With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration taking a more aggressive role in preventing outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, it might be time for growers to embrace new technology.
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Getting to the Tipping Point
Apparel retailers and manufacturers will soon be engaged in a “virtuous cycle” that will lead to item-level tagging throughout the supply chain.
RFID News Roundup
Sproutel’s RFID-enabled bear helps kids cope with Type-1 diabetes; Tap For Message puts NFC technology in greeting cards, invitations and more; Acura Global intros new NFC RFID reader module; Dwinq’s RFID solution helps Lexus reach social media during U.S. Open; MicroGen powers wireless sensor network at Rochester Institute of Technology; Nintendo to begin selling NFC-enabled Pokémon figurines for the Wii U.
Microsoft Researchers Develop 3D Passive ID Tags
The InfraStruct system, currently in prototype, would use terahertz signals to identify an object via unique 3D shapes or hollowed sections built into its structure.
Wilkinson Retail Chain to Present Case Study at RFID Journal LIVE! Europe
The British housewares and household goods retailer will explain how it uses RFID technologies to fight inventory loss, at RFID Journal’s ninth annual European event, to be held on Oct. 15.
RFID Users Help Themselves With Beer Server
PourMyBeer integrates readers and tags with its self-serve taps, tables and wall-mounted fixtures, enabling customers to help themselves at bars and restaurants, such as Florida’s Brewers’ Tasting Room.
Trane Restocks Supplies at Assembly Plant Via RFID
The heating and air-conditioning systems manufacturer has improved efficiency by having its logistic centers attach passive UHF RFID tags to the packaging of components shipped to its factory.
RFID Tracks Chemical Inventory at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL manages its inventory with passive EPC UHF RFID tags, using a handheld reader to identify the locations of chemicals at hundreds of storage locations.
What Else Can You Do With an RFID Fashion Label?
Don’t use RFID just for logistics and inventory management. Here are a few ways in which retailers can employ the technology to provide new services to their customers.
What Ails Microsoft
A much-discussed reorganization is necessary—but not as much as a focus on the next big thing, instead of the last big one.
At Miami Concert, NFC RFID Helps Post Foods Market Its Products
At the Honey Bunches of Oats-sponsored event, the company distributed boxes of cereal, along with NFC RFID cards that directed phones to questionnaires and downloadable music and videos.
RFID News Roundup
Xerafy, C-Logistics and Holland 1916 unveil rugged RFID tag for oil and gas; Mobile Aspects receives patent for iRIScope, uses Feig readers; Scanbuy creates NFC-enabled giant baseball cards for Topps; Techs4Biz intros smartphone app for field-service management with RFID functionality; Omni-ID adds new tag to suite of products for industrial logistics applications; Israel’s Herzilya Medical Center improves inventory management via LogiTag’s SmartCabinet; Flomio intros NFC antenna extender for mobile devices.