Sun Powers Mobile Apps at Cardiff Blues Rugby Matches
GCell solar-powered beacons greet users of the Cardiff Blues Match Day app, and may enable wayfinding, deliver store discounts and provide other location-based services in the future.
Aerospace and Defense Catch Up on RFID
For years, adoption in these sectors was limited. But now, requirements by Airbus, Boeing and the U.S. Department of Defense have led suppliers to deploy the technology.
The Rules of Encoding
Here’s how to ensure RFID tags and bar codes coexist happily.
‘Proximity Button’ Has a Beacon to Keep At-Risk Individuals From Straying
Startup Proximity Care is marketing a system that sounds an alert on a caregiver’s phone if a dementia patient or child is wandering off.
IoT News Roundup
Buddy platform opens doors to Parse users; LoJack announces new phone-based products; TomTom’s new device marries navigation with apps; Broadband Networks bringing People Power to Switzerland and Liechtenstein; OTA says security vulnerabilities easy to avoid.
IoT-focused LTE Products Begin to Emerge at CTIA Super Mobility 2016
Following standardization milestones this summer, a number of cellular industry stakeholders and suppliers have revealed their product roadmaps for Category NB1 and Category M1 cellular devices.
RFID News Roundup
Omni-ID releases extreme-temperature RFID tag ••• CSL licenses RFID patents from Round Rock Research ••• Schreiner ProTech intros high-temp-resistant RFID label for the auto industry ••• DHL SmartSensors track more than 100 million health-care, drug shipments ••• FleetCor completes acquisition of STP.
At U.S. Wireless Industry Event: A Vision for 5G Network
The opening keynotes at the CTIA Super Mobility conference, in Las Vegas, focused both on looking back at how far the wireless industry has come, and also on looking ahead to what the fifth-generation wireless network will require.
Cardiff Blues Rugby Team Welcomes Beacon Technology
GCell solar-powered beacons greet users of the Cardiff Blues Match Day app, and may enable wayfinding, deliver store discounts and provide other location-based services in the future.
Why Stadiums Should Be Early Adopters of Smart-City Tech
Major League Baseball is all about data, and the IoT offers a way for that number-crunching to extend to MLB stadiums as well.