Here is why passive UHF RFID adoption rates have been so disappointing, despite all the real benefits the technology has to offer.
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Herman Kay Gains Packing Accuracy Via RFID
The coat and outerwear manufacturer finds that the technology makes it easier for workers to confirm that the correct garments were picked according to customer orders.
RFID News Roundup
Noahcard releases RFID tags, inlays based on Monza R6 chip ••• Star Systems International expands into EMEA market ••• Blue Bite unveils esca Bluetooth beacons, cloud-based dashboard ••• RetailNext adds beacon-based employee data to its retail analytics solutions ••• Arrowsmith & Grant integrates SATO RFID technology into medical refrigerators ••• Univ. of Wisconsin athletics dept. adopts beacon solution from YinzCam, Gimbal.
Metasensor Sets Sights on Simplifying Asset Tracking
Using a Bluetooth-based sensor and simple applications, the Silicon Valley startup says it is making tracking devices easy and safe for consumer and commercial applications alike.
View Technologies Launches Long-Range RTLS for Passive UHF Tags
The inView system is being tested or deployed by manufacturers, logistics companies and retailers, through systems integrators, to track the locations of UHF RFID-tagged items in real time.
Museums Embrace Beacon-Based Audio Tours
Muzze provides hardware and a mobile app that make it easy for museums large and small to offer digital content based on a museumgoer’s location.
It’s the IoT Journey… and the Destination
Strapping sensors to our wrists and embedding them in factories have more parallels than you might think.
Tyco Opens Experience Center for Wal-Mart
The facility is intended to provide Wal-Mart executives and other employees with access to Tyco technology as they plan upgrades to existing store EAS and RFID systems.
At PGA Tournaments, Bluetooth Beacons Are Par for the Course
Golf fans at a recent championship event were able to know the locations of players within close range.
The Tortoise and the Unicorn
Radio frequency identification technology has been slow to catch on, but it’s a better investment than chasing the mythical unicorn.
IoT News Roundup
Online Trust Alliance seeks feedback on IoT framework; consumer demand for wearables softens while Apple gains market share; Autodesk plants seeds for its IoT business with SeeControl; DoorBird rings new markets.
Uniform Maker Sees a Market for CSL’s Thread-Antenna Tag
Farbo Uniforms is developing garment-tracking solutions based on a novel passive UHF RFID tag with an antenna made of metalized thread sewn into a garment.