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RFID News Roundup
Tapwow, Avery Dennison intro NFC tag kit; NXP launches secure IoT edge device cloud platform; Senet, New Cosmos USA partner on LoRaWAN natural gas alarm; Avnet Silica, Insight SiP team up for BLE, LPWAN modules; Industrial Internet Consortium offers IIoT test drives; Soracom unveils IoT connectivity pricing.
NFC Speeds Up Coffee Orders with App Clips at Tokyo Cafes
Technology and coffee company Kankak has developed a system leveraging Near Field Communication or QR codes to enable customers to order and pay for drinks within seconds.
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.
ABI Research, NFC Forum Study Sees Uptick in Contactless Technology
Although many survey respondents were unfamiliar with the term 'NFC,' a large percentage indicated they use the technology for payments nearly every day, and that the experience is mostly positive, paving the way for more applications.
Why the 2020s Will Be a Defining Decade for Smart Ticketing
As the pandemic has changed the world, cash is making way for virtual payments.
Do You Need 100 Percent Read Rates?
For some applications the answer is absolutely 'yes,' while in others, achieving 95 percent or higher is more than sufficient.
CCRR Brings Its Inlays to the U.S. with Houston Office
The Brazilian company, launched to accommodate that country's underserved market, is accelerating RFID deployment across the retail and tolling sectors, and has been providing RFID inlays to U.S. customers since 2018.
RFID Brings Near-Touchless Ticket, Gate Access to Skiers
Michigan's Crystal Mountain will open its winter season with an RFID system from Axess that enables skiers to buy passes in advance, print and retrieve those passes at kiosks, and then walk through lift gates without touching anything or stopping to present credentials.
UWB Standard Opens Opportunity for Consumer-Based Products
The IEEE's 802.15.4z, the latest amendment to the organization's UWB standard, is aimed at providing improved security and precise location data, while enabling both low- and high-rate pulse-repetition frequency for access to vehicles with phones or key fobs, as well as home access and payments.
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