Alien Intros Wonder Dog Tag for Challenging Environments, SIT H4 for Small Items
The Wonder Dog operates well around metal and liquids, while the SIT H4 is tiny enough for jewelry and medicine. Both are made with the Higgs 4 chip.
RFID News Roundup
HID Global intros Seal Tag with integrated cable tie, settles patent lawsuits; InSync releases iApp Cobalt Platform for Internet of Things and RFID applications; Farsens unveils the Pyros, a battery-free RFID thermistor-based temperature sensor tag; Nomi puts its beacons in Easter eggs for high-tech hunt to raise money for charity; CNRFID, Convergent Software team up to develop RFID privacy impact assessment software; Agilent Technologies announces NFC Forum approval for analog test system; Beaconic’s beacon technology gets Apple’s iBeacon Mark.
New Impinj Chip Promises Higher Sensitivity, Read Range and Flexibility
The Monza R6 can retune itself according to its environment and test the integrity of the EPC and TID numbers encoded to it, and features two copper pads to make antenna attachment easier and cheaper.
RFID Technology’s Use in Retail to Be Highlighted at LIVE! 2014
RFID Journal’s 12th annual conference and exhibition will feature presentations from industry leaders Alex and Ani, Hudson’s Bay Co., Macy’s, Marks & Spencer, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Asahi Glass Co. Tracks Documents via Smart Shelves
The Japanese company is using Cell Form RFID antennas to know the locations of 6,000 files, and when a particular document was removed, thereby reducing labor hours and the risk of a misplaced document.