A New EPC on the Block
GS1 has developed an RFID standard for identifying automotive components and parts.
New Jersey Schools Adopt RFID to Secure Their Facilities
The Belleville School District is deploying active tags and readers to track the locations of all personnel and students within its schools and on its buses, as well as at “blue light” telephones on the campuses.
RFID News Roundup
Strategic Systems & Technology unveils package for quick-start RFID asset tracking; Kit Check chooses Safecor Health to apply tags to pharmacy kit medications for hospitals; GearID readies Bluetooth- and NFC-enabled GearTag for tracking personal items, pets and more; Birkeland Current launches active RFID technology to help people conserve electricity; Savi Technology to deliver nearly $7 million worth of active tags to the U.S. Marines.
Can RFID Change the World?
Zebra Technologies thinks so, and is soliciting input from the public through its “Imagine More” social-media contest.
AMS Sees Potential Medical Applications for Its HF Data-logging RFID Chip
The semiconductor company says medical equipment providers are studying the SL13A IC for use in a device to track a patient’s blood glucose levels.