An Italian clothing company, U.S. sports teams and a National Geographic museum exhibit are all using Signal360 Bluetooth beacons, which transmit inaudible sounds that most smartphones can detect.
With or without drivers, private fleets are primed to emerge as IoT network nodes.
Visitors can now utilize their lift tickets to make purchases at restaurants, stores and rental offices, while ski instructors can use the technology to track class sizes.
The company, which already sells a GPS-based solution designed to help caregivers monitor the outdoor locations of patients with Alzheimer’s or other cognitive illnesses, is now offering a Bluetooth version for monitoring patient locations inside care facilities.
I am hearing from many people who say more companies seem to “get” radio frequency identification—and for good reason.
Blesh is supplying beacons designed to enable smartphones to receive and respond to beacon transmissions without requiring an app.
Blesh is supplying beacons designed to enable smartphones to receive and respond to beacon transmissions without requiring an app.
Uber steering toward autonomous cars; Intel expanding smart-home reach through Lantiq acquisition; Gartner survey shows plenty of excitement around IoT, but little leadership; ABI Research predicts sharp growth for smart glasses; Mobiquity, Relevant Solutions partner on mobile banking marketing.
Farsens unveils battery-free RFID voltage-level monitoring tag ••• WiSpry incorporates MEMS-tuned RFID antenna technology in SkyeTek readers ••• ZeitControl intros industrial RFID reader for controlling machinery ••• CipherLab launches longer-range UHF RFID handheld reader ••• Defense Dept. seeks info regarding use of RFID to track soldiers’ remains ••• Endeavour announces Bluetooth-enabled beacon-management platform.
The 13th annual conference and exhibition will host a new Internet of Things Conference and IEEE RFID 2015.