Social Distancing
Zebra Unveils Mobile Computers for Retail, Logistics
The RFID company's TC21 and TC26 devices, designed to increase productivity in these sectors, are aimed at businesses of all sizes.
Startup Launches BLE Social-Distancing Solution With 15-Centimeter Accuracy
Belgian company Maggy developed the low-power solution for an EU Hackathon and is now selling the solution, leveraging a Silicon Labs SiP, to provide alerting and anonymous contact to help prevent COVID-19 transmission.
RFID News Roundup
STMicroelectronics adds 48-pin package option for its LoRa-enabled SoC; Avnet intros LTE dev kit with Sequans modem for IoT solutions; TAGNOS unveils proximity-monitoring solution; Tektronix offers IoT dashboards for data streaming, visualization.
Supply Chains Come Out from Behind the Curtain
Avery Dennison's 2020 market research found the retail market is accelerating its transition into IoT and RFID to bring transparency to supply chains for shippers, retailers and consumers, as part of what it calls a revolutionary digital transformation.
RTLS Manages Social Distancing at the Pool
Nothingbutnet is providing a social-distancing-based premium version of its real-time location system for sports, as well as for offices or factories, that leverages Bluetooth Low Energy technology from Quuppa.
Time-of-Flight System Detects Proximity to Protect Customer Service Workers
Dutch technology startup Aura Aware has designed and built a counter-top device leveraging STMicroelectronics technology to identify when customers are too close to a counter and illuminate a warning for them to take a step back.
How to Fight the Coronavirus Pandemic with AI and the IoT
With the right use and research, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things could create a safer world for us all.
Long-Distance IoT Solution Managing Canada High Rises
Real-estate company QuadReal is deploying a wireless intelligence system provided by Andorix, using BehrTech's Internet of Things technology, to capture and manage data about traffic movement, physical distancing and air quality.
Beacons, LoRa Capture Contact and Location Data for Safe Workplaces
Microshare has partnered with Kerlink to use its Wanesy Wave anchors with Microshare's own software so that employees wearing beaconing bracelets can collect data about their contacts and locations while they work, providing contract tracing if an infection is detected.