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MAINtag, Zebra launch FLYplug RFID printing solution for aircraft parts; Avery Dennison simplifies Round Rock licensing requirements for retailers; scemtec, Smartrac partner on RFID document-tracking system; Qualcomm’s Gimbal beacon featured at Tribeca Film Festival; Nordic Usability launches NFC RFID JiffyTags designed for time-tracking; IXYS intros 134.2 kHz passive RFID ICs with built-in temperature sensors.
Motorola Solutions Adds RFID-Enabled Knobs to Radios
The volume knob, which can be retrofitted into the company’s Mototrbo two-way radios, enables users to conduct inventory counts of 50 radios in six seconds, instead of four minutes.
Sanitag Focuses on Health-care RTLS Solutions
The Turkish company has developed systems specifically for tracking patients and personnel in psychiatric clinics and neonatal wards, as well as for managing assets at hospitals and in ambulances.
Iconeme Launches Bluetooth Beacon Solution for Mannequins
The VMBeacon system includes beacons and a smartphone app that enables shoppers to learn more about a garment on display in a store or window, and to purchase that product online—even if the store is closed.
‘High Function’ Passive UHF Tag Supports Built-in Sensors, Display Screen
Powercast Corp. and Vanguard ID co-developed the tag, which uses power harvested from an interrogator to energize sensors and transmit that sensor data back to the reader, up to 25 feet away.
Motorola Exits Stage Left
After building the best-known brand in the RFID market and positioning itself as the gorilla, Motorola sells its RFID business to Zebra Technologies.
Turck Releases Small, Low-Cost, Short-Range UHF Reader for Industrial Use
The Q120, with a 3-meter read range, is sized to fit into a small alcove or other location where it is less likely to be damaged in a manufacturing environment.
Vital Entertainment Cuts Equipment Loss, Boosts Efficiency at Film Production Sites
The solution, from Dominate RFID, consists of an RFID reader that plugs into a smartphone or tablet running an app for managing lenses, cameras and other equipment fitted with passive UHF tags.
RFID News Roundup
Jamison RFID introduces NeWave antenna portals; Smartrac announces plans for tags made with Impinj Monza R6 chip, partnership with Hanmi IT; Zebra names Working Bikes as winner of ‘Imagine More’ social-media contest; Xtreme RFID unveils Ideate Service for custom tag development; Infinx Services offers anti-counterfeiting and product-validation solution.
Checkpoint Partners With Mojix to Offer Passive RTLS in Stores
The system, using Checkpoint software and Mojix’s OmniSense UHF reader and antenna array, is being tested by a high-value apparel retailer to make inventory tracking for replenishment and business analytics “hands-free.”
Dolphin RFID Launches Solutions for Tourism, Equipment Maintenance
The Indian company’s new offerings are designed to bring visibility to very different industries—one for monitoring the maintenance of equipment or parts, another that enables private tour businesses to track clients and their baggage.