CenTrak launches single-use patient-tracking tag, TeleTracking upgrades its RTLS; Jamison RFID partners with Quest Solution for supply chain solutions; Abracon introduces Near Field Communication reader antennas; orthopedic implant company Stryker rolls out SATO’s PJM RFID solutions across Europe; Smart-TEC announces key cap to enable NFC in car keys for new Mini; TSL intros Web-based app for its Bluetooth-enabled UHF RFID reader.
The winners will be revealed at this year’s LIVE! event, being held in Orlando, Fla., on Apr. 8-10.
Silicon Craft Technology’s NFC Enabler IC lets users create electronic devices that can broadcast sensor data, smart posters with passively powered push buttons, and a range of entirely new applications.
At RFID Journal LIVE! 2014, there will be a variety of tags, readers and software on display for virtually any application.
The tags and readers, provided by Visible Assets Inc., can be used to identify and track a variety of sensitive items, including fused ordnances, firearms, night-vision goggles and flak jackets.
Smartrac intros new NFC tags with NFC Forum N-Mark compatibility and more; Elatec RFID intros multi-standard RFID readers and starter kit; Nordic ID to resell RFID products under Nordic Plus brand in the United Kingdom; Appy Pie announces BLE-enabled iBeacon for mobile advertising; Nokia’s BLE-enabled Nokia Treasure Tag to hit retail shelves in April; SOLOMO Technology launches SOLOMO Exchange Version 2.0 for location intelligence.
The location-based solution, provided by LetsMoveDown, uses Bluetooth beacon technology from Radius Networks to let attendees receive discounts and improve their seating.
The solution combines BLE and active NFC RFID technologies in a single tag, ensuring that both Android and Apple phones can access coupons and promotional materials.
Xerafy’s passive UHF RFID Roswell tag is being tested by health-care and oil and gas firms, and will be part of a new solution for tracking surgical equipment.
Swirl Networks’ solution enables the fashion retailer to track shoppers’ in-store locations, and to send targeted product information to their smartphones. Kenneth Cole and Timberland plan similar rollouts.