The Internet of Things Is a Secular Transformation
While the IoT is already in the “here and now,” it has yet to deploy its wings.
How Texas Instruments and IBM Plan to Secure IoT Devices
Security is one of the biggest threats to the Internet of Things, and it should be designed into IoT devices starting at the beginning of their lifecycles. TI’s Avner Goren explains why and how his company and IBM are pursuing a role in that process, by collaborating to build a framework for authenticating IoT devices.
Products Outpace Solutions
It’s exciting to see the rapid evolution of tags and readers, but end users are looking for solutions.
Army Training Centers Enlist RFID to Help Track Uniforms
Nearly all items are being tagged for four U.S. Army Recruit Training Centers, including the one at Fort Leonard Wood, where the RFID system is already in action.
IoT News Roundup
Sigfox and TI collaborating on low-power radio modules; Samsung and Mybitat partner on senior digital health offering; Bluetooth schooling for developers; McDonald’s customers drink up beacon offers in Turkey.
RFID News Roundup
Impinj intros new RFID chips, RFID reader system-in-package ••• FEIG Electronics debuts cVEND, a secure contactless payment and ticketing system ••• Invengo markets anti-counterfeiting RFID labels in the U.S. ••• Checkpoint Systems announces RFID upgrade kit for EAS applications ••• R-pac International acquires Truecount item-level tracking software ••• Bluetooth beacon platform provider Swirl closes $18M investment.
Upcoming Trial to Combine Ebola Care With Wireless Vitals Monitoring
Scripps Translational Science Institute plans to evaluate the use of wireless vital sign trackers and analytics software to predict declining health more quickly than by using conventional methods.
RFID Journal Announces LIVE! 2015 Highlights
Business professionals from leading companies in every sector and from around the world gathered at the RFID industry’s largest and most important event.
Market Researcher Uses Beacons to Study Shopper Behavior
Verve is testing a system utilizing Bluetooth beacons to track members of its research panel within a store, as well as send messages and questionnaires to them in a timely manner.
How Fujitsu Is Using the IoT to Grow Lettuce
Using a range of sensors and a cloud-based analytics program, Fujitsu partnered with Microsoft to tune up a hydroponic lettuce farm.