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RFID News Roundup

by Rich Handley | Jul 7, 2022 | News

Confidex releases label with shared RFID and NFC memory; Powercast, InPlay offer battery-free BLE sensor beacon; Study shows strong RFID tag market growth; AI company Altair launches data-analytics appliance for IoT.

SATO Proof-of-Concept Brings BLE Visibility into Home Refrigerators

by Claire Swedberg | Jun 13, 2022 | News

A Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry project, using Wiliot battery-free BLE sensors, is testing the viability of letting consumers track food freshness and volume in fridges via an app.

RFID Journal Workshop Shows How to Perform Bluetooth Tagging

by Claire Swedberg | May 11, 2022 | News

At next week's conference in Las Vegas, Wiliot will help technologists and businesspeople put their hands on BLE sensor technology so they can start building systems to solve problems.

Evaluation Kit Targets Developers for Power-Harvesting IoT

by Claire Swedberg | May 10, 2022 | News

Energous is selling its kit with Atmosic's BLE system-on-chip, enabling users to build solutions that leverage wireless charging at up to a 13-meter distance for IoT solutions ranging from factory condition monitoring to in-store electronic shelf labeling.

RFID News Roundup

by Rich Handley | Mar 31, 2022 | News

Semtech, Vutility collaborate on LoRaWAN energy-monitoring system; Janam Technologies launches self-credentialing kiosk; Viakoo device certificate manager allows Zero Trust for IoT networks; Powercast ships 10 million wireless RF Powerharvester chips; Soracom, Orange Wholesale France partner on IoT connectivity services; Itron partners with Spanish city on smart-city project.

Wiliot Expands BLE Sensor Solution with Platform, V2 Chips

by Claire Swedberg | Mar 8, 2022 | News

The company has released its postage stamp-sized energy-harvesting device to transmit data at a distance of up to 10 meters, along with a software platform and a starter kit designed for easy development and deployment.

Robot Offers RF Power-Harvesting Functionality for RFID Shelf Labels

by Claire Swedberg | Feb 15, 2022 | News

Powercast is teaming with robotics firm Badger Technologies to offer an electronic shelf label management system that stores can employ, leveraging an RFID reading robot to update pricing at the shelf level.

IoT Network Provider Sigfox, with Bankruptcy Protection, Seeks Buyers

by Claire Swedberg | Feb 4, 2022 | News

The French company has a six-month observation period during which it plans to seek investors or buyers so it can continue technology development.

RFID News Roundup

by Rich Handley | Jan 27, 2022 | News

LoRa Alliance expands LoRaWAN certification test tool capabilities; Identiv offers on-metal UHF RFID labels; Kerlink, CITiLIGHT collaborate on LoRaWAN street lighting; TSC Printronix Auto ID unveils onsite servicing for industrial printers; Atmosic receives funding for energy-harvesting Bluetooth 5.3 SoCs.

BLE Companies See Promising Trends for Technology in 2022

by Claire Swedberg | Jan 16, 2022 | Features

Two factors may be driving growth: decreasing tag costs—as low as 10 cents apiece for Wiliot's battery-harvesting tags—and software with artificial intelligence and machine learning so users can do more with the data they collect.