Five Guys Uses Sensors to Keep Things Fresh
The burger franchise is installing battery-powered wireless sensors in all of its restaurants’ coolers, prep rooms and milkshake machines to ensure the proper temperatures of its ingredients.
IoT Reality Check: What Happens When the Software Doesn’t Work?
To get the Internet of Things right, you need to get the software right.
RFID Cage Frees Up CYBRA’s Customers
CYBRA says its reader portal is helping apparel companies to quickly accomplish a range of tasks, such as disabling unneeded RFID tags, tracking seasonal workers’ performance and identifying merchandise’s country of origin.
Beacons Boost Engagement and Sales at Connecticut Flower Show
Prides Corner Farms featured a BLE solution from Sunrise Marketing to draw consumers to booths exhibiting its products at last month’s event, while attendees gained coupons, special offers and eligibility for a prize.
RFID Connect Helps Companies Find Products
The growing database of RFID tags, readers, software and services is gaining traction with end users.
RFID Brings Real-Time Visibility to Bataan Memorial Death March
The system recorded the progress of participating runners and walkers along a 26-mile route through the desert, activating cameras at each location and posting participants’ photos on social media.
IoT News Roundup
IBM, Pfizer to enlist IoT in the fight against Parkinson’s; BKON offering Eddystone beacon platform; HID’s new digital ID platform; GCell’s indoor solar-powered beacon; global consumer survey gauges trust in IoT; ZigBee Alliance gains retail group’s endorsement.
TrackerSense Assigns Eyes and Ears to Parcels
Offering single-use or reusable trackers, a U.K. startup has attracted several couriers and postal agencies during its first six months.
RFID News Roundup
Contrinex unveils new RFID tag for high-temperature applications ••• RFID Inventory Systems intros 24-foot-tall RFID-enabled tower ••• Serialio offers Bluetooth-enabled LF RFID reader ••• Lucas Systems RFID-enables its voice picking solution ••• Moncler adds NFC to labels for its spring and summer collection ••• Point Inside launches indoor location solution for retailers ••• SecureRF intros new, updated sensor tags with built-in PKI technology ••• Smartrac achieves EAL6 certification at eID production site.
