OPPO‘s Zero-Power Tag was named to TIME’s list of Best Inventions for 2023 in the Experimental category, placing OPPO among Apple, Samsung, and Sony as a highly distinguished international recognition for invention.
OPPO Zero-Power Tag
TIME honors technologies, software, and services that address fascinating problems in novel ways each year. The end result is a list of 200 game-changing technologies that are transforming the way we live, work, play, and think about what is possible.
The OPPO Zero-Power Tag’s recognition by TIME in the Experimental category strengthens the company’s standing internationally for its technological know-how and creative thinking. It also presents a fresh perspective on a sustainable future in which IoT devices won’t produce harmful batteries.
“We are honored to be included in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023 list for the OPPO Zero-Power Tag in recognition of our achievements in innovation and sustainability, ” said Elvis Zhou, OPPO Overseas CMO.
“As the shift to B5G/6G accelerates, there’s a pressing challenge to expand IoT connectivity without exacerbating our world’s e-waste problem. Born from OPPO’s vision to blend convenience and environmental responsibility, OPPO Zero-Power Tag is an eco-friendly IoT device that communicates with phones using ambient energy instead of a battery.”
“With object tracking, environmental monitoring and other smart features, we are very excited about the possibilities it will unlock in the IoT space. Moving forward, OPPO will continue to make contributions to sustainability and develop innovative initiatives that positively impact the environment.” He added.
OPPO debuted the OPPO Zero-Power Tag, the company’s first battery-freeIoT prototype device, at MWC 2023. It uses Zero-power Communication technology.
The Tag is able to directly harvest energy from Bluetooth, WiFi, and cellular signals by utilizing critical technologies like RF power harvesting, backscattering, and low-power computing.
This results in a number of unexpected benefits, including reduced size, increased durability, longer signal range, and lower cost.
OPPO is now improving the device’s design, technology, and industry standards, as well as offering new capabilities, such as health monitoring, to broaden the device’s use to additional areas.
The company hopes that the OPPO Zero-Power Tag will one day save millions of batteries from landfills while also making life smarter and easier for consumers and companies alike.
Sustainability has long been an important aspect of OPPO’s business operations and product design. In February 2023, OPPO released the OPPO Climate Action Report with support from global consultancy Deloitte.
In the report, OPPO pledges for the first time to achieve carbon neutrality across its global operations by 2050, and outlines five key areas for achieving this goal: low-carbon manufacturing, reducing product carbon footprints, investing in lower-carbon options, utilizing digital technology to manage carbon emissions, and collaborating on industry standards to address climate change.
This year, OPPO Battery Health Engine received the 2023 SEAL Business Sustainability Award, and thanks to its innovations, OPPO was also named one of the 10 Most Innovative Asia-Pacific Companies in 2023 by influential business media Fast Company.
In the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge, OPPO added a new category, “Inspiration for the Planet,” to recognize innovations for sustainability and attract more than 280 proposals from worldwide startups, covering from biomimetic materials to sustainable and safe energy storage.
In order to accomplish its carbon neutrality objective and produce more environmentally friendly technology and products via ongoing innovation, OPPO will continue to prioritize sustainability in its operations.
