RFID is currently being used to help companies track containers, inventory, parts, tools and other valuable items, but it will become as essential to running a business as computers are today.
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The Renaissance of RFID Among Retailers
Top retailers are tagging billions of items, and a ChainLink Research study finds that those capitalizing on RFID are realizing a sizeable operational, financial and customer-satisfaction advantage.
Canadian Oil and Gas Company to Monitor Evacuations via RFID
At a construction site in Newfoundland, the firm will be able to automatically identify the locations of thousands of workers during emergencies, by means of active RFID tags attached to hardhats.
U.K. Company Kiroco Adorns Its Jewelry With RFID-Delivered Messages
The firm’s Touch technology allows buyers of its pendants and charms to add text or video greetings that recipients can access via a tap of an NFC-enabled phone.
RFID News Roundup
Columbus McKinnon embeds InfoChip RFID tags in shackles, hoists; Convergence Systems Ltd. fixed reader includes 3G, GPS; TeleTracking, Hill-Rom integrate RTLS, hand-hygiene monitoring; Murata announces availability of RFID tag module with I2C interface; Motorola Solutions intros Workabout Pro 4 mobile computer with new RFID options; Palace Resorts implements InvoTech’s RFID-enabled laundry system; Xerafy, Censis Technologies partner on RFID for sterilization of surgical instruments; IDTechEx expects RFID market to grow 17 percent this year.
LIVE! 2014 to Feature RFID Institute Certification, Training Courses, Masters Classes
RFID Journal’s 12th annual conference and exhibition will offer attendees the chance to become RFID Institute-certified, and to be trained in RFID deployments and applications development.
Ocho Launches Smart Tray for Keys, Wallets and Other Items
The startup company’s Ocho Pad comes with a built-in NFC reader, as well as NFC RFID tags to apply to keys, phones, wallets or other personal items, and a cloud-based server to manage actions regarding items placed on it.
Pennzoil Powers Up With RFID and Mario Kart to Promote Product
Hundreds of South By Southwest festival attendees competed in a real-world Mario Kart race, using reads of RFID-enabled go-karts and wristbands to identify participants, post their performances on their social-network accounts and award power-ups.
Unipart Logistics Tests Active RFID for Automotive Customer
The U.K. company is using a system from RF Code to track when each of its five trucks are loaded with assembled parts, and when they leave its facility for delivery to a car manufacturing client.
Who Is Coming to LIVE! 2014
Companies from more than 40 countries and 30 industries have registered for RFID Journal’s annual conference and exhibition, all seeking solutions to track and manage assets, goods or other items.
Add a User Interface to UHF RFID Tags
Making a simple amendment to the EPC Gen 2 standard will allay privacy concerns, give consumers the ability to control tag behavior and enable new applications.
Dolphin RFID Announces Dolphin Tour Management System
RFID System For Tour Management