RFID Adoption by Apparel Retailers Gains Momentum
American Apparel, in the United States, as well as Kaufauf, NP Collection and other European companies, are proving that the technology's benefits are just too big to be ignored.
RFID and Mobile
Published June 2009
Take Enterprise Services' Rajiv Rangan explains how mobile RFID solutions can enable unique RFID use cases not possible with fixed interrogators, highlights requirements and considerations for building mobile RFID applications, and explores how to simplify the development of such applications to be reader- and platform-independent. (5 pages)
AS5678: Progress in Spec 2000 for RFID Use in Aerospace and Defense
Published June 2009
ADR Advisors' Jim Del Rossi, Boeing's Ken Porad, Susan Jordan and Daryl Remily, and Sun Microsystems' Chris Meier and Andy Brown provide a brief context of RFID in the aerospace and defense sector, as well as the specifics of Spec 2000 and the requirements and tests unique to RFID usage in that industry, with an emphasis on testing and qualification of passive RFID tags for parts tracking, and the implications of life-limited parts. (12 pages)
Printed Electronics and Thin Printed Batteries: Powering a World of Product Innovation
Published June 2009
Blue Spark explores the capabilities, potential markets and applications of thin printed carbon-zinc battery technology, as well as the advantages printed batteries have over traditional coin or button power cells. (8 pages)