Sigma opens Z-Wave interoperability spec; Novatel’s Ignite offers retailers out-of-box connectivity for kiosks, signage; Samsara upgrades fleet-management platform; Sen.se rolls out ThermoPeanut sensor; C3 IoT raises $70 million; Kontakt.io beefs up beacon offerings with location-tracking; maritime industry steering toward autonomous ships; Boehringer Ingelheim to offer IoT-enabled COPD inhaler.
Ubisense releases new version of AngleID reader ••• Grand Rapids uses Brady labeling solution for smart trash carts ••• BLE, UWB technologies could displace RTLS, says ABI report ••• Kontakt.io adds location-tracking products to its Bluetooth beacon portfolio ••• World Wide Technology, Awarepoint partner to deliver location as a service ••• TagMaster acquires French RFID company Balogh.
The school is deploying an app-based solution from Mando that delivers location-based content to students as they move around campus.
The Israeli firm integrated DecaWave’s UWB technology into tiny location-tracking tags that work in conjunction with an augmented-reality smartphone app.
Users hail a vehicle via GreatCall’s operator services, circumventing the need to download and use the Lyft app.
The U.S. Department of Energy is funding three multi-year projects to create either passive or active RFID sensors that can collect temperature, humidity or other environmental data for use by building-management systems.
The school is deploying an app-based solution from Mando that delivers location-based content to students as they move around campus.
The startup attaches sensors to electrical panels, rather than to outlets or directly to equipment, in order to track energy consumption and equipment health.
RFID is helping companies to cost-effectively collect the information they need to dramatically boost their productivity.
The RFID Lab’s 2016 study shows that more U.S. retailers are using RFID to enable omnichannel shopping.