RFID-Enabled Walkie-Talkies Help Track Remote Workers
Hytera’s PD415 radio and Patrol Management software enable companies to track where their workers are, and when, by having employees tap the handset against tags mounted at work sites.
Volkswagen AG Forges Ahead With Transparent Prototype
In accordance with German automotive Industry 4.0 initiatives, the company currently receives RFID-tagged prototype parts from more than 150 suppliers for its Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi brands.
Missing the RFID Adoption Wave
End users and solution providers that aren’t prepared for a faster pace of adoption will lose customers to competitors.
IOT News Roundup
Amazon Web Services announces IoT platform; Wipro joins Georgia Tech’s IoT research center; Acuity Brands Lighting, Silver Spring Networks partner on smart lighting platform; Digi gobbles up bluenica.
Better Day Health Automates Patient Health Records, Location
The solution employs RFID technology provided by Barcoding Inc. to identify which patient a physician is examining, and automatically pull up that patient’s records, as well as transcribes patient-physician conversations.
A New Leaf for Precision Farming
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed sensor-based technology that helps farmers optimize crop irrigation. A wireless communications company is now licensing the technology as an IoT solution.
RFID News Roundup
Trimble intros handheld UHF reader for tracking railcars, cargo ••• Xplorer tag from InfoChip and Xerafy approved for drill pipes ••• Pantry’s RFID-enabled food kiosks use Keonn UHF antennas ••• Ams’ AS3993 IC powers TSL’s 1153 Bluetooth wearable UHF RFID reader.
Industry Leaders to Discuss Benefits of RFID at RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2015
End users from manufacturing, retail, supply chain, health care and other key industries will share how-tos and strategies at RFID Journal’s 11th annual European conference and exhibition, to be held on Nov. 9-10.
HyperCat Seeks to Grow Specification Through Collaborations
The HyperCat Consortium, which has developed a specification to make it easier to discover and search for data from connected things via the Internet, wants to band together with other IoT interoperability and standards groups.
GIKS Mode to Open Seventh RFID-enabled Store
The Belgian retailer has already been using RFID to track nearly all of its merchandise at six stores and a DC.