Key Takeaways The LoRa Alliance offers a guide to its future evolution and direction Alliance members noted smart metering is one key market where LoRaWAN has established a market-leading position If you want to know the future of the LoRa Alliance, they are...
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RAIN Survey Measures the Gap in RFID and Sustainability Approaches
RAIN Alliance report finds that corporations have work to do to leverage their RFID solutions to boost sustainability efforts. The alliance plans to offer education and support as key to help companies use their technology to meet UN sustainability goals. UHF...
Zebra’s TC53e-RFID Brings UHF Reading to Smartphone-style Device
TC53 devices have been expanded to enable users to read UHF RFID tags at a range of about four feet. Technology company Zebra recently released its TC53e-RFID device, an enhanced version of its TC53 handheld computer now featuring a built in UHF RFID reader. The...
IoT Detects Bedbugs in Hotels
MachineQ has partnered with Spotta to detect the presence of bedbugs in guest bed mattresses with LoRaWAN connectivity, AI analysis Hotel bedbug infestation is on the rise worldwide. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these blood-thirsty...
RFID Review: How to Improve Delivery Accuracy
As the holiday season begins, here are five steps to deploying a technology-based delivery plan for products and services.
Biden Administration Sets Deadline for AI Uses Disclosures in Government
By Dec. 1, federal agencies will have to detail their uses of AI The Biden Administration is requiring federal agencies using artificial intelligence (AI) to adopt "concrete safeguards" by Dec. 1 as the federal government expands its use in a wide range of...
PervasID, CenTrak, Trax, PTC: RFID News Roundup
PervasID releases new reader; CenTrak launches RTLS scalable platform; Trax and PTC offer aviation maintenance solution PervasID Releases New RFID Reader to Pinpoint Locations UK-based RFID technology company PervasID has launched its latest product aimed at boosting...
Smart Locks Simplify Integration with Home IoT
Nuki, U-tec are taking advantage of Silicon Labs’ Matter-over-Thread SoCs to offer smart locking systems for keyless entry IoT-based Thread devices are coming to front doors, designed to integrate with common smart home solutions. Several technology companies are...
All Macau Casinos to Install RFID Tables
Operators have been using RFID chips to combat cheating, improve inventory management and reduce dealer errors The six gaming operator in Macau informed authorities they plan to install RFID tables in the coming months. The decision comes as Macau’s Gaming Inspection...
6 RFID Tech Trends on Display at RFID Journal LIVE!
Retailer mandates, sustainability and AI are among the drivers this year for the RFID industry as it expands across industries and applications. RFID and IoT technologies are evolving from a tracking tool, aimed at inventory or assets in key industries, to something...
RFID Refunds Coffee Drinkers’ Deposits for Reusable Cups
U.K.'s Delete Cups enables customers to pay for a reusable cup, then receive a refund when they return it, without requiring an app A U.K. businessman with a mission aimed at sustainability in food and beverage service has developed a technology solution to eliminate...
New RFID Reader Aims at Flexible, Warehouse Roll-Outs
Startup RFIDKnow's FlexAntenna was designed to make it more affordable to deploy RFID readers in warehouses As RFID technology use expands, large distribution centers and warehouses are challenged with deploying fixed reader portals across as much as a hundred dock...