Nokia pledges all new smart-phone models will come with NFC; Broadcom announces plans to buy Innovision Research & Technology; 1st Choice Security Solutions and AATSI introduce transportation temperature-monitoring system; NFC Forum announces Global Competition 2010 winners; Hi-G-Tek, Navisat Telematics implement electronic tracking for cargo security; Bibliotheca to provide RFID system to 54-library consortium in N.Y.
The reusable plastic mugs contain a passive high-frequency tag enabling consumers to pay for beverages and earn discounts, as well as avoid the consumption of disposable paper cups and plastic lids.
Inside the Information and Communications Pavilion, as many as 8,000 visitors at any given time are provided with “information communications terminals” that determine their locations within the building, and provide a personalized experience.
True business intelligence is going to be what defines successful IT systems after companies have deployed RFID and other automatic data-capture technologies.
The nation’s RFID sector is churning out new products and applications, with an emphasis on EPC Gen 2 technology.
InPoint says its system—consisting of “dumb tags” that transmit only an ID number, and low-cost reader modules that plug into computers—can read and locate more than 1,000 tags per second in highly metallic environments.
The Finnish supplier of screwdrivers, drill bits and other industrial products has installed EPC Gen 2 RFID tags and readers, helping to automate order fulfillment, and plans to use the system to eliminate all paperwork from its picking process.
Omni-ID unveils Prox GS on-metal tag for IT asset tracking; Ottawa Mental Health Center adopts Ekahau RTLS to improve safety; Libelium intros wireless sensor board for agriculture; Taiwan extends EPC Gen 2 e-seals to ports around the country; TagMaster ships new UHF readers and tags, announces deal in the Netherlands.
Defense Supply Center Philadelphia is installing an RFID system to ensure U.S. Air Force recruits acquire the proper clothing and footwear for their training and active duty, as well as to track goods though the supply chain from vendors, third-party-logistics providers and military warehouses.
Hartford Medical Group is using RFID/infrared technology to track the efficiency of medical visits and employees before and after installing a new electronic medical record system.
At its research greenhouse, CropDesign uses passive tags to automatically measure the health and yield of genetically modified rice plants.
Eight pilot deployments are designed to show how RFID can become a productivity tool during a time of financial recession, especially for companies that operate under constrained budgets.