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5G Is Coming—But What Does It Mean for the IoT In 2021?
The next phase in the evolution of telecommunications presents a world of new opportunities for connected devices.
Strategy Group Invites New Members to Build IoT Standard for Commercial Solutions
Project CHIP, led by the Zigbee Alliance, is expanding its efforts from a connected-home open internet standard to include commercial IoT products, with the aim of helping the industry develop solutions with Wi-Fi-, BLE- and Thread-based technologies using a standard IP backbone.
Doctor Who Brings IoT to Young Developers
SiFive's HiFive Inventor Coding Kit comes with Wi-Fi and BLE functionality to drive Internet of Things programming for inventors ranging from seven-year-old students solving a quest to commercial companies creating solutions for smart-city and wearable technologies.
Build-Your-Own IoT Solution Aimed at Hobbyists
Quantum Integration is preparing a shipment of starter bundles for easy Internet of Things development, to enable everyone from students to systems integrators to build IoT systems for homes or businesses.
Tech Startup Develops RFID with Sensor Intelligence for Elder Care, Homes
XO2Tech has patented a family of products that leverage NFC, RFID or BLE to detect sensor information, such as when an elderly person takes his or her medication and what the next task should be, or when food in a refrigerator begins to spoil.
Four Factors That Make or Break IoT Wi-Fi Modules
Developers must do their homework when it comes to finding the best module for their specific needs.
RFID News Roundup
P360 upgrades Swittons IoT smart devices for life sciences; Insight SiP launches BLE module for smart lighting, buildings; STMicroelectronics offers new BLE system-on-chip; NXP unveils BLE solutions for IoT, gaming and more; Auburn University RFID Lab certifies Paragon ID tags, inlays; Rockwell Automation, Microsoft expand IIoT partnership.
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.
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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