Whither the Smart Home?
Amid signs that the smart home industry is stumbling, it’s time for vendors to get real about collaboration.
Hanjin Newport Co. Expedites Loading and Unloading With RFID
The Korean terminal operator is using a Mojix-based solution provided by Qbit to ensure that the automated crane is ready to meet a vehicle for unloading or loading, thereby improving efficiency.
RFID Improves Tracking of Tissue and Medical Devices
Since Champion Medical Technologies added an RFID feature to its UDITracker solution, hospitals using the solution have reported that the technology has helped reduce the loss of high-value products.
What Does a Whole RFID Product Look Like?
It would be unobtrusive and easier to deploy, and would deliver information about the approximate locations of tagged goods.
IoT News Roundup
McKinsey Global Institute offers rosy forecast, with warnings, for IoT market; Curb’s crowdfunding off to strong start; M2M service provider Aeris to launch analytics software tools; Fujitsu turns to IQP Corp. for app development.
Supervision Sees a Market for Fixed Battery-powered UHF Readers
The company says its readers will be so inexpensive and easy to deploy that they can be installed in every doorway, thereby providing room-level visibility at less cost than an RTLS.
Smart Shoes Lead to Clean Hands
French startup MediHandTrace is providing hospitals with a system that uses RFID-tagged footwear to track whether staff members are following proper hand-hygiene protocols.
RFID News Roundup
Fox IV introduces new RFID printer-applicator ••• Imagotag announces multimillion-euro ESL contract with international retailer ••• Cisco, Identiv collaborate on RFID-enabled physical access security ••• Gimbal, PlaceWise Media partner on beacons and apps for retailers ••• Beacon, IoT adoption by airlines set to soar, new SITA report finds ••• AIM creates new committee to promote track and trace for the food industry.
Dutch Utility Provider Reinvents Approach to Public Lighting
Alliander, Holland’s largest grid operator, has entered into a partnership with 15 cities, enabling their local governments to use an IoT application to control streetlights and conserve energy.
Sensors Track Traffic Congestion at Port of Aalborg
A Bluetooth-based solution from BLIP Systems employs sensors to capture transmissions from phones and other Bluetooth-enabled devices in trucks and cars, as well as software on a hosted server to analyze traffic conditions and prompt the display of alerts on traffic signage.