Trimble introduces high-performance USB UHF RFID reader ••• Nedap, Axis launch integrated EAS-video solution ••• Checkpoint announces tunnel readers for boxed and hanging goods ••• Missouri School District tests Nedap’s RFID-enabled technology to improve security ••• Global consumer goods company orders thousands of Thinfilm NFC tags.
The 14th annual conference and exhibition will host the Internet of Things Conference 2016, IEEE RFID 2016 and the Last Mile Consortia Forum.
You probably do not have sinister plans for collecting consumers’ data, but when deploying a customer-facing IoT system, you need to carefully plan how, when, where and why data is collected and stored.
The California startup seeks to make EPC UHF RFID reader installations cheap, easy and invisible, by offering light fixtures and LED bulbs with built-in RFID readers.
Families and friends of the deceased can interact with NFC tags embedded in memorials or attached to gravestones, easily accessing Omlime.com, a sort of social network to keep memories alive.
The Internet of Things is redefining security, risk and cost at many public and private enterprises. Thankfully, new best practices for risk mitigation, privacy protection and cloud management have emerged.
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.
Low-cost, battery-free sensors can be embedded in buildings to provide feedback on the state of those structures.
Aeris forges partnerships to make connecting devices easier; Microsoft releases Azure Hub, HCL opens incubation center; Con Ed taps Silver Springs Network for smart meters; GSMA offers IoT security guidance; AppCarousel and Mobica combine services.
The company is among several retailers that are using MetraLabs’ new Tory robotic system to automatically count inventory and record merchandise locations within its stores.