IndoorAtlas Vies for Position Among Location-Based Service Technologies
Yahoo Japan hopes that IndoorAtlas’ geomagnetic positioning technology will help it grow its location-based services business.
RTLS Stops the Leak of Air Mattress Inventory at Hospital
Kaiser Permanente’s Zion Medical Center is tracking the movements of its high-value reusable mattresses to ensure that none end up inadvertently in the trash compactor.
More on the Question of Life and Death
Your marketing approach will be different depending on the type of product or technology you are selling.
Software Interoperability Certifications
Independent tests would benefit both RFID end users and providers.
A Question of Life or Death for RFID Companies
Would you rather be in a room with 10 people who have expressed an interest in your product, or with 1,000 people who have not?
C&A Rolls Out RFID to All of Its French Stores
The apparel company is expanding its deployment of EPC UHF RFID technology to 164 sites, with the goal of improving the availability of items on shelves, leading to increased sales.
Displaydata’s New Electronic Shelf Label Interacts With Shoppers
The company’s Aura 29 BLE shelf label employs Bluetooth beacon technology that stores could use to deliver information to its shoppers and its workers, as well as track store traffic.
How Retailers Can Overcome Negative Perceptions of the Smart Home
There are still too many barriers standing between consumers and the truly smart—and easy—home.
RFID News Roundup
Embisphere unveils multipurpose UHF RFID reader for retailers ••• GAO RFID launches new family of on-metal RFID tags ••• ON Semiconductor, RFMicron intro RFID sensor platform for IoT applications ••• Nordic ID launches new fixed UHF RFID reader, antennas ••• NXP unveils NFC RFID chips for next-gen applications ••• Ams, STMicroelectronics co-develop solution for secure NFC transactions.
IoT News from Mobile World Congress
Telcos look to both 5G and narrow-band LTE technology to support IoT applications; three new partnerships for Jasper; Nokia Growth Partners bets big on IoT; Bosch Sensortec eyes wearables with new sensors; GE pushes industrial Internet with partner program.