New RFID Tag to Offer Flexible, Low-Cost Durability
Smartrac’s DOGBONE DURA is designed for use in tracking reusable goods through washing or other potentially challenging environments, without the cost or rigidness of a ruggedized hard tag.
RFID News Roundup
IoT button from Secufy and Thingstream prioritizes emergency responses; Suprema intros contactless access solution using NFC, BLE; Kudelski Group, CoreKinect enable secure monitoring of medical assets during pandemic; MachNation unveils IoT customer-experience testing service; SATO joins RAIN RFID Alliance; NFC Forum approves global wireless charging specification.
NiceLabel Offers Free Cloud-Based Labeling to Those Fighting COVID-19
The initiative is intended to help organizations deliver medical equipment and supplies, such as respirators, disinfectants and masks, to those in need.
An Overlooked Use of RFID at Hospitals
Making the case for scrubs-management systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Industrial Internet Consortium, 5G-ACIA Collaborate on IIoT Technology
The two organizations have announced that they will align their efforts to enable interoperability, prevent fragmentation and maximize synergies of 5G for the Industrial Internet of Things.
Australian Growers, Cities Tracking Soil Conditions via LoRaWAN
A solution from telecom carrier National Narrowband Network aims to reduce water waste by up to 30 percent with Sensoterra probes and an app that provides real-time data and analytics about water use in growing fields, city parks and athletic fields.
IoT Consortium Adds Connected Health, Wellness to Key Verticals of Focus
The business-development association for the Internet of Things ecosystem has responded to the need for innovation in these areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Packages Will Need to Evolve Faster and More Intelligently Due to the Coronavirus
If technologies for identification, tracking, authentication and improving the customer experience are necessary, other innovations are mandatory—such as eliminating viruses, for example.
NXP, Microsoft Expand IoT Real-Time Operation System Partnership
The collaborative efforts will give NXP’s developer community that use MCUXpresso software and tools access to the capabilities of Microsoft Azure RTOS across NXP’s scalable edge-processing solutions.
RFID Brasil Strengthens Healthcare System During COVID-19
The company’s item-level intelligence solutions, using Mojix’s IoT and big-data platform, can track patients and medical personnel at hospitals, while also providing asset control.