Complete RFID Solutions Hit the Market
Many companies are offering more than just tags or readers, and that’s good news for end users.
RFID News Roundup
NXP’s free online antenna-designing tool helps electronics manufacturers embed UHF tags in their products; RFIDdirect intros cold-chain tracking solution with CAEN RFID temperature loggers; Star Systems International announces secure headlamp tags for tolling and AVI applications; French sports retailer rolls out Nedap Retail’s RFID-enabled EAS systems to hundreds of stores worldwide; Wooshping partners with GameLayer on NFC-based gamification solutions; Microsoft researchers develop ‘acoustic NFC’ technology for non-RFID phones.
Researchers Develop Energy-Harvesting NFC Tag With Sensors, E-Paper Display
Intel and university scientists have created a prototype tag that can be interrogated, controlled and recharged by an NFC-enabled smartphone.
Volvo Workers Use Arm-mounted RFID Readers to Identify Heavy Equipment
At the company’s powertrain factory, workers wearing thumb covers with RFID antennas can hear an audio voice recording describing an item and its appropriate location each time they pick it up.
Push-Button Inventory
We are getting closer to the day when a company can push a button and obtain an accurate inventory count.