Articles about RFID

Amazon adds RFID capability to ‘Just Walk Out’ to enable cashierless shopping for clothing and more

Amazon is adding a new wrinkle to “Just Walk Out,” combining its cashierless retail technology with RFID capability so that… Read More

Contactless shopping gets fashionable: Inside the newest store from clothing rental startup Armoire

Since launching in 2016, online clothing rental service Armoire has experimented to find the right balance of online and in-person… Read More

Impinj revenue rises 45% as RFID tech company navigates customer and supplier disruption

Seattle-based RFID company Impinj, whose technology is heavily used by retailers to track inventory, posted a record $47.8 million in… Read More

Impinj crushes estimates with $41M in Q4 revenue, up 18%, capping off comeback year

Shares of Impinj are on the rise after the Seattle connected chip maker behind the RAIN RFID system crushed Wall… Read More

Connected chip maker Impinj files patent lawsuit against Dutch semiconductor giant NXP

Impinj is suing one of its top competitors, alleging that Dutch semi-conductor giant NXP copied patents and designs for the… Read More

Impinj unveils next-gen tags designed to connect trillions of items to the internet

Impinj today unveiled a series of smaller, more powerful RFID tags to connect everyday items to the internet, an innovation… Read More

Impinj unveils new connected bag tags for the airline industry, aiming to curb lost luggage woes

Impinj is looking to solve one of the most frustrating experiences in the modern world of travel, lost luggage. The… Read More

RFID chip maker Impinj reports $25M in revenue, CEO says ‘turning point’ for business now occurring

Impinj, the Seattle company whose RFID products are used to identify and locate a multitude of products, from medical supplies… Read More

Impinj Q4 revenue comes in even lower than expected, stock drops another 11 percent

Seattle-based RFID technology company Impinj, which warned two weeks ago that its fourth quarter revenue would be lower than anticipated,… Read More

Impinj stock tumbles in RFID tag-maker’s first earnings miss as a public company

Impinj stock is down more than 21 percent after the Seattle maker of radio frequency identification technology whiffed on earnings… Read More

Impinj stock drops 20% as big customers of RFID tag maker delay tracker rollouts

Impinj shares cratered Thursday after the the Seattle-based maker of radio frequency identification tags reported its quarterly earnings. Impinj reported non-GAAP… Read More

RFID tag maker Impinj soars on Wall Street as Amazon’s $13.7B deal to buy Whole Foods opens new opportunities for technology in retail

Amazon’s deal to acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion is sending far-reaching ripples across Wall Street, well beyond the grocery… Read More

RFID maker Impinj tops earnings expectations for 4th quarter in a row

This story has been updated to include more details on stock price. Impinj has exceeded Wall Street expectations in each of… Read More

Impinj shares rise 25% as RFID maker raises $39M in follow-on public offering

Radio Frequency Identification technology maker Impinj said it has closed a “follow-on” public offering that netted the company $38.7 million.… Read More

Impinj on a streak with second straight post-IPO earnings beat

Make it two in a row for Impinj. The Seattle-based radio frequency identification company beat Wall Street expectations for the… Read More

RFID technology company Impinj boosts IPO target to $74M

Seattle-based RFID technology company Impinj has increased the amount it seeks to raise in an initial public offering from $60… Read More

University of Washington partners with Disney to develop cheap touch-sensitive paper

Despite a wealth of cheap screens, printing information on paper is often still easier than sending it out digitally. But a new connected… Read More

Seattle man wins $50,000 in Microsoft’s Super Bowl tech contest

Colin Edwards’s novel idea for using sensors to measure the heart rate, core body temperature and hydration levels of NFL… Read More

Impinj debuts redesigned logo, moves into new HQ as company celebrates 15 years

Seattle-based Impinj is kicking off a new chapter today as the company, which was founded in 2000, is finally seeing… Read More

Microsoft will show ‘next-gen stats’ on NFL app thanks to RFID chips worn by players

You’ll be able to see how far and how fast some NFL players run during games this season on Microsoft’s NFL app… Read More

Implantable RFID company Dangerous Things looks outside the body with hacker-friendly Bluetooth switch

Amal Graafstra is used to hacking things to work for him. He has two RFIDs implanted, one in each hand,… Read More

Impinj CEO Bill Colleran resigns after 14 years, replaced by co-founder Chris Diorio

William Colleran resigned as CEO of Impinj on Monday, with co-founder and CTO Chris Diorio taking the helm. “After almost 14… Read More

How geeks go camping: Drones, lasers and more from ToorCamp 2014

Editor’s Note: Amal Graafstra was one of hundreds of people who attended ToorCamp, a summer camp for geeks earlier this month on the… Read More

Impinj bounces back as RFID heats up, expands in old Seattle grocery store

Over the past 14 years, Impinj has weathered two economic recessions, not to mention a slow-to-develop market for its radio frequency… Read More

Crowdfunding campaign will embed an NFC chip in your hand for $99

Entering your home with keys or logging into your PC with a password might be a thing of the past… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: How to get famous on YouTube, implant RFID chips, and travel to space

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we’re revisiting a few of our favorite guest segments with highlights… Read More

Q&A: Why this guy implanted RFID tags in his hands, and what he does with them

Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Amal Graafstra, who has the distinction of being a… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Inside the world of an RFID implantee

Radio Frequency Identification, better known as RFID, is used in everything from livestock to shipping containers. But what about humans?… Read More

RFID company Impinj cancels IPO plans, raises $21 million

Impinj has raised an additional $21 million in venture capital financing, money that president and CEO William T. Colleran said will… Read More

Impinj files for $100 million IPO

For the second time this week, a Seattle technology company has filed to go public. This time it is Impinj,… Read More