A lot is riding on this butcher’s equipment, especially when the mercury breaks 100 degrees in the Utah desert, so the shop owners have turned to internet-networked sensors to keep tabs on its coolers and freezers remotely.
San Francisco startup Density has unveiled a new iteration of its anonymous foot-traffic counting sensor technology, which it is offering to retailers and others through a subscription service.
The companies found that a system combining passive UHF RFID and digital camera technologies could identify 98 percent of vehicles—including battle tanks—passing through portals at high speed.
Wildland firefighting is not a spectator sport, but some drone pilots seem to think otherwise. Fortunately, the Department of the Interior is partnering with technology providers to put a stop to the disruptions that UAVs sometimes cause.
The San Diego hospital is using the technology to help employees find patients in real time, as well as alert housekeeping when a patient has been discharged, signaling that a bed is ready for cleaning.
Since June, passengers at the Italian airport have been able to access information about flights, security and buses via Bluetooth beacons installed at various locations, as well as NFC RFID tags attached to posters.
The football team is using interactive technology that allows game attendees to participate in the same kind of fitness tests that the players must undertake, and to record their scores via NFC-tagged wristbands.
The company is not the first pure-play RFID firm to be listed on a public stock exchange, but its successful initial public offering opens doors for other RFID businesses.
Major innovations in air travel used to be left up to people like the Wright brothers and Amelia Earhart. Today, technology is ushering in a faster and more efficient travel experience. From full-body scanners to biometric chips in passports—and now wearables—technology defines the travel experience.
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