The TracoVino system, which includes MyOmega’s sensor hardware and app and Ericsson’s cloud platform, provides data that can help winemakers decide when to water, fertilize and harvest their grapes.
Parisian shoppers say they enjoy using the NFC RFID system to get more info about perfumes they sample while in the store, and to fill a digital shopping cart with the products they want to buy.
Bluetooth beacons from Onyx tells passengers when their bus is arriving, and one operator is also using the technology to alert drivers when a passenger is waiting at a stop, and to provide other information and services.
An ad campaign for the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home utilized passive UHF tags and readers to make outdoor digital signs interactive, causing a dog displayed on the signs to follow shoppers as they walked by.
A segment on Good Morning America about Target’s Wonderland store in Manhattan portrays the technology in glowing terms.
Working with packaging supplier Nefab, the MRO provider is tracking cases and boxes used to transport airplane parts to and from customers, lowering packaging costs by 50 percent.
ZigBee, EnOcean energy-harvesting IOT partnership; Ascom Unite Messaging Suite now integrates with Stanley Healthcare RTLS; ITU teams with Georgia Tech for IOT standards; Sigma Designs offers added security to its Z-Wave products; new DUOS app uses beacons to break the ice at conferences and events; Silicon Labs offers two new Gecko microcontrollers.
RFID Journal’s 14th annual LIVE! conference will be held on May 3-5, in Orlando, Fla., and will feature more than 50 case studies presented by leading end users, as well as solutions from more than 200 technology companies.
Kurt Salmon, Tyco Retail Solutions showcase 1:1 retailing experience ••• Fujitsu introduces Bluetooth smart beacon for IoT solutions ••• Invengo releases UHF RAIN RFID mobile phone reader ••• Schreiner Services rolls out RFID-enabled road-maintenance solution ••• IDTronic markets UHF RFID solution for race timing, event management ••• Lakes Region General Hospital deploys Hugs infant-protection solution ••• Gaylord Palms installs Kaba networked RFID door locks.
RFID Journal’s 14th annual conference will be held on May 3-5, in Orlando, Fla., and will feature more than 50 case studies presented by leading end users, as well as solutions from more than 200 technology companies.