How Fitness Trackers Can Prevent Heart Attacks
In the near future, fitness trackers could double as heart-health trackers.
Mist’s Virtual Bluetooth Beacons Get a Try-out
The company says one of its devices can create unlimited virtual Bluetooth Low Energy (vBLE) beacons within a 2,500-square-foot area, sparing a store the expense of installing and maintaining battery-powered beacons, and enabling it to change those beacons’ locations merely by updating the software settings.
A Conversation With Macy’s Bill Connell
The company’s senior VP of logistics and operations shared insights into RFID’s value for replenishment, omnichannel fulfillment and other retail applications.
Hackers Used the IoT to Create an Unprecedented DDoS Attack—Now What?
We asked security expert Dan Lohrmann what a massive cyberattack on cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs’ website means for the wider Internet of Things industry.
RFID Spices Up Sales for Maille Mustard
At the company’s boutique in London, a system involving RFID-tagged spoons has increased customer engagement and raised the rate of sales.
IoT News Roundup
Comcast, AT&T each announce IoT pilots; Xenio Systems stands alone; CEL adds voice, low-latency features to smart-building platform; HID, Intel each launch smart-building products; Verizon takes IoT to the skies.
East Coast Warehouse Tracks Shipping Containers via RFID
The temperature-controlled warehouse operator has seen a 19 percent increase in productivity since installing a system that uses passive UHF tags to track when containers arrive at its yard, and are inspected, unloaded and returned.
RFID News Roundup
Balluff and InformaTrac to provide complete RFID solution ••• IntelliTrack partners with Bluetooth beacon provider Visybl to offer RTLS ••• Ecom unveils CamScan to capture and encode RFID data ••• Leantegra announces new version of Bluetooth beacon platform ••• NXP adds new security features to SmartMX2 P60 Step-Up! ••• Shoppers Drug Mart adopts RFID-enabled audio prescription labels for sight-impaired.
VMWare Partners With APX Labs to Support Workplace Wearables
Smart glasses seem to be gaining traction in the enterprise, aided by software enabling companies to quickly scale up from pilots to deployments.
How Glanbia Uses Asavie’s Tech to Connect Fleets, Factories, Farmers and Retailers
An Irish manufacturer of nutritional supplement and dairy products uses Asavie’s technology to add visibility to the beginning and end of its supply chain.