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STMicroelectronics Offers Gesture Recognition for Time of Flight
Companies are piloting or deploying the technology to recognize hand motions and convert them into instructions, such as adjusting temperature or volume levels, turning a page on a screen or selecting a beverage from a vending machine.
Airline Automates Air Cargo Tracking via BLE
Cal Cargo Airlines has deployed a solution from Descartes that provides data about the locations and conditions of palletized or containerized cargo moving through a worldwide network of BLE gateways.
RFID Journal LIVE! 2022 to Feature AIM Pavilion
The 20th annual conference and exhibition will feature a special pavilion in the exhibit hall with leading members of AIM North America.
Two-Way UWB Communication Allows Picking By Light
SICK is among the first companies to offer a solution leveraging the UWB backchannel feature in Sewio's Studio 2.6 platform, allowing users to communicate with a tag and prompt it to light up so that it can be easily spotted.
RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison unveils dual-frequency RFID inlays for retail, healthcare; Kathrein Solutions intros RFID test and demo kit; Zebra offers mobile computing solution for front-line workers; NFC Forum launches wireless charging certification program; Semtech, CITiLIGHT collaborate on smart street lighting, LoRaWAN; Litmus, Google Cloud develop AI manufacturing platform.
RFID Journal Workshop Shows How to Perform Bluetooth Tagging
At next week's conference in Las Vegas, Wiliot will help technologists and businesspeople put their hands on BLE sensor technology so they can start building systems to solve problems.
Technology Startup Offers NFC Payment Implant
Walletmor has developed a Near Field Communication tag that can be embedded in a user's hand to enable credit card payments; the long-term plan is to release a similar solution for a full digital wallet, with an embedded NFC tag for multiple payment sources, access control and medical records.
Evaluation Kit Targets Developers for Power-Harvesting IoT
Energous is selling its kit with Atmosic's BLE system-on-chip, enabling users to build solutions that leverage wireless charging at up to a 13-meter distance for IoT solutions ranging from factory condition monitoring to in-store electronic shelf labeling.