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Gentag Foresees Cell Phones as Thermometers, Glucose Readers The company is developing technology to turn cell phones into universal RFID interrogators of passive tags. Applications will include adhesive skin patches embedded with passive RFID tags and sensors.

Nokia Uses RFID-Enabled Phones to Police Its Security Guards The communications equipment manufacturer is using its RFID-enabled mobile phones to track guards as they patrol the company's facilities.

Two Ohio Water Parks Become RFID-Enabled Guests at Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark and Great Wolf Lodge can use RFID tags embedded in wristbands to do such things as pay for goods and services and unlock hotel rooms.

RFID Tag Built to Survive Gamma Rays AdvantaPure says its passive, high-frequency GammaTags can withstand the radiation used to sterilize the polymer bags employed by drug manufacturers—without losing data.

Macau Casinos Use RFID to Authenticate Chips Two casinos in Macau are using 13.56 MHz phase-jitter modulation technology to discourage fraud related to their gambling chips.

Satellite Equipment Center Automates Inventory Tracking A military center for satellite communications equipment has successfully deployed an RFID-based inventory-tracking system that has reportedly led to significant time and labor savings.

Magicmirror Could Assist Retail Customers Developed by Paxar and Thebigspace, the system includes an RFID interrogator and a mirror that displays product information.

Austrian University Begins NFC Trial At the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, about 100 students and employees are using Samsung cell phones and near-field communication RFID technology to access secure areas, purchase food and download information.

Axcess Partnering With Casino Technology Provider Through the partnership, Genesis Resource will integrate Axcess' active RFID tag system into its existing key-tracking applications. The company will likely also include the technology in other casino applications.

Solar-Powered RFID Reader Measures Road Traffic The portable device holds promise for deployment in areas and under conditions for which a permanent RFID installation would be too expensive or impractical.