RFID News Roundup

REWE supermarkets expand rollout of Mojix RFID system; HID Global debuts tiny RFID glass tag; Samsung UK promotes NFC RFID-enabled ticketing for live events; ID&C’s contactless payment wristbands appear again at Isle of Wight Festival; Futura Mobility, AeroScout announce health-care partnership for real-time location system; Enso-Detego updates detego software suite.

Can I Use RFID in the Hospitality Industry?

I am looking into whether radio frequency identification tags could be connected to guest-room keys. The aim is for employees to be able to read visitors’ names as they walk by, so that they can then greet those guests by name. Would this be possible? And if so,...

What Is the Cost of Using RFID Versus Bar Codes?

How different are prices for the two technologies? —Name withheld ——— That’s a very difficult question to answer. It you are inquiring about the cost of everything—hardware, software, services and data-capture—it would be very hard to estimate price, since that...