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RFID on Vacation

RFID-enabled wristbands really are a benefit to guests at the Great Wolf Lodge, as I learned firsthand.

Travel Anxieties On the Rise

Concerns about the use of RFID in passports are small compared to the concerns travelers have about being the victim of terrorism.

It’s Still RFID to Me

RFID vendor Gemalto claims it’s wrong to call the RFID transponders in e-passports RFID transponders. If it ain’t RFID…what is it?

Beware of RFID-enabled Terrorists

A security company has demonstrated how passports with embedded RFID transponders could be used to blow up Americans. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Two Views of the Alien IPO

Was it “market conditions” or “poor fundamentals” that caused the maker of UHF EPC systems to postpone its IPO.

RFID at Your Service

RFID systems can be used to greatly improve customer service, if companies could get past their fears of bad press.

Alien Technology Postpones IPO

Market conditions have forced the company to delay its plans to offer shares to the public—but don’t read too much into this.

What Is RFID, Anyway?

Some people don’t seem to have a clue what radio frequency identification is, and even some experts differ.