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RFID Journal Announces Winners of Its 14th Annual RFID Journal Awards
This year's winners—Grupo Boticário, Volkswagen do Brasil, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, SportCor, EM Microelectronic and Tali Freed—were announced at the RFID Journal Virtually LIVE! conference.
Smart Bottle Employs RFID to Track Flavor Pod Use
With a transceiver, an ultrasonic sensor, Bluetooth connectivity and tagged pods, the LifeFuels bottle lets users view on an app what they've consumed and thus manage fluid intake and reordering; the company tracks inventory in-house via the pods.
Unipac Guarantees Agricultural Product Authenticity via NFC
The company has adopted an Internet of Things-based RFID solution to eliminate the risk of criminals reusing discarded packaging for the purpose of selling counterfeit and potentially dangerous products.
Ten Industries Adopting NFC Technology
Businesses and shoppers can both benefit when people can make payments and obtain information with a quick tap of a smartphone.
NFC with Blockchain Tracks COVID-19 Test Kits, PPEs
SUKU and Smartrac have teamed up to build a solution for the authentication and test result verification of goods being manufactured, shipped and purchased around the world, to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
RFID News Roundup
JADAK handheld reader integrates LF/HF RFID, 1D/2D barcodes; Fresenius Kabi intros RFID smart labels for medication management; Talkin' Things offers $0.03 NFC and RFID tags; Facedrive BLE app pairs with TraceSCAN wearable tech; Semtech, Amazon Web Services, TensorIoT collaborate on IoT solutions; Microlink to distribute Kerlink LoRaWAN solutions in Colombia, Peru.
NFC Poised for Growth With Apple Acquisitions and Partnerships
The technology firm has acquired NFC payment company Mobeewave, teamed up with BMW for keyless car access, and released a feature for developers to provide easy NFC transactions without requiring an app.
Medications Talk to Visually Impaired via NFC
The Spoken Rx solution, part of CVS Pharmacy's app, enables those who have trouble reading printed drug labels to hear a medicine's name spoken aloud, along with usage instructions, at the tap of a smartphone.
Traveling During a Pandemic
Near Field Communication technology can help to reduce the risk of coronavirus exposure for those staying at a hotel either for business or for pleasure.
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