The Network Effect
Companies that have adopted radio frequency identification want to get everyone—including their competitors—on board.
Can I Read an LF RFID Label Attached to a Car Battery?
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Large Apparel Retailers, Wholesalers See Sharp Rise in RFID Adoption, ROI
A Kurt Salmon survey of 60 European and U.S. companies found that the adoption rate shot up from 34 percent in 2014 to 73 percent in 2016, driven by omnichannel growth and a high return on investment for multiple use cases.
IoT News Roundup
Insecure IoT devices helped take down list of popular websites; Vodafone expanding connectivity offerings via satellite coverage; Jabil, Verizon Ventures invest in Verdigris; Autodesk integrates predicative maintenance software into Fusion platform; YunOS to use Gemalto identity-management services for IoT devices; Kontakt.io opens beacon showroom in Berlin; Orange Launches Datavenue Service Worldwide.
RFID News Roundup
NXP offers larger silicon wafers to boost RFID chip production capacity, sustainability ••• NFC RFID technology from Smartrac and FinnCode adds music to kids’ book ••• CYBRA intros RFID-enabled safety solution for real-time tracking of people, assets ••• RAIN Alliance publishes new document on RFID reader sensitivity testing ••• Extronics launches iRFID500 handheld UHF RFID reader for hazardous areas ••• Avery Dennison invests in flexible electronics company PragmatIC ••• Italian bus company uses beacon-based gamification to boost ridership, protect environment ••• Janam’s XT2 rugged, RFID-enabled mobile computer certified for IntelliTrack’s Android app ••• RFID tags give researchers new insight into hummingbird migration behaviors.
UMass Med Center to Use Beacons to Track Naloxone
The hospital will attach Visybl’s Bluetooth beacons to packages of the opioid-blocking drug to determine whether patients discard the medication before leaving the premises, and to gauge their willingness to have the medicine tracked.
RFID Automates Payments at Regina’s Snow Dump
The Canadian city’s system depends on UHF RFID tags and readers to identify arriving trucks, authorize their admittance and automatically bill customers.
On the Marriage of IoT and Prescriptive Analytics
Prescriptive analytics software can help retailers attain some of the unrealized promises that emerged with passive RFID technology.
RFID Locks Up Visitor Interest at Horsens Prison Museum
The Danish museum employs passive HF tags to enable its visitors to learn about the lives of famed or notorious prisoners and guards throughout the 150-year-old prison campus.
Leading Retailers to Share RFID Case Studies at RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2016
The one-day event, being held in London on Nov. 10, will include a conference track focused on the retail and apparel sectors.