The new guideline assigns grades to EPC UHF RFID tag specifications so that a supplier can tag its products with an RFID label that meets all the needs of retailers selling those products in their stores.
Farsens unveils development platform for battery-free wireless sensors, actuators ••• BeaconStream updates Bluetooth beacons, software ••• Q-Track launches RTLS-enabled tool for emergency responder radiation training ••• ThingMagic firmware simplifies RFID-enabled product development ••• Bluvision’s iBEEK beacons feature TI’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Smart solutions ••• Honeywell acquires Datamax-O’Neil for $185M.
Leveraging sensors and cellular networks, the carmaker is experimenting with applications that assist urban drivers and could form a bridge to the age of the autonomous car.
The 13th annual conference and exhibition will offer attendees the chance to become RFID Institute-certified, as well training in RFID deployment and applications development.
The economy might be improving, but even the country’s chief technology officer must rely more on inspiration than hard cold cash.
The project, overseen by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, will test the ability of ranchers, veterinarians, feedlot operators and slaughterhouses to use UHF tags to track animals and their health data.
When it comes to the Internet of Things, smart glasses have the potential to deliver big benefits to enterprise users.
Tags could identify missing sections of fishing nets, enabling them to be retrieved from the ocean before they entangle dolphins, porpoises, turtles and whales.
EPCIS provides a way to share information regarding objects with corporate software, making the IoT a valuable tool.
Hospitals need to curtail their excitement about the technology’s benefits and cure one problem at a time.