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RFID Gains Traction as a Social-Media Tool
Cadbury, Smirnoff and other companies are using radio frequency identification to connect consumers’ real-world experiences to Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites.
It Fries Your Brain and Reads Your Mind
What the RFID industry can learn from the protest against electric meters.
Marlin Steel Introduces RFID-Enabled Baskets to Aid Manufacturing
The system is designed to increase visibility in the assembly process, to track components’ locations and to ensure that a company has the correct quantity of parts on hand.
Banner Engineering Adds Photoelectric Sensor to Wireless Product Line
The company’s Q45 sensor and SureCross gateway enable users to have machinery automatically start or stop, based on what the sensor detects, or to facilitate supply replenishment.
RFID in High Tech 2012 to Highlight Ways to Reduce Data-Center Energy Costs
RFID Journal founder Mark Roberti will explain how RFID can lower data-center energy costs, at the company’s first event focused on the high-technology sector.
RFID News Roundup
Trimble introduces ThingMagic Astra-EX UHF RFID reader; HID Global wraps up two NFC smartphone pilots that open doors in the enterprise; TracTech Systems announces new handheld RFID reader for jewelry industry; Fujitsu announces availability of new high-memory RFID chip.
RFID Plays Matchmaker to Socks
An online clothing company named Blacksocks has introduced tagged men’s dress socks, along with an RFID reader and an iPhone app, to simplify the process of pairing them up.
Agip North Caspian Oil Platform Adopts RTLS Technology
The company is installing a real-time location system from Ubisense and S3 ID to track the locations of approximately 1,000 staff members on its one-square-kilometer offshore rig.
Dutch Technology Companies Develop EPC UHF Solution for Tracking Pigs
Schippers and PureSpekt have developed a tag that Schippers intends to market with third-party readers next year, as a solution for farmers.
Alien Technology Releases Slim Tag, Windows Mobile RFID Handhelds mobile_rfid
The SlimLine passive EPC UHF inlay, designed for applications such as tagging a book’s spine, is the company’s skinniest tag to date; the new ALH-9010 and ALH-9011 readers operate on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform.
Savi Technology Acquired by Private Investors
The new owners plan to let the company operate under its existing management team, which will continue to market its 433 MHz active tags and readers, as well as develop new solutions for commercial, governmental and military applications.