At PGA Tournaments, Bluetooth Beacons Are Par for the Course
Golf fans at a recent championship event were able to know the locations of players within close range.
Westar Energy Tracks Power Poles, Transformers With RFID
The Kansas utility company uses the technology to automatically identify when each pole and transformer is removed from storage yards, by whom, and when unused items are returned.
IoT News Roundup
Deloitte reports on IoT adoption in the oil and gas industry; Redpine Signals launches IoT-enablement platform; Gimbal takes beacons outside through outdoor media company partnerships; Identiv Labs helps startup fight shoe counterfeits.
Energy and Data Converge in Microgrids
Nimble, resilient microgrids will be an important part of creating a smarter energy infrastructure, but machine-to-machine middleware platforms like Real Time Innovations’ DDS are important to keep them up and running.
RFID News Roundup
Siemens Introduces Handheld 13.56 MHz RFID Reader ••• Voyantic Launches All-In-One NFC and UHF RFID Test Device ••• Time Domain’s PulsON 330 RTLS Module Uses DecaWave’s DW1000 UWB chip ••• RFID Market in China to Reach $2.8 billion in 2020, IDTechEx Research Says ••• Hacking Competition Aims to Spur Development of RFID, Bluetooth and NFC Apps ••• PCTEL Tests Airport Networks for Compatibility With RFID-based Luggage Tracking Systems
In Dunwoody, Ga., Police Use RFID to Open Gates
More than 30 gated communities in the city are installing technology to ensure that police vehicles that arrive at locked gates can obtain automatic entrance.
Zebra to Be Cornerstone Sponsor of RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2015
RFID Journal’s 11th annual European conference and exhibition will be held on Nov. 9-10, in London, England.
Stanley Black & Decker to Shutter Its AeroScout Industrial Division
Companies in the manufacturing, transportation and logistics sectors will not be able to buy AeroScout tags and exciters after Oct. 31. However, Stanley will continue to offer AeroScout solutions to hospitals and other health-care customers.
Three Approaches to IoT Security: Part Three
This article, the third in our three-part series, looks at how one connected-car accessory maker approaches data security, and at how carmakers can take the lead of tech companies by learning from the hacker community.
Norwegian Truck-Body Manufacturer Offers RFID-enabled Trailers
One of Bussbygg’s customers is using two RFID-enabled refrigerated trailers in an ongoing trial, and finds that the technology shortens the delivery of goods by 30 minutes per stop, while preventing errors.