IoT company OptConnect Expands into Europe with Capestone Acquisition
IoT device and solutions company OptConnect has been providing connectivity for products used in North and South America, while Capestone similarly serves Europe The acquisition is part of a strategy to offer more global products that can be used anywhere in the...
Qorvo, BleedIO Tech, L-com, STMicroelectronics: RFID News Roundup
Qorvo Offers new SoC for Smart Devices Qorvo has launched a new system-on-chip (SoC) solution for smart home devices. The QPG6200Lis a next-generation IoT system incorporates the company’s ConcurrentConnect technology, offering multi-network support for Matter,...
Are IoT Hardware Vendors Finally Going Open Source?
The open-source revolution is expanding beyond software into hardware design. New microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and Espressif incorporate processors based on RISC-V—an open-source instruction set architecture challenging Arm’s dominance in connected...
Samsung Teams Up with Hyundai, Kia for Connected Cars
The agreement aims to integrate Samsung’s SmartThings IoT platform with Hyundai and Kia’s software-defined vehicles Vehicles can be added to the connected SmartThings ecosystem, controlling air conditioners, air purifiers or other connected devices while driving home...
Taiwan Library Tracks Magazine Browsing with RFID
Taiwan’s National Library of Public Information has deployed customized technology from EPC Solutions that tracks when copies of each of its 600 journals are removed from the shelf and read. The UHF RFID and AI based solution will enable the library to make strategic...
ShopRite Stores Expand Computer-Vision Robotics for Inventory
Two companies within the Wakefern supermarket family are now rolling out the Simbe Tally AI and robotics system to capture data from store aisles related to shelf-stock levels, locations and pricing Pilots and early deployments found the system improved inventory...
Transforming Hospital Bed Management: How RFID Technology Significantly Reduces Bed Turnaround Time
An efficient patient discharge process is critical for improving patient flow, reducing wait times, and ensuring that healthcare resources are optimized. One of the key bottlenecks in this process is the management of hospital beds and the associated turnaround times....
RFID Automates Hospital Discharge, Bed Management
RFiD Discovery has built a solution aimed at solving a key challenge in hospitals around discharging patients more quickly and ensuring the emptied bed is prepared for the next patient. The solution is intended to be low cost, and seamless, while it could also be a...