Reducing Health-Care Errors

According to a New York Times article, as many as 200,000 people a year are killed due to hospital mistakes. RFID can help remind staff members of tasks that must be performed, or alert them to potential problems.

RFID News Roundup

Impinj secures $21 million equity financing from investment firms; Trimble announces RFID reader for Nomad handheld; Argonne, Evigia finalize licensing agreement for hazmat-tracking RFID sensor technology; Infinite Peripherals unveils RFID reader for the iPad; William Frick & Co. to distribute solar-powered UHF tag.

Can RFID Be Used for Electronic Payments?

How difficult would it be to come out with a radio frequency identification product that would feature a digital-payment function? —Name withheld ——— Not difficult at all. In fact, RFID has been used for digital payments for decades. The first automated electronic...