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Designed for classrooms, libraries, and homes, the screen-free solution leverages secure Internet of Things (IoT) technology to pair physical books with guided audio to improve reading comprehension and independence.<\/p>\n
Identiv, Inc., a global leader in RFID- and BLE-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced it has collaborated with Danish edtech startup TUK to support early literacy development through a screen-free reading tool.<\/p>\n
Using secure near-field communication (NFC) technology, the solution enables young readers to follow along page by page alongside a guided audio recording \u2013 no screens or internet required.<\/p>\n
For millions of children, learning to read doesn\u2019t come easily. More than 250 million children worldwide are failing to acquire basic literacy skills<\/a>, unable to read or write simple text even after years of schooling. At the same time, education systems are projected to face a shortage of 44 million teachers by 2030<\/a>. Parents, teachers, and librarians are searching for solutions that motivate children to read while being easy to implement in classrooms, libraries, and homes.<\/p>\n To address this challenge, Kasper Engstr\u00f8m Lyhne founded TUK: a child-friendly speaker that plays audiobooks when placed on physical books that have NFC tags<\/strong> added by teachers or parents. With just one button, the speaker activates a story and guides the child page by page, no smartphone, tablet, or internet connection required.<\/p>\n Secure by Design, Built to Scale<\/p>\n To scale the platform and protect licensed book content, TUK needed more than a creative idea or an off-the-shelf solution. TUK turned to Identiv to deliver a customizable, secure, resilient NFC solution that could withstand everyday classroom use while being intuitive enough for young readers to operate independently.<\/p>\n \u201cTUK had very high expectations, and rightfully so \u2013 they\u2019re building a new model for educational engagement,\u201d said Stefan Genser, Director of Sales at Identiv. \u201cWe needed to deliver something that performed like enterprise-grade IoT but was approachable and enjoyable to use in a classroom or home.\u201d<\/p>\n TUK\u2019s platform now features more than 10,000 Danish audiobook titles and is being used across homes, schools, and public libraries. Educators, parents, and librarians are embracing the tool to engage reluctant readers, support students with dyslexia, and provide multilingual learners with an accessible path into books.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re starting to see teachers and librarians use TUK in ways we never expected,\u201d said Engstr\u00f8m Lyhne. \u201cWhen you pair an NFC tag with a speaker, it unlocks entirely new educational opportunities for helping children learn to read. It\u2019s powerful to see how much creativity this enables.\u201d<\/p>\n TUK\u2019s fully offline design addresses a growing priority among educators: reducing screen time while still embracing digital literacy tools. Once a tag is paired, the system works entirely without an internet connection or additional devices \u2013 making it easy to integrate into reading instruction, quiet time, or take-home learning.<\/p>\n TUK\u2019s success highlights how embedded connectivity can transform education. By digitizing physical objects like books, educators can enrich learning without increasing screen time, a growing priority among parents and teachers.<\/p>\n Genser said: <\/p>\n \u201cThis project reminded us of what IoT can be. Real, human experiences are made better by secure connectivity. The impact we\u2019re seeing with TUK is just the beginning of what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Designed for classrooms, libraries, and homes, the screen-free solution leverages secure Internet of Things (IoT) technology to pair…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3938],"tags":[3444,77,78968,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-394725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-nfc","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115140793687631643","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n