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RFID Journal Virtually LIVE! 2020 Report
RFID Journal recently held its 18th annual conference and exhibition. View the presentations and recordings from this online event.
LoRaWAN Delivers Road Intelligence to Public Works
Frost Control Systems is leveraging LoRaWAN functionality from Senet in its Road Weather Information Systems to ensure wireless connectivity for temperature, moisture and other sensors deployed in cities and rural areas, to bring condition data to those who maintain roads.
Multi-Protocol IoT Solution Aims at Residential Sustainability, Intelligence
STRATIS IoT is deploying its 3.0 Gateway with BLE, Z-Wave, Zigbee, Wi-Fi and Thread from a single Silicon Lab IC, as well as LoRa technology, so that users can manage data from door locks, water sensors, Wi-Fi access devices and shopping apps, with a single bridge and cloud-based software.
Solar-Powered RFID Brings Insight to California Woodpeckers
UC Berkeley researchers are using active RFID tags powered by the Sun to capture the social behavior of acorn woodpeckers cohabitating or fighting, and to track efforts to rebuild after wildfire destruction.
Teen Launches RFID Music Player for Elderly, Children
The Juuke Box, using RFID cards to select and play music, was designed to amuse the grandmother of the inventor's girlfriend, and has led to pre-orders, a second version's development and a search for investors.
NHS Trust lab Leverages RFID System for Sample Tracking
Quality Hospital Solutions' SamplePod comes with PragmatIC's flexible HF integrated circuit in labels, in order to identify each sample, link it to the pod and identify its location from a hospital's surgery department to lab testing.
Consortium Aims to Standardize RFID for Pharmaceuticals
DoseID, comprising drug label and packaging companies, as well as healthcare and RFID technology firms, is working to create guidelines for the development and use of RFID to track medications and vaccines; Auburn University's RFID Lab will provide tag testing and specifications.
NFC Poised for Growth With Apple Acquisitions and Partnerships
The technology firm has acquired NFC payment company Mobeewave, teamed up with BMW for keyless car access, and released a feature for developers to provide easy NFC transactions without requiring an app.
Elder-Care Facility Opens with Temperature, Behavior, Accident Tracking
Australian senior living facility Odyssey is deploying sensor-based IoT technology to track residents and patients so it can predict, prevent and respond to injuries and health issues, as well as identify anyone with a fever attempting to enter.
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Virtual Event Report: RFID in the Food Chain
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RFID Journal Virtually LIVE! 2020 Report
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Webinar Report: The Future Demands Action Now
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U.K. Hotel Transitions to BLE Mobile Room Access
The Stock Exchange Hotel began deploying an RFID-based solution to secure its guest doors and safe ...
NFC, BLE Track Contacts, Staff Movements for Senior Living
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RFID Cracks the Nut for Manufacturing Efficiency, Visibility
California nut product manufacturer American Nuts has deployed an RFID system to boost its invento ...
Amazon Web Services Partners with LoRa Companies for IoT
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BAE Systems Rolls Out RFID to Gain Asset Visibility
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Wendy’s Pilot Finds Traceability, Inventory Count Speed Boost With RFID
Employees were skeptical at a Wendy's restaurant in Dover, Ohio, when the company's  Quality Supp ...
Passive UHF RFID Readers Manage High-Speed Tolling in Turkey
Tetra HGS, a toll and vehicle ID solutions company, has rolled out hundreds of cognitive readers in ...
IoT Shines Light on Solar Operation Management
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2021 RFID Trends Will Include a Greater Focus on Supply Chain and EAS
BSN, a packaging materials manufacturer and solutions provider, has been developing products aimed a ...
Network Provider Adds LoRaWAN to Its Network for IoT Solutions
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Lack of IoT Standards Won’t be Resolved Soon, Study Says
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NFC Enables Installers to Configure HVAC Settings via a Smartphone App
European thermostat controls manufacturer  Cotherm is building Near Field Communication (NFC) techn ...
Webinar Report: Why Item-Level RFID Is the Key to BOPIS 2.0
Apparel and footwear retailers were struggling with "buy online, pickup in store" (BOPIS) before the ...
Virtual Event Report: RFID in Harsh Environments
Companies in the oil and gas, chemical, mining, construction and energy industries are using radio f ...
Virtual Event Report: RFID in the Food Chain
On Oct. 29, 2020, RFID Journal hosted a virtual event titled "RFID in the Food Chain," sponsored by ...
Virtual Event Report: RFID and IoT for Inventory and Warehouse Management
On Oct. 27, 2020, RFID Journal hosted a virtual event titled "RFID and IoT for Inventory and Warehou ...
RFID Journal Virtually LIVE! 2020 Report
Every year, RFID Journal hosts an in-person event called RFID Journal LIVE!, in which buyers, sell ...
Webinar Report: The Future Demands Action Now
For businesses to excel during periods of downturn and hardship, taking the proper steps and having ...