Japanese Hospitals, Stores Deploy RFID Smart Shelves
Teijin’s 2D communication sheets provide a real-time view into when products are stocked on shelves on which the sheets are mounted, and when they are removed.
Impinj Announces Small UHF RFID Chips With Greater Sensitivity
The company’s partners and customers are currently testing its M730 and M750 ICs; Smartrac has announced inlays and tags based on the new products, while Checkpoint Systems will release five new inlays as well.
RFID News Roundup
Xerafy unveils RFID tag for complex production environments; iDTRONIC intros RFID reader for indoor and outdoor use; PREMO releases mid-range LF RFID magnetic field antenna; Sigfox launches private area network for IoT connectivity; Georgia Tech IoT research center offers digital transformation white paper.
Blockchain and RFID Could Address a $180 Billion Problem
A new paper published by the Auburn University RFID Lab suggests the two technologies could help retailers, brand owners and logistics providers reduce counterfeiting, shrink and chargebacks.
RFID Brings Precision to Dice Rolls
EPC Solutions Taiwan has built a solution enabling 99.7 percent accuracy of automated dice-throw reads, with an RFID reader built into a throwing machine, six UHF RFID tags in each die and custom near-field antennas that can read tags with 1-centimeter precision.
NFC Forum Aims to Popularize Taps
The organization’s new executive director intends to help the Near Field Communication industry make the technology consistently reliable and commonplace, with a growth plan similar to that of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, so that users will recognize a logo and tap it without needing to know anything about NFC.
Two New State IoT Laws Go Into Effect on Jan. 1
In 2020, manufacturers of Internet of Things devices will need to comply with new laws in California and Oregon.
Ten Million Egyptian Cars to be Tracked via RFID
The country’s Ministry of Interior is deploying an RFID solution from Go+, using technology from Kathrein Solutions in cooperation with Wireless Dynamics, to track the nation’s registered vehicles as they travel highways and city roads, thereby providing traffic flow- and law-enforcement-based data.
RFID Brings Visibility to Water and Snow Sports Company
The manufacturer has achieved an increase in productivity and a reduction in shipping errors for its surfboards and snowboards, by tracking each item via an RFID system from EPC Solutions Taiwan as it moves through each process.
IoT Tag Solution Tracks Conditions for Cold Chain
FreshTrack, provided by CoreKinect and Kudelski Group, is being piloted by three retailer companies to track conditions around goods in the supply chain; sensor data is captured as goods are received, enabling store managers to view the conditions before they accept a shipment.