Why 100 Milliseconds Matters in the IoT
How can designers improve their response times in the age of remote work, driverless cars and the Internet of Things?
Strawberries Managed from Grower to Store via RFID, QR Codes
Belgium’s Coöperatie Hoogstraten, which has transitioned to sustainable cardboard containers for its berries, utilizes printed QR codes on containers, with RFID tags on each pallet to automatically capture product data in the supply chain.
Store Overcrowding: A Thing of the Past with RFID Monitoring
Some retailers depend on human resources to achieve social distancing and prevent overcrowding, but RFID can automate many of these tasks.
IoT Nudges Hotel Guests to Limit Shower Length
A smart showerhead system from French startup Hydrao displays how long guests have been showering, while its Kerlink LoRaWAN IoT network and gateways enable the solution to provide hotels and hostels with data to manage that information.
Hogs for the Cause Adds RFID for Social Distancing, Contact Tracing
The New Orleans music and barbeque event will resume this summer with an RFID-enabled bracelet solution from Wrstbnd that will provide touchless entry and payment, as well as collect data regarding traffic movement and crowd behavior.
The End of the Assembly Line
A new type of manufacturing, pioneered by electric delivery van maker Arrival, will require manufacturers to adopt RFID.
How Technology Fuels Customer Experience and Brand Value
Retailers must invest in new technologies to make their supply chains agile, deliver seamless omnichannel customer experiences, build customer loyalty and stay ahead of the competition.
Aluminum Container Companies Testing IIoT Palletizer System
Arrowhead Systems’ Busse solution allows businesses to track the conditions of palletizers and depalletizers, with data-management software from Emerson Automation Solutions preventing downtime for maintenance or repairs, to help the industry meet the growing demand for canned drinks.
RFID News Roundup
HID adds multi-factor authentication to trusted-identity platform; Checkpoint expands IoT RFID software for omnichannel retail; STMicroelectronics joins Mioty Alliance to foster IoT applications; SATO America adds RFID to thermal printers; Luner launches IoT developer marketplace, partners with Sierra Wireless; Link Labs receives six IoT asset-tracking software patents; STAR Systems unveils smart windshield and headlamp transponder; Argonne National Laboratory to host printed electronics webinar.
How Verizon Deployed a Touchless Retail Experience
Retail shopping in today’s world is enabled greatly by technology, and the physical and digital experiences are of equal importance to customers.