Alibaba Invests Big in Israeli QR Code Startup
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has added to its global list of investments by reportedly injecting capital into Israeli QR code develope...
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Directv Uses RFID to Cut Inventory Time From Years to Weeks
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Broadcast satellite company Directv is implementing a radio frequency identification system to track 200,000 pieces of equipment at three ...
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Retail Giant Macy’s Expands RFID to Fashion Categories
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Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s to help launch Apple Pay; same-day delivery to be piloted in fall 2014; new POS technology and customer servi...
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Mobile Payments To Be Hot Topic at Mobile World Congress 2015
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NFC mobile payments will be hot at Mobile World Congress in March. Since Apple Pay launched, every US bank wants in and the market in Eur...
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Zego packaging boldly recasts allergen-level QR code
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The energy bar’s redesigned packaging integrates an allergen-level prompting Quick Response code front and center as a branding asset an...
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Ubuntu wants to be the OS for the Internet of Things
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Canonical has revealed what I reckon is its biggest announcement in years: Ubuntu is about to invade the internet of things with a minim...
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Forget the Internet of Things, here comes the Industrial Internet of Things
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The concept of the the Internet of Things (IoT) is gradually taking hold in the consumer world, and now a new report is looking at how t...
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Enhancing RFID to Improve Safety and Productivity in Potentially Hazardous Areas
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As organisations look for new ways to improve operational efficiency and workforce productivity without compromising on safety, the use o...
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From What Range Can RFID Tags Be Interrogated?
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We are asked this question often, but the answer is complicated . Active tags typically have a read range of up to 1,000 meters (3,281 fe...
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Supply Chain RFID Tagging: Tackling the Challenges
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Successful RFID cases are proliferating in the retail industry, with more fashion and apparel retailers adopting and expanding technology...
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Train company accused of rip-off smart card ticket prices
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A major rail company that runs the country’s least reliable train service has been overcharging some passengers by up to 80 per cent....
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Gilbane Tests Out RFID System to Document Workers' Hours
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Gilbane Inc., a real estate development and construction firm with more than 50 office locations worldwide, is piloting an RFID-based rem...
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Lawmakers raise security doubts on using RFID technology
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Government plans to introduce more secure Hong Kong smart identity cards from 2018 have received a hostile reception. Lawmakers on the L...
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Bluetooth Beacons Bring Services, Info to SeaWorld, LA Zoo Visitors
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The Los Angeles Zoo and SeaWorld have both recently launched a solution provided by The Experience Engine (TE2) that brings data to visi...
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CheckPoint unveils RFID labels for large-scale retailers
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CheckPoint Systems, a leading global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, has launched new RFID labels...
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How Could IKEA Use RFID?
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There have been no studies yet conducted to assess the return on investment (ROI) for this retail category, to my knowledge, so it would b...
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That's Maths: How barcodes and QR codes work
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Virtually everything that you buy in your local supermarket has a curious little zebra-like pattern the size of a postage stamp printed o...
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Ugg Australia trials RFID smart mat to digitise its stores
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Ugg Australia is trialling a smart mat system which allows shoppers to view more products electronically via an interactive screen. The ...
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QR codes give Broward tourists self guided nature tours
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Visitors to this Florida county can now use smartphones to take eNature tours through quick response codes. Broward County Parks and Rec...
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SK-Electronics Unveils Ant-Size RFID Tag
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Japanese technology firm SK-Electronics has developed a passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tag that is less than 0.5 millimeters by ...
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Verifone’s new future-proof NFC terminal supports all mobile payment platforms & devices
blognews10 years ago
While an increasing number of retailers are adopting smartphones and tablets as mobile payment terminals, the deployment process can ofte...
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Checkpoint Systems Enables Retailers to Use Same RFID Label for Four Apparel Categories, Including Footwear, to Streamline Source Tagging
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Checkpoint Systems, Inc. announced at NRF's Annual Convention & EXPO new RFID labels that are certified by ARC at the Auburn Univ...
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Tyco Retail Solutions Acquires Creativesystems, a European RFID Solution Provider
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Tyco Retail Solutions has reached an agreement to acquire Creativesystems, a provider of advanced RFID solutions with primary operations ...
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GS1 Expects Tagged-Item Performance Protocol Guideline to Boost RFID Adoption
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Standards group GS1 US has released its Tagged-Item Performance Protocol (TIPP), a guideline that includes a scale for grading the perfo...
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QR codes bring mobile marketing to traditional television
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A company from Arizona called SymbolShifters has now patented a new method of bringing traditional television broadcasting into the digi...
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Kayne Partners backs Atlas RFID
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Atlas RFID announced that Kayne Partners has invested in the company to support the growth of its Auto-Identification-based materials tra...
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USDA Embarks on 18-Month UHF RFID Pilot for Tracking Cattle
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The U.S. government's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has launched a nationwide pilot of ultrahigh-frequency (UHF...
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Bitcoin wallet Circle launches NFC powered tap-to-pay in its mobile app
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Bitcoin wallet Circle now lets customers pay in-store with bitcoins using its mobile app. Circle users can now use their phones to pay w...
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GS1 publishes new retail RFID guidelines
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GS1 US has released a new guideline called the "Tagged Item Performance Protocol" (TIPP) to help the retail sector consistentl...
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Firms are selling the Internet of Things hard
blognews10 years ago
At this year’s International CES — the consumer tech industry’s annual Las Vegas confab -- you can’t go more than a few steps without he...
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CYBRA to Showcase EdgeMagic RFID Solutions for Retailers at NRF 2015 Conference
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CYBRA Corporation, the developer of EdgeMagic RFID Platform Software, will be demonstrating RFID solutions for retailers in two partner ...
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Athens Public Transport to Issue Smart Cards
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In 2016 commuters in Athens will be able to use smart cards in order to move around the city using public transport. The Athens Urban Tr...
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Who Provides Tech Support for the Internet of Things?
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a funny phenomenon . While the phrase connotes “interconnectedness,” the truth is that these new gadgets,...
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Taiwan operators roll out NFC-based mobile payments
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Taiwan’s mobile operators have jumped on board to support the country’s largest mobile commerce platform, which has the backing of 32 ba...
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Photonics and the Internet of Things
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A recent Forbes magazine article looks at the history of IoT, with references back to 1932 of how technology would enable be the mechani...
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Imec prints sub-one volt RFID chip on flexible plastic
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Imec has announced a breakthrough in the race to develop RFID chips to enable the Internet of Things (IoT). Imec's low voltage RFID ...
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things Samsung pledges over $100m to make an open Internet of Things finally happen
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Samsung’s chief executive BK Yoon promised more than $100m in funding for developers and to create an open system to kickstart an Intern...
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Impinj Is on the Move
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During the development of its xArray reader in 2013, Impinj realized that it had outgrown its research and development space. The xArray...
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Chunghwa Telecom launches NFC-based mobile payment service
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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Taiwan's largest wireless carrier, now supports mobile payments for digital credit cards using the NFC (near fi...
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RFID Outclasses Manual Furniture Inventory System at USC
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The University of Southern California (USC) housing office knew its housing facilities, on and off campus, had upwards of 60,000 pieces ...
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How a Canada-based Company Uses RFID & Logistics Practices from Industrial Supply Chains to Help Hospitals
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A significant number of hospitals and healthcare institutions currently ignore automated processes by using their ERP’s data modules or ...
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