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Smart Bottle Employs RFID to Track Flavor Pod Use

Smart Bottle Employs RFID to Track Flavor Pod Use

With a transceiver, an ultrasonic sensor, Bluetooth connectivity and tagged pods, the LifeFuels bottle lets users view on an app what they’ve consumed and thus manage fluid intake and reordering; the company tracks inventory in-house via the pods.

RFID News Roundup

RFID News Roundup

Avery Dennison launches RFID-EAS inlay for retail; PENTAX Medical, Mobile Aspects sign RFID product distribution agreement; ShowMeCables releases omnidirectional, rubber duck antennas for IoT; Landis+Gyr, Vodafone Business partner on cellular IoT for energy management; Industrial Internet Consortium, Plattform Industrie 4.0 offer digital twin white paper.

UWB Standard Opens Opportunity for Consumer-Based Products

UWB Standard Opens Opportunity for Consumer-Based Products

The IEEE’s 802.15.4z, the latest amendment to the organization’s UWB standard, is aimed at providing improved security and precise location data, while enabling both low- and high-rate pulse-repetition frequency for access to vehicles with phones or key fobs, as well as home access and payments.