 2 passive UHF RFID tags to track the locations and movements of legal files at the ministry’s Justice Palace in Kuwait City.
The German manufacturer of farm equipment has expanded its automated grain-weighing system to include beacon-based technology that ties the product to the vehicles that harvest and transport it.
Tyco Retail Solutions adds fitting room analytics to its TrueVUE software suite ••• Smart Technology Group’s Master 01 RFID reader gets ‘smart mode’ ••• Northern Apex intros mini RFID handheld reader ••• Quuppa’s beacon-based RTLS technology powers Fujitsu’s Ubiquitousware products ••• Cisper Electronics becomes Invengo distributor.
Attendees used the Logbook tool in the festival’s app, in conjunction with Bluetooth beacons, to automatically track which musicians they heard and generate a playlist for later reference.
The Logbook tool in the festival’s mobile app leverages beacons to create playlists for attendees of the music industry event, which features hundreds of musicians.
Internet of Things technologies hold great promise for the agriculture industry, but they’re not always an easy sell.
As a result of its confidence in its RFID-based inventory data, the retailer is now selling products down to the final unit in stock at its stores.
Remote monitoring systems have given pest-control agencies near-real-time visibility into the status of animal traps, reducing fuel and labor costs.
The technology enables shoppers to enjoy a personalized experience with recommendations based on the items they select.
Here’s how to develop a business case for tracking high-value or low-cost items in hospitals.
RFID is getting more attention from retailers, but not nearly as much as it deserves—and many companies still don’t grasp how the technology can improve their business.