Walmart Recommits to RFID
The general merchandise giant is using the technology to manage apparel inventory, while issuing a mandate that its home products suppliers provide tagged goods by September 2022.
RFID News Roundup
LoRa Alliance expands LoRaWAN certification test tool capabilities; Identiv offers on-metal UHF RFID labels; Kerlink, CITiLIGHT collaborate on LoRaWAN street lighting; TSC Printronix Auto ID unveils onsite servicing for industrial printers; Atmosic receives funding for energy-harvesting Bluetooth 5.3 SoCs.
SML Acquires Sumzed, Releases Retail Insight Report
The RFID company will leverage Sumzed’s in-store digital experience system as part of its Clarity item-level tracking solution as it seeks to address retailers’ demand for such technology.
iTAG Portugal Takes RFID Solutions from Brazil to Europe
In partnership with Cucabytech, iTAG is opening its Portuguese branch to provide radio frequency identification business solutions to European Union customers.
Registration Now Open for RFID Journal LIVE! 2022
RFID Journal’s 20th annual conference and exhibition will be held on May 17-19, in Las Vegas; the world’s largest RFID event will feature 15 educational conference tracks and an exhibit hall with 150 solution providers from around the world.
Past Predictions of the Future’s Present
In 1987, an episode of BBC program Tomorrow’s World extrapolated which technologies people would be using in the 21st century, and it was surprisingly accurate.
NFC Piano Leads to Innovation with Gaming Companies
Austria’s Prelonic Technologies combined a Near Field Communication chip and printed electronics to create a paper-based piano that can be played on a smartphone.
The Shift to a Contactless World
Business owners need to embrace Near Field Communication and other technologies enabling contactless payments. Here’s why.
Shoemaker Achieves Social and Business Goals by Reducing Returns
Barcelona-based shoemaker Viscata is working with Newmine to offset the impact of recent challenges by reducing the amount of product that ends up being returned.
RFID News Roundup
Culvert IoT offers location-aware solution for industrial workplaces; Lacuna Space, Semtech expand LoRaWAN coverage via IoT satellites; MultiTech Systems unveils LoRaWAN sensors; FloLIVE, Paragon ID secures ARC certification; Wiliot launches retail IoT starter kit; Luner announces IoT SIM for developers, SMEs.