EM Microelectronic’s em/echo-v enables UHF RFID use for inventory and supply chain management, as well as NFC functionality, not only to authenticate a product with an NFC device such as a phone, but also to automatically access content.
Several solution providers were on hand with new products and demos showcasing radio frequency identification.
Checkpoint’s latest version of its HALO software platform has added functionality, as well as a new app, aimed at streamlining omnichannel order fulfillments with automated task orders and RFID tag reads.
The Internet of Things can add automation, analytics and cognition capabilities to a connected industrial infrastructure, helping companies enhance their revenue streams.
The company recently debuted its XT3 touch computer and Guardian GT1 entry pedestal, designed to improve access control.
The logistics company’s study cites smart packaging, based on the Internet of Packaging concept, as one of the three current priorities of businesses.
SensThys, Convergence Systems Ltd. partner on handheld RFID solutions; STMicroelectronics joins Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors; Conectis, Igor offer IoT smart-building solutions in Europe; iDTRONIC updates HF RFID reader with Wi-Fi, Ethernet interface; Nerf Challenge utilizes Connect&GO smart wristbands; IoTdc becomes Kerlink IoT solutions distributor in South Africa.
NTT Docomo, Sony and NXP plan to show how ultra-wideband technology can enable consumers to make payments via smartphone, based on their location, without having to tap the phone or remove it from a pocket or purse.
Kookaburra’s Smart Balls with SportCor technology using BLE transmissions, as well as British Airways’ RFID-enabled luggage tags, are leveraging a wireless transmission solution from Powercast that powers devices, eliminating the need for USB-cabled recharging or, in some cases, batteries.
Through an app, users can access such information as a product’s source, harvest date and storage methods.