Rumors are rife that the company will add RFID capability to its next phone, which could be a big deal.
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Retail Theft Is Up—Can RFID Help?
The Global Retail Theft Barometer Study finds retail theft reached $115 billion worldwide. There are areas where RFID can make a difference.
UHF Solution Tracks 42,000 Runners at the New York City Marathon
ChronoTrack Systems, which developed the system with Impinj, says its single-use tags make life easier for race organizers and runners.
Why RFID Isn’t Being Adopted More Quickly
It’s not because the ROI isn’t there—it’s because change takes time.
What’s in Your Freezer?
Tracking tainted beef is once more an issue in the United States, after two people have died from eating ground beef tainted with E. coli.
Will RFID Remain a Niche Technology?
I doubt it—and here’s why I believe adoption will eventually become widespread.
IT World Canada Gets It Wrong
An article suggesting that Wal-Mart will pull the plug on its RFID effort—and that food suppliers and retailers will never achieve a return on investment—is highly misleading.
Civil Society Declaration Amounts to Abandonment of Human Progress
A group calling for a moratorium on the deployment of RFID systems and other technologies completely misunderstands the nature of technology and the role it plays in an evolving world.
Cleaning Up RFID’s Image
Some of our readers agreed with my view that the RFID industry needs to promise less, deliver more and educate end users about how systems can provide benefits, without being perfect.
RFID Highlighted in Latin America
Two events in the region will showcase successful deployments.
Open-Source EPCIS Catching On
The Fosstrak open-source EPCIS Repository, created by the Auto-ID Labs, has been downloaded 2,000 times, indicating a growing interest in using EPC Information Services to share data.
RFID Delivers Speed and Accuracy for Apparel Retailers
During his presentation at RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2009, Bill Hardgrave presented new information comparing radio frequency identification and bar codes in apparel retail stores.