Nextbike Uses RFID to Simplify Bicycle Rentals
The company is utilizing NFC tags and readers to facilitate its operations in 18 countries.
RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison intros new RAIN RFID inlay for apparel industry ••• Impinj stock climbs 26 percent on first day of trading ••• Omni-ID releases slimmer printable on-metal UHF label ••• Bluvision integrates sensor-enabled manufacturing solutions with Siemens technology ••• A.C.C. Systems announces multiprotocol UHF RFID reader.
Wireless Sensor Listens for Troubling Coughs
CoughAware has been designed to help caregivers of young or elderly patients to respond quickly to impeding respiratory attacks, and possibly avoid the need for hospitalization.
Pitney Bowes’ SmartLink Connects Metering Machines to the Cloud
By retrofitting its postage meters, the company hopes to make it easier for its small and midsize customers to use and update the machines via the IoT.
Beacons and NFC RFID Take Off at Bologna Airport
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.
Beacons, App Help Patients, Employees Navigate Huge Clinic
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center has launched an app that leverages data from beacons to guide patients and personnel around a 3-million-square-foot building.
Taylor Romero’s DIY Path to an Internet-Connected Store
With his barbershop and men’s boutique Spruce, Taylor Romero forged his own path to smart retail.
TSA Hopes to RFID-enable 60 Security Lanes This Year
American Airlines will fund the new screening lanes at four airports; the Transportation Security Administration is in talks with other airlines regarding similar deployments.
Customer References Are Critical
End users telling about their successful RFID deployments is the best way to grow adoption and technology companies, but not all solution providers get it.
Embedding RFID Tags Into Wearables
RFID technology represents an easy and efficient method for authenticating wearable devices, and for storing important information about those products.