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News for the Week of May 5
New ROI Calculator for RFID
Sony, Philips to Test RFID Platform
RFID Enables "Physical Browsing"
Team Demos RFID/Bar Code Reader
Thin-Film Battery for RFID Sensors
FEATURED STORY: Where to Start Using RFID
OPINION: Make the Leap — Now
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TOP NEWS
New ROI Calculator for RFID
The Auto-ID Center has created an online calculator designed to help companies determine whether deploying EPC technology will pay off. The easy-to-use online tool lets you enter your own prices for tags and readers, as well as specific information about your own operations. It can help companies determine which variables are most important when planning an implementation.
Full Story
Sony, Philips to Test RFID Platform
Philips has developed a new software platform called Web Link, which will enable online service providers to authenticate users of many consumer devices through RFID smart cards. Along with Sony, Philips will soon begin field testing the system in Europe and North America. It could usher in a new error of interactivity.
Full Story
RFID Enables "Physical Browsing"
Most of the focus of RFID research has been on business applications. Heikki Seppä, research director at the state-run VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, says that more work needs to be done on consumer applications. He wants to develop readers for cell phones so that consumers can scan tags anywhere. He calls this "physical browsing."
Full Story
Team Demos RFID/Bar Code Reader
Checkpoint Systems recently demonstrated a bar-code scanner that can also read Electronic Product Code tags, as well as a smart shelf that can deliver video, shrink and shelf inventory visibility to a store manager's wireless PDA in real time.
Full Story
Thin-Film Battery for RFID Sensors
Infinite Power Solutions of Golden, Colorado, has begun a pilot production line that can turn out up to one million rechargeable thin-film batteries per year. The small, flexible batteries, which can be less than 5 millimeters thick, put out four volts and have a capacity of about 200 micro-amp hours per square centimeter (.4 inch). Two potential markets are smart active labels and RFID sensors.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
Where to Start Using RFID
Before companies deploy RFID across supply chains, they'll need to implement it internally. This installment of our Special Report looks at where retailers, distributors and manufacturers can find a quick return on investment. These are not areas with a theoretical ROI; they are projects where some companies are already seeing a payback.
Paid Subscribers Only
OPINION
Make the Leap — Now
RFID is not ready for prime time. There are no standards. The tag prices are still too high. You hear a lot of reasons why companies are not starting to explore the benefits of RFID. But the truth is, now is the right time to begin learning about the benefits RFID can bring to just about any operation.
Full Story
New ROI Calculator for RFID
The Auto-ID Center has created an online calculator designed to help companies determine whether deploying EPC technology will pay off. The easy-to-use online tool lets you enter your own prices for tags and readers, as well as specific information about your own operations. It can help companies determine which variables are most important when planning an implementation.
Full Story
Sony, Philips to Test RFID Platform
Philips has developed a new software platform called Web Link, which will enable online service providers to authenticate users of many consumer devices through RFID smart cards. Along with Sony, Philips will soon begin field testing the system in Europe and North America. It could usher in a new error of interactivity.
Full Story
RFID Enables "Physical Browsing"
Most of the focus of RFID research has been on business applications. Heikki Seppä, research director at the state-run VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, says that more work needs to be done on consumer applications. He wants to develop readers for cell phones so that consumers can scan tags anywhere. He calls this "physical browsing."
Full Story
Team Demos RFID/Bar Code Reader
Checkpoint Systems recently demonstrated a bar-code scanner that can also read Electronic Product Code tags, as well as a smart shelf that can deliver video, shrink and shelf inventory visibility to a store manager's wireless PDA in real time.
Full Story
Thin-Film Battery for RFID Sensors
Infinite Power Solutions of Golden, Colorado, has begun a pilot production line that can turn out up to one million rechargeable thin-film batteries per year. The small, flexible batteries, which can be less than 5 millimeters thick, put out four volts and have a capacity of about 200 micro-amp hours per square centimeter (.4 inch). Two potential markets are smart active labels and RFID sensors.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
Where to Start Using RFID
Before companies deploy RFID across supply chains, they'll need to implement it internally. This installment of our Special Report looks at where retailers, distributors and manufacturers can find a quick return on investment. These are not areas with a theoretical ROI; they are projects where some companies are already seeing a payback.
Paid Subscribers Only
OPINION
Make the Leap — Now
RFID is not ready for prime time. There are no standards. The tag prices are still too high. You hear a lot of reasons why companies are not starting to explore the benefits of RFID. But the truth is, now is the right time to begin learning about the benefits RFID can bring to just about any operation.
Full Story
