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RFID News Roundup
SML invests in Rielec for supply chain management; STMicroelectronics unveils NFC payment readers; NFC Forum establishes global wayfinding identifier; Telit offers digital transformation apps, templates; Soracom, Sony partner on IoT microcontrollers; Arm signal processor targets IoT, embedded markets.
SATO Proof-of-Concept Brings BLE Visibility into Home Refrigerators
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.
Identiv Offers NFC and BLE Tags with Sensor Data
The company has partnered with Wiliot to offer a BLE-based conditions-monitoring tag the size of a credit card, while other recent products include a fill-level sensor tag for NFC-based data.
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RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison unveils dual-frequency RFID inlays for retail, healthcare; Kathrein Solutions intros RFID test and demo kit; Zebra offers mobile computing solution for front-line workers; NFC Forum launches wireless charging certification program; Semtech, CITiLIGHT collaborate on smart street lighting, LoRaWAN; Litmus, Google Cloud develop AI manufacturing platform.
Technology Startup Offers NFC Payment Implant
Walletmor has developed a Near Field Communication tag that can be embedded in a user's hand to enable credit card payments; the long-term plan is to release a similar solution for a full digital wallet, with an embedded NFC tag for multiple payment sources, access control and medical records.
NFC Dual Sensor and Authentication Tag for Spirits, Appliances, Drugs
NXP's NTAG 22x DNA family of NFC tag ICs leverage conductive and capacitive sensing to detect when a product has been opened, while providing moisture, pressure or fill-level sensing.
U.K. Project to Pilot NFC for Tracking Reusable Containers
The two-year TRACE project, led by a consortium that includes PragmatIC Semiconductor, will monitor NFC-tagged beverage bottles and food trays as they are sold, returned to a store, cleaned and then reused.