RFID Journal Blog

Dec08

U.S. Health Reform Plan Does Not Call for RFID Tracking

Posted By Mark Roberti, 12.08.2009 2 Comments

Internet-based rumors that proposed health-care reform bills in Washington, D.C., call for everyone to be tracked with radio frequency identification are absurd.

Nov27

RFID Part of Best Inventions

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.27.2009 0 Comments

RFID received two nods in 2008, but none this year.

Nov25

The Message on RFID Privacy Is Getting Through

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.25.2009 0 Comments

This time, readers correct an ill-informed blogger.

Nov20

Calgary Seeks Active RFID Solution

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.20.2009 0 Comments

Interested vendors can respond to a recently released request for proposal.

Nov18

Apple Could Polish RFID's Image

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.18.2009 0 Comments

Rumors are rife that the company will add RFID capability to its next phone, which could be a big deal.

Nov17

Motorola Embeds RFID Tags in Handhelds

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.17.2009 0 Comments

If more RFID product manufacturers leverage the technology's benefits, it will provide potential end users with greater confidence in radio frequency identification.

Nov11

Retail Theft Is Up—Can RFID Help?

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.11.2009 3 Comments

The Global Retail Theft Barometer Study finds retail theft reached $115 billion worldwide. There are areas where RFID can make a difference.

Nov10

Why RFID Isn't Being Adopted More Quickly

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.10.2009 0 Comments

It's not because the ROI isn't there—it's because change takes time.

Nov09

UHF Solution Tracks 42,000 Runners at the New York City Marathon

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.09.2009 1 Comment

ChronoTrack Systems, which developed the system with Impinj, says its single-use tags make life easier for race organizers and runners.

Nov04

What's in Your Freezer?

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.04.2009 1 Comment

Tracking tainted beef is once more an issue in the United States, after two people have died from eating ground beef tainted with E. coli.

Nov04

Will RFID Remain a Niche Technology?

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.04.2009 1 Comment

I doubt it—and here's why I believe adoption will eventually become widespread.

Nov02

IT World Canada Gets It Wrong

Posted By Mark Roberti, 11.02.2009 0 Comments

An article suggesting that Wal-Mart will pull the plug on its RFID effort—and that food suppliers and retailers will never achieve a return on investment—is highly misleading.

Oct28

Civil Society Declaration Amounts to Abandonment of Human Progress

Posted By Mark Roberti, 10.28.2009 0 Comments

A group calling for a moratorium on the deployment of RFID systems and other technologies completely misunderstands the nature of technology and the role it plays in an evolving world.

Oct27

Cleaning Up RFID's Image

Posted By Mark Roberti, 10.27.2009 0 Comments

Some of our readers agreed with my view that the RFID industry needs to promise less, deliver more and educate end users about how systems can provide benefits, without being perfect.

Oct26

RFID Highlighted in Latin America

Posted By Mark Roberti, 10.26.2009 0 Comments

Two events in the region will showcase successful deployments.

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