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NFC App Developer Flomio Looks to Kickstart Its NFC Reader for Apple Devices
With crowd-funding help, Flomio hopes to release its FloJack dongle, designed to provide Near Field Communication capability to Apple’s tablets and newer versions of the iPhone and iPod Touch.
RFID News Roundup
NFC Forum’s new spec eases chipset integration; Intelligent InSites integrates PLUS RTLS technology; IDTronic intros new RFID wristbands, UHF starter kit; Smartrac launches new Mifare-based inlays and Prelam products for automated fare collection; Getac’s PS336 handheld supports field-swappable end caps for RFID, other technologies.
Project Ingeborg Uses RFID to Bring Free Books to the Masses
A pair of Austrian innovators developed and deployed a solution that allows people to download books and other works in the public domain, and are now offering the solution to others for free.
Motorola Updates Its 9000 Series Handheld Reader
Compared with its predecessor, the new MC9190-Z industrial handheld features a faster processor and more memory, as well as a larger screen and additional keyboard options.
The Value of End-User Case Studies
Events that feature presentations about real-world RFID deployments can help you solve business problems, as well as provide insights into how the technology can benefit you in ways you never thought of.
ThingMagic Releases New Tiny Reader Module
The M6e-Micro’s small size enables equipment manufacturers, such as Zebra Technologies, to further shrink the size of their devices to meet customers’ needs.
All of a Piece
The seamless integration of automation technology is key for successful RFID applications at manufacturing plants.
Canadian Leather Retailer Pilots RFID for Replenishment Visibility
Danier Leather is testing a Truecount UHF Gen 2 system at three of its stores to track when goods are received on the sales floor, as well as when they are sold, and to automatically alert employees when an item needs to be replenished.
Large Entertainment Co. to Try RFID for Tracking Spare Parts in Its Data Centers
The company wants to use passive UHF tags to determine which items it has in storage and when they are removed or returned, in order to increase inventory visibility and reduce shrinkage.
NXP Releases New NFC Tag Chips for New Applications
The company’s NTAG21x series supports such functions as tracking which tags have been accessed by consumers, off-line authentication via a digital signature and the ability for a tag to count the number of times it is read.
RFID News Roundup
NorthPeak, Epsilia unveil RFID-enabled solution to improve cold-chain performance; Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, TagMaster NA combine long-read-range and smart-card technologies; London’s Portland Hospital implements patient security solutions from Stanley Healthcare; NXP delivers NFC to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 devices; Murata, Cogiscan intro RFID-based PCB traceability solutions; Ekahau introduces Vision 2.0 location analytics platform for hospitals.