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INTERMEC subsidiary Vocollect has unveiled the SRX2, a wireless headset for distribution centres and warehouses, which is already being piloted by Woolworths.

JAPANESE company Murata Manufacturing is mass producing the world’s smallest HF-band RFID tag.

STANFORD University engineers have demonstrated a super-small, implantable cardiac device which gets its power supply from radio waves.

INTEL has selected Integrated Device Technology to develop a wireless charging system based on resonance technology.

Near-field communication (NFC) could become even more ubiquitous after Korean researchers found a way to manufacture NFC “rectennas” for extremely low prices.

The home and office is awash with conflicting radio signals. And yet we take seamless wireless connectivity between our consumer devices for granted.

A new wave of automotive technology could both drastically cut the road toll, and allow better traffic management.

THOSE who have been following the track and field events of the Olympics might have noticed remote-controlled vehicles moving around the field – the BMW’s Mini MINI.

INTEL has announced a new radio frequency solution which helps to lower costs of 3G designs for M2M and emerging markets.

GENERAL Motors researchers are developing wireless pedestrian detection technology, based on the Wi-Fi Direct peer-to-peer standard.

SHIPMENTS of Bluetooth-enabled equipment will double by 2015, driven by the Bluetooth 4.0 low-energy standard, claims IC Insights.

INTEL is acquiring 1700 patents related to advanced wireless technologies for US $375 million in cash.

THE Nebraska Intelligent Mobile Unmanned Systems (NIMBUS) Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has come up with unmanned aerial vehicles which act as wireless power supplies.

RESEARCHERS from North Carolina State University have developed a new way to fine-tune wireless power transfer (WPT) receivers to make them more efficient.

IEEE has announced 802.11-2012 revision1 standard for wireless local area network (WLAN) products.

APPLE has filed a patent application for wireless charging of its portable devices.

DUTCH chip maker NXP Semiconductor is suing Research in Motion (RIM), alleging products like the BlackBerry Torch, Curve and Bold are infringing six of its patents.

RESEARCHERS at Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Hermsdorf have developed a process to supply devices with power without the power cord.

RESEARCHERS from Edith Cowan University’s Centre for Communications Engineering Research (CCER) have installed a network of wireless fire monitoring sensors in bushland.

CSIRO has settled another law suit against companies in the US, resulting in $220 million of licensing for its wireless local area network (WLAN) technology.