RFID News Roundup

Barnes & Noble’s CEO says Nooks and books to incorporate RFID technology; Ecom Instruments, Intermec partner on handheld mobile computer with RFID capability; Peoplesafe adds RTLS to portfolio of worker-safety products; Identec Solutions certifies container terminal solution with Navis.

Tagstand Offers NFC Solution for Small Deployments

Tagstand Offers NFC Solution for Small Deployments

The company sells small quantities of RFID stickers, and provides a free hosted application that is being used by businesses and hobbyists to inexpensively link an NFC tag to a Web site, or to such data as business card or product information.

Is Tracking Cattle Via RFID Expensive?

I am interested in learning about RFID’s use in Africa. Considering the low level of IT in some countries, I am conducting research to propose a radio frequency identification system for cattle and animal tracking. What is the average cost of installation, and...

How Can Our School Track Students’ Movements?

I teach mathematics and physics at an Illinois school, and am interested in developing a system to track students for attendance purposes, when they leave a room for the bathroom or with a pass, and so forth. Are you familiar with any solutions of this type?...