Finalists Unveiled for Eighth Annual RFID Journal Awards
The winners will be revealed at this year’s LIVE! event, being held in Orlando, Fla., on Apr. 8-10.
Thai IC Developer’s NFC RFID Chip Has Ability to Enable New Interactive Products
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.
An RFID Solution for Any Business Problem
At RFID Journal LIVE! 2014, there will be a variety of tags, readers and software on display for virtually any application.
Lockheed Martin Offers RuBee Solution for Monitoring Munitions
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.
RFID News Roundup
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.
Beacons Give Georgetown Basketball Fans a Shot at Upgrading Seats
The location-based solution, provided by LetsMoveDown, uses Bluetooth beacon technology from Radius Networks to let attendees receive discounts and improve their seating.
Shelfbucks’ Bluetooth-NFC Beacons Bring Discounts to Tarrytown Pharmacy’s Shoppers
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.
New Stainless-Steel Ultra-rugged Tag Promises Durability for Health Care, Oil and Gas
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.
Alex and Ani Rolls Out Swirl’s Bluetooth Beacons at 40 Stores
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.
Retailers Test ByteLight’s Light-Based Indoor Positioning Technology
The system modulates the light emitted by an LED fixture, and includes an app that enables a mobile phone to determine its location based on the light signals received by its camera.