Malibu Rum Serves Up NFC-Connected Bottles
The maker of the coconut-flavored liquor is carrying out a three-month pilot involving Tesco shoppers, to learn how RFID can be used to engage consumers and understand their behavior.
For ServiceMax and PTC, IoT Opens New Business Opportunity
Through a partnership with PTC, ServiceMax is giving technicians a head start on addressing service calls by allowing them to remotely tap into data regarding a machine’s health or status.
Warning to Retailers: Ignore RFID at Your Peril
When the technology reaches a tipping point, those who haven’t done their homework will struggle.
Impinj Releases xSpan Reader for Tracking Flow of Items, People
The latest in the company’s family of gateway readers with built-in steerable-beam antennas, the xSpan has two-directional tracking capacity, and is smaller and less expensive than Impinj’s xArray.
IoT News Roundup
MIT’s mind-reading radio; Greenwave buys Predixion; Silicon Controls to link tanks, cylinders to Sigfox network; Aria Systems connects cars; GE rolling out new Industrial Internet platform.
RFID News Roundup
Omni-ID broadens its active tag product line ••• Tego releases multi-platform operating system ••• Proximity Technologies launches suite of Bluetooth beacon products ••• Smartrac announces partnerships with Plastilam, Catalyst ••• AIM publishes guidance on data content and structure for passive tags ••• Atlas RFID Solutions opens new Asian office.
Accuride Brings RFID-enabled Access Control to Drawers
Retailers, hospitals and other companies are testing the firm’s Senseon Secure Access system to restrict cabinet access to authorized parties.
In Tennessee, Minor League Baseball Meets the Physical Web
Fans of the Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team used their phones to access player statistics, read baseball trivia and find the nearest peanuts and Cracker Jack… or beer.
Casino Prevents Security Violations Via Beacon Solution
Thanks to a system provided by Barcoding Inc. and Visybl, Mount Airy Casino Resort is alerted if an employee begins to remove a key from its facility, enabling it to prevent regulatory infractions.
Indian Aviation MRO Company Expects RFID to Reduce Labor by 50 Percent
The system, provided by Dolphin RFID, is enabling Aman Aviation & Aerospace Solutions to reduce the amount of time workers spend filling out paperwork and inputting information, as well as to ensure data accuracy.