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| New Eco-friendly Thin Batteries Introduced for RFID | 04/28/2008 |
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Thin Battery Technologies released two new batteries that are thin and flexible enough to be used with passive RFID tags in cards, tickets, and smart labels. The batteries boost the read range and sensitivity of RFID tags and significantly expand the startup company's product line. |
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| Startup Adapting MEMS Technology for RFID Authentication | 04/23/2008 |
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Veratag is a startup that is using MEMS resonator technology to create RFID tags with unique "voiceprints" that make them virtually unclonable. The company plans to pursue authentication and transaction security applications. |
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| Startup Touts 600-foot Read Range for Passive RFID | 04/14/2008 |
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Mojix is a startup led by former NASA deep space scientists who used their digital signal processing expertise to develop passive RFID technology with 600-foot read range. Mojix says its STAR system can identify individual Gen2 tags within a 250,000 square foot area. |
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| New RFID Chip Promises Major Performance Gains | 03/27/2008 |
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RFID chip and reader manufacturer Impinj today announced version 3 of Monza, the RFID chip that powers the majority of Gen2 tags deployed in the market today. RFID Update spoke with Dimitri Desmons, Impinj's vice president of RFID marketing, about the new product and its enhanced performance. |
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| Washington RFID Bill Expected to Become Law Today | 03/25/2008 |
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A new law in the State of Washington makes it a felony to skim personal information encoded in RFID tags. The law applies to Washington's new RFID-enabled Enhanced Driver Licenses, federal PASS Cards used in the state, and also to access control cards, loyalty cards, and any other RFID card or document that holds personal information. |
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| Printed RFID Nearing Commercialization, Study Says | 03/24/2008 |
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By 2010 manufacturers will be able to produce reliable printed RFID tags in quantities sufficient for commercial tracking and product authentication applications, according to a new report from NanoMarkets. The research firm predicts printed RFID sales will grow from $21.8 million in 2008 to $3.6 billion in 2015. |
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| RFID Puts New World Trade Center on Solid Foundation | 03/20/2008 |
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Thousands of active RFID tags with temperature sensors are embedded in the concrete of the new Freedom Tower, which is being built in New York City on the site of the original Twin Towers. Construction workers monitor the concrete curing process using handheld readers to get tag temperature data. |
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| Sirit to Acquire RSI ID Technologies | 03/07/2008 |
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This week RFID hardware and solutions provider Sirit announced the acquisition of RSI ID Technologies, a vertically integrated manufacturer of RFID antennas, tags, and inlays. RSI will receive 10 million Sirit common shares initially, whose total value at the time of publication is approximately US$2.4 million. |
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| Startup Offers "Universal Tag" for Metals and Liquids | 02/20/2008 |
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Silicon Valley-based Omni-ID officially launched at the end of last month and appointed a new CEO in Thomas Pavela to lead it from nascent startup to aggressive competitor in the RFID market. RFID Update spoke with Pavela about the company's high-performance RFID tags and its plans for the near term. |
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| RFID Tattoos to Make a Mark on Cattle Tagging | 02/11/2008 |
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SOMARK International announced it has successfully field tested its chipless RFID system that uses dielectric inks to identify livestock. The company is not ready to release a commercial version of the technology, which it promotes as an alternative to RFID ear tags. |
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