West Virginia University is deploying Evive Station’s RFID-enabled kiosks that clean and refill reusable water bottles for free, while displaying advertising targeted to a particular user’s demographics.
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In Minnesota, RFID Helped Zombies Get Treats and Stop Tricks
The passive EPC tags and readers allowed managers of the Twin Cities’ Zombie Pub Crawl to count the event’s undead participants, as well as control access more efficiently and prevent gate-crashing.
Learning From the Experts
Highlights from the recent RFID Journal LIVE! Europe event, held last week in Oslo, show that the technology can deliver benefits in many ways.
Burlington Medical Supplies Adds RFID Tags to Its X-ray Aprons
Passive EPC UHF tags allow users to track the locations and inspection histories of the protective garments used by hospital staff.
Southwest Accepts RFID Device to Track Cargo Temperatures
The solution, which the airline has been testing on its flights, uses Cold Chain Technologies’ insulated containers and Intelleflex’s RFID sensor tags.
RFID News Roundup
TempTrip announces RFID-enabled temperature tag for food, pharmaceutical cold chains; CAEN RFID intros wearable handheld UHF reader with Bluetooth support; Smartrac launches 6-millimeter HF RFID tag; IDTronic intros cylindrical UHF RFID antenna for industrial automation processes; Kiddicare installs ZBD’s RFID-based e-paper and electronic shelf displays; Snagg releases new pet collar with an embedded microchip; Libelium launches Waspmote Plug & Sense.
RFID Brings Visibility to the Sport of Orienteering
Participants in this year’s North American championships wore passive RFID tags, providing updates regarding the locations of athletes racing across the forested mountainsides.
Wageningen Researchers, WiSensys Develop Greenhouse-Monitoring Solution
WiSensys is now marketing the new solution, known as AgriSensys, to track temperature and humidity levels at facilities where plants are grown.
Moo Gives Out RFID Business Cards
As part of a beta-test, the printing company’s customers are receiving NFC-enabled business cards that can be linked to videos, URLs or social-networking sites.
RTLS to Aid Geisinger’s Hospitals in Tracking Assets
The Pennsylvania organization’s two largest facilities are installing TeleTracking Technologies software and CenTrak hardware to help staff more easily locate equipment, as well as reduce logistics and inventory costs.
RFID Journal LIVE! Europe—UK to Showcase RFID’s Use at Historic Royal Palaces and on Facebook
The event, to be held on Oct. 30 in London, will highlight leading companies’ radio frequency identification deployments in the region, and demonstrate the latest technology solutions.
iPourIt Serves Up ‘Enhanced Customer Service’ for Beer Drinkers
The RFID-based system is being used by a California bar to allow patrons to pour their own beer and receive special offers, via a Web-based server.