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RFID Weekly News Roundup June 4, 2009
This article highlights RFID news and developments from the past week. RTLS and near field communication (NFC) technologies provided most of the innovation in this week’s news, which also includes reports of tracking cardiac devices and Manchurian tigers, plus changes at several industry vendors.
RFID to Protect Intellectual Property
BookFactory is partnering with FileTrail, selling laboratory notebooks fitted with EPC Gen 2 tags to companies that need to track researchers’ personal notes.
RFID News Roundup
NFC Forum unveils N-Mark for tags; TagStone, Identec Solutions team to offer RFID systems to Middle East companies; LA Metro switches to more secure Mifare Plus chips; Belgacom, Alcatel-Lucent work together on contactless platform; FleetMind, Alien Technology partner on RFID for automated service products; Melexis announces new sensor tag IC for cold-chain applications.
N to Mark the Spot for Using NFC
The NFC Forum yesterday introduced the N-Mark logo that was created to give consumers an easy visual reference to where NFC services are available. The logo was unveiled the same day a competing NFC initiative was announced.
Dairy Queen Serves Up Personal Discounts With RFID
A Tetherball system allows the restaurant’s customers to receive text-message coupons and use a passive high-frequency tag to redeem them.
Finnish Military Tests RFID for Triage Application
Researchers in Finland successfully tested an RFID system based on near field communication (NFC) for tracking mass casualties.
Calif. Researchers Tag Cadavers, Body Parts
The project adds the University of California to a growing list of hospitals and schools turning to RFID technology to track human bodies, tissues or specimens.
Team to Develop Standards for Testing RFID in Health Care
AIM Global, MET Labs and Georgia Tech will develop testing protocols for detecting electromagnetic interference caused by RFID transmissions, and for determining the effects of such interference on medical devices.
RFID Sniffs Out Poison
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Georgia Electronic Design Center develop a batteryless RFID tag to monitor air quality.
Benefits Up and Down the Ski Slope
Vail Resorts’ RFID ski lift pass program enhances the customer experience while improving business operations.
RFID Smart Shelves and Cabinets
Smart fixtures help businesses store, organize and inventory an array of high-value items accurately and with only minimal human intervention. Here’s what you need to know to choose the system that best fits your company’s needs.