RFID at NRF’s Big Show 2020
Several solution providers were on hand with new products and demos showcasing radio frequency identification.
Retailers Deploying New Omnichannel Functionality With RFID
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.
Undeniable Benefits of Level Monitoring in the Oil and Gas Sector
The Internet of Things can add automation, analytics and cognition capabilities to a connected industrial infrastructure, helping companies enhance their revenue streams.
Janam Offers Contactless Self-Credentialing Solutions With NFC
The company recently debuted its XT3 touch computer and Guardian GT1 entry pedestal, designed to improve access control.
DHL Survey Reveals the Future of Packaging
The logistics company’s study cites smart packaging, based on the Internet of Packaging concept, as one of the three current priorities of businesses.
RFID News Roundup
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.
Mobile Phone Companies to Demonstrate UWB Payments
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.
RFID Powers Smart Balls, Luggage Tags
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.
Blockchain Protects Sicilian Oranges
Through an app, users can access such information as a product’s source, harvest date and storage methods.
The View from NRF’s Big Show 2020
Artificial intelligence was a big theme at this year’s event, but there were so many other innovations that retailers likely left feeling utterly overwhelmed and confused.