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Oppo’s leaked tracking tag has UWB and USB-C charging

The Verge

It looks like Oppo will be the next company to throw its hat in the Bluetooth tracking tag game, with a leak of the company’s new Smart Tag appearing over on XDA (via Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station). Of course, a Bluetooth tracker is only as good as the network of devices that can support it.

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Electronic bag tags are ready for take-off: Here’s what we learned on multiple flights with one

GeekWire

Alaska Airlines has made electronic bag tags available to elite Mileage Plan members, with a broader rollout planned in the first half of this year. Walking into Sea-Tac Airport for a Friday afternoon flight, I glanced smugly at the people huddled around the Alaska Airlines self-serve kiosks to print bag tags. Alaska is the first U.S.

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You Don’t Think You Need An Online Video Platform? Think again.

Forrester IT

OVPs took charge in streaming media assets online. Robust tags and metadata can help surface the right content to the right viewer. An OVP can autocurate content based on tags. It even eclipsed social media. If your customers are spending time with video, then you need to be there too. Read more Categories: OVP. digital video.

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

GeekWire

Each item for sale in such a store would have a unique RFID tag, which looks similar to a standard apparel tag. When they pass through the gate, the RFID tags are read by readers, and the credit card or Amazon One information will be charged.

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Privacy Device Designed to Defend Against Illegal Wireless Tracking

SecureWorld News

BVS President and CEO Scott Schober spoke with SecureWorld News about the need for a product like this: "Stalking and illegal tracking of individuals, packages, and vehicles has never been easier due to tiny, high-tech BLE tags, including Apple's AirTag, Tile Tracker, and Samsung Smart Tags.

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Verifying Twitter

Phil Windley

This thread from Matthew Yglesias concerning Twitter's decision to charge for the blue verification checkmark got me thinking. So, charging the tweeter $20/month ( now $8 ) is charging the wrong party. These credential issuers could charge whatever the market would bear. Twitter might get some of this money.

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Belkin’s new $150 3-in-1 charger is the first to get Apple Watch Series 7 fast charging

The Verge

The BoostCharge Pro 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad with MagSafe | Image: Belkin. Belkin has a pair of new wireless Apple Watch chargers it’s announcing today, which are notably the first third-party chargers to support the newly added fast charging on the Apple Watch Series 7. The larger of the two is the $149.95 Image: Belkin.

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