NEWS
Grunnarbeid Begins Full-scale Rollout of Tool-Tracking System
After testing the use of EPC Gen 2 passive RFID tags to track tools as they enter and leave containers and vehicles, the central Norwegian construction company is installing the solution across its entire operations.
RFID Will Keep Things Moving on Stage
Technology from iTrack and Time Domain will enable a theater operator to track a 60-foot ship and other properties, to ensure that no prop moves off course or collides with other objects.
Swedish Tunnel Uses RFID to Monitor Air Pollution
The nation's transport agency has deployed Identec Solutions' RFID tags in conjunction with sensors, to ensure that workers are not exposed to excessive levels of toxic gases
British Researchers to Study Home Hygiene Habits
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine will use RFID technology to monitor volunteers' hand-washing and other health-related behaviors.
RFID News Roundup
Dundee Precious Metals tracks safety with Wi-Fi RFID; Zebra Technologies, IBS team up on RFID-enabled safety and logistics planning; TagMaster announces major port installation in the Persian Gulf; Omni-ID secures $8 million in additional funding and announces new CEO, partner; Google Wallet rollouts begin.
NASA Launches RFID to Track Vibrations
The space agency is using active RFID sensor tags to transmit data to a reader and a PC, where the information can be reviewed in order to determine the sound and vibration levels generated by a rocket launch.
French Supermarket Tests NFC Tool for Visually Disabled Shoppers
Groupe Casino has teamed with the Institut de la Vision to try out an NFC-based solution from Think&Go so that customers with vision impairments can access data about the products they are considering purchasing.
SmartRoom Brings Information to Patients, Caregivers
The company's solution, currently being deployed by Connecticut's Stamford Hospital, uses real-time location system technology to display patient- and personnel-related data on a monitor installed within each patient's room, based on a signal transmitted by a staff member's ID badge.
NFC Companies Prepare for Windows 8
New Near Field Communication RFID functionality in Microsoft's next operating system provides the opportunity for hardware and software firms to innovate.
Grupo Vidrala Tracks Bottles From Production to Shipment
The Spanish glass manufacturer is using a system from JSV Infomatica y Comunicaciones to improve efficiency and reduce errors as pallets of product move though its warehouse and on to customers.
