The intersection of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) introduces new possibilities for data analysis, automation, and decision-making. Smart Retail is undergoing an accelerated pace of innovation. Smart...
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Cisco, Rielec, SML, Midmark: RFID News Roundup
Cisco Systems Offers BLE in its New Access Point Cisco Systems’ new Meraki MR30H wireless access point includes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) functionality to provide users with flexibility in deploying IoT systems. In fact, the company reported that the new product can...
FCC Creates Voluntary IoT Security Labeling Program for Smart Products
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on March 14 to create a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products. Under the program, qualifying consumer smart products that meet cybersecurity standards will...
Northrop Grumman, UPS Finalists for Best Large-Scale Deployment at the 18th Annual RFID Journal Awards
The winners will be revealed at RFID Journal LIVE! 2024, taking place from April 9 to 11 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s RFID Journal Awards finalists have been revealed by RFID Journal, the leading source of news and information regarding radio...
Trace-ID Releases Low Cost On-Metal Tags
The four new models of on-metal tags can be adhered directly and transmit about four to six meters. Companies tracking assets and inventory in metallic environments face basic challenges around the physics of RF transmission, namely reflecting the energy emitted from...
Editor’s Note: The March Madness of Artificial Intelligence
This is the time of year where we all become college basketball experts. You struggle in how far to take Auburn, which team below the two line should you put in the Final Four, the 12th seeded team you are because 12th seeds have beaten a fifth-seeded team in 19 of...
Shipment of RAIN RFID Tag Chips Surged to 44.8 Billion in 2023
The increase showed chips sales rising—based on a RAIN Alliance survey—outpacing expectations set by earlier research. RFID industry group RAIN Alliance has found a 32 percent increase in UHF RAIN RFID tag chip shipments in the past year, with a total of 44.8 billion...
Impinj Receives $45 Million in NXP Settlement Deal
Deal includes an annual fee of at least $15 million per year for the next decade Impinj announced a successful settlement of its patent disputes with NXP Semiconductors N.V. The agreement, which concludes a multi-year patent dispute during which Impinj prevailed in...
Fitting Rooms Generate Intelligence with RFID
River Island is among fashion retailers gaining a trove of data with Crave Retail smart fitting rooms, enabling more seamless shopping UK fashion retailer River Island knows the value of its stores’ fitting rooms, where shoppers can do what they can’t do online—see...
HID, STMicroelectronics, Janam: RFID News Roundup
HID releases ruggedized RFID reader for harsh conditions, STMicroelectronics announces new IoT microcontrollers, Janam offers new UHF RFID reader for supply chain operations. HID Releases Ruggedized RFID Reader for Harsh Conditions Identity solutions company HID...
Walmart Reportedly Ends RFID Checkout Pilot
The U.S. retailer was allowing shoppers to use the kiosk to scan the items in their carts without taking them out Walmart has reportedly ended a pilot of new self-checkout technology. Since November 2023, the Arkansas-based retail has been piloting RFID tech at a...
RFID Journal LIVE! 2024: Amy Lio of LVMH to Deliver Keynote Speech
As the excitement builds for the upcoming RFID Journal LIVE! 2024 event in Las Vegas from April 9-11, participants are eagerly anticipating an enriching experience that goes beyond the conventional. With a focus on disruptive technologies, innovative keynote speakers,...