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National lacrosse league and yinzcam announce official digital engine using NFC

National lacrosse league and yinzcam announce official digital engine using NFC

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) has named YinzCam, Inc. as its Official Digital Engine in a league-wide partnership that will see embedded NFC technology built into every NLL player jersey,…

NXP Trimension UWB powers BMW Group Digital Key Plus

NXP Trimension UWB powers BMW Group Digital Key Plus

NXP Semiconductors has confirmed that its Trimension NCJ29D6 ultra-wideband family will be deployed across the BMW Group fleet, starting with selected 2026 vehicle programmes. The same UWB silicon handles two…

Chainway MC80 an Android 16 handheld with processor-integrated UHF RFID

Chainway MC80 an Android 16 handheld with processor-integrated UHF RFID

Chainway has announced the MC80, a 5G enterprise handheld that the company bills as one of the first Android 16 terminals to run on Qualcomm’s Dragonwing Q-6690 processor. The Shenzhen…

Hong Kong Metropolitan University Library Completes Full RFID Migration

Hong Kong Metropolitan University Library Completes Full RFID Migration

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) has completed a full RFID migration across its library system, deploying a comprehensive suite of self-service and inventory management technologies from Bibliotheca. The university, which…

How to Calculate RFID Tag Cost Per Unit at Scale

How to Calculate RFID Tag Cost Per Unit at Scale

When budgeting for an RFID deployment, the sticker price on a single tag tells you very little. True cost per unit only becomes clear once you factor in volume tiers,…

RFID’s Recovery Quarter: What the Q2 2026 Earnings Reveal About an Industry Finding Its Feet

RFID’s Recovery Quarter: What the Q2 2026 Earnings Reveal About an Industry Finding Its Feet

For the better part of eighteen months, the RFID industry has been nursing a hangover. After 2024 delivered a record 52.8 billion RAIN UHF tag chips shipped globally, 2025 landed…

NXP Semiconductors Q2 2026 with $3.5B Revenue, CommInfra +41% YoY

NXP Semiconductors Q2 2026 with $3.5B Revenue, CommInfra +41% YoY

NXP Semiconductors has posted strong second-quarter 2026 results, reporting total revenue of $3.5 billion. The figure represents a 19% increase year-on-year and 10% growth quarter-on-quarter, with every business segment and…

Premier League mandates digital ticketing starting with the 2026/27 season

Premier League mandates digital ticketing starting with the 2026/27 season

The Premier League has drawn a line under paper tickets. Starting with the 2026/27 season, all existing Premier League clubs must deliver tickets digitally, marking the end of an era…

St. Louis MetroLink Phase 2 NFC Fare Gates now at 13 New Stations

St. Louis MetroLink Phase 2 NFC Fare Gates now at 13 New Stations

St. Louis MetroLink has expanded its NFC-enabled fare gate infrastructure to 13 additional stations as Phase 2 of its Secure Platform Plan went live on July 27, 2026. The rollout…

World Premiere of the RFID driven experience Star Wars Through the Galaxy

World Premiere of the RFID driven experience Star Wars Through the Galaxy

The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia has announced the world premiere of “Star Wars: The Experience – A Journey Through the Galaxy,” an 18,000-square-foot exhibition that places RFID technology at the…

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