The following are excerpts from an exchange on an RFID bulletin board run by the Silicon Valley RFID Special Interest Group. The identities of the people posting were withheld to protect their privacy.
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Privacy Gets on the Agenda
Regulators and legislators toss the ball to retailers, who are at last
ready to run with it.
The Buzz in Consumer Electronics
By enabling companies to react quickly to sudden changes in demand for new products, RFID adoption in the consumer electronics supply chain could benefit manufacturers as well as retailers.
Sorry, It’s Out of Stock
There’s a huge return on investment in RFID if it can be used to solve the $69 billion problem.
RFID-Enable Your Home
It’s a geek’s dream come true: an RFID kit that lets you automate your home. The HomeSeer RFID Starter Kit, which costs $478, includes a long-range reader and software that can be configured to trigger a number of tasks: It could send you an e-mail at work when your...
Starting Life Off Right
The stories are rare but heartbreaking. Couples, hoping to build a family using in vitro fertilization, accidentally were given the wrong embryos. Now, the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the United Kingdom’s regulatory body for in vitro...
Wal-Mart Tackles Out-of-Stocks
Wal-Mart is rolling out new applications and processes in its first seven RFID-enabled stores, to ensure that items are on the shelves when customers want to buy them.
Fighting Fire With FireBugs
Smokey the Bear has a new friend in the battle to keep our forests safe. While only you can prevent wildfires, wireless sensor networks can help contain them. A new creature called the FireBug is helping firefighters out West battle wildfires. Researchers at the...
The $69 Billion Problem
Out-of-stocks have long been the bane of the retail industry. RFID has the potential to make sure products are where they need to be, but solving the problem involves more than just tagging goods in the supply chain.
RFID Passport Controversy Heats Up
The debate surrounding RFID-tagged passports is growing more intense as the United States nears introduction of the new technology.
RFID Goes Green
One company wants to recycle tags to reduce waste in landfills—and the cost of deployment.
The Seeing-Eye Robot
A robot equipped with an RFID reader could guide the blind through unfamiliar environments, such as airports and train stations.