Deep Springs International is using NFC-enabled phones provided by Nokia Research Center, as well as software designed by a U.C. Berkeley professor, to track chlorine levels in household drinking water.
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RFID Journal LIVE! 2011 to Feature RFID-Enhanced Social-Media Networking Seminar
This new preconference seminar, sponsored by ODIN and being held on Apr. 12, will focus on the ways in which radio frequency identification enhances social networking by linking real-world experiences to networking sites.
RFID Journal Offers New RFID in Health Care Report and RTLS ROI Calculator for Health-Care Professionals
The report and return-on-investment tool will be sold online and given away to attendees of the RFID in Health Care preconference at this year’s RFID Journal LIVE! event.
MultiCare Health’s Good Samaritan Hospital to Install Smart Boards
The system will use RFID to identify any staff member who enters a patient’s room, causing that individual’s name, role and photo to appear on a video screen installed on the wall.
Perception Lags Reality
What many business executives think about RFID today was true a few years ago, but is no longer valid.
RFID’s Untapped Potential
Analyzing aggregated data can improve our understanding of processes.
RFID Climbs Mountains in Italian Alps
Veglia-Devero Nature Park is using active UHF tags to provide hikers with video and audio media explaining the site’s features.
RFID News Roundup
Trimble introduces ThingMagic Mercury6 RFID reader; Xerafy unveils new X II metal-mount RFID tags; National Instruments expands its wireless sensor platform; RFM announces battery-operated Wi-Fi sensor modem; Deutsche Telekom plans mobile wallet this year; European Supply Chain Institute adds NFC to RFID project for tracking carbon emissions.
Finalists Unveiled for the Fifth Annual RFID Journal Awards
RFID Journal has announced the finalists for the 2011 RFID Journal Awards, including Best RFID Implementation, Most Innovative Use of RFID, Best Use of RFID to Enhance a Product or Service, Best in Show, Special Achievement and the new RFID Green Award. The winners will be revealed next month at RFID Journal LIVE! 2011.
Mettler Toledo Rainin Puts RFID Into Pipettes
The company is incorporating passive 125 kHz tags in its Pipet-Lite XLS product family, enabling users to record and access maintenance and calibration histories, as well as write instructions regarding a pipette’s permitted usage.
Tanzanian Logistics Company Tracks Fuel Trucks
After testing an RFID-based solution on one of its tanker trucks, Usangu Logistic is preparing to install it on 30 of its vehicles, enabling the company to know, in real time, where and when fuel is stolen.
Argo Wireless Creates Item-Level Solution for Small Businesses
Targeting small and midsize product manufacturers, the company has designed an all-inclusive solution that includes RFID tags, readers, software, middleware and services.