
Contact Tracing


Wearable Wristband Leverages NFC, BLE for Worker Security and Health
Companies are deploying a Nymi solution with Elatec readers to enable workers to access clean rooms and offices, use secure computers and printers, and monitor social distancing.
RFID News Roundup
U.S. Navy awards contract to VOS Systems for BLE contact tracing; Descartes Systems Group launches open network initiative for BLE air cargo tracking; WISeKey PKI enables IoT manufacturers to embed trusted digital certificates; Onset unveils BLE datalogger for vaccine storage, transportation; Pasternack intros Yagi antennas for RFID inventory tracking.
Swiss Manufacturer Employs Contact Tracing with UWB Devices
Kinexon's SafeZone solution tracks each time workers wearing SafeTags come within close range, then alerts them in real time, while storing anonymous information so contact tracing can take place before infections can occur.
KINETIC Wearable Tech Improves Contact Tracing, Prevents Close Contacts
The company's new ebook helps organizations implement data-driven practices and fine-tune processes to help keep their workforce safe.
Event Managers Plan Festivals with RFID-enabled Safety Features
Event Genius aims to help music festivals and concerts begin the process of organizing safe events once COVID-19 restrictions lift, leveraging RFID to make transactions touchless, limit interactions with staff and track attendee locations for contact tracing.
Predictions: IoT Adoption Will Continue to Increase in 2021
Manufacturing, critical infrastructure and health-care businesses have accelerated their use of Internet of Things devices, and this trend will continue in the coming year.
RFID Goes to the Movies
Thanks to radio frequency identification technology, production recently resumed on a film set during the COVID-19 pandemic, and not a single person got sick.
Patented Pandemic-Era Safe Workplace Technology Opened to Developers
Kinetic's Reflex technology for monitoring workers' movements to prevent injuries can now track social distancing and provide contact tracing via BLE at construction sites, warehouses and factories.