Is it possible to do this—and if so, how practical would it be? —Name withheld ——— Theoretically, I would say it is possible. From a practical standpoint, however, it is not. A zapper works by overloading a silicon microchip with so much energy that it blows the tiny...
Please help me locate a vendor in my area. —Name withheld ——— The only company in that country that produces radio frequency identification technology of which I'm aware is Skyhawk Technology Systems. Hopefully, that firm will have the type of solution you're looking...
We are a nonprofit organization that would like to use RFID wristbands for an event we are hosting. —Name withheld ——— I'm not a software expert, so I turned to one Ken Traub. Ken founded a company called Connecterra, an RFID software firm that was bought by BEA...
If so, how? —Name withheld ——— Hmmm. I don't know what "sound torture" is, though I assume it's something like water torture, but instead of using drops of water to drive someone to the point of divulging everything they know, you would use some type of sound to cause...
What types of RFID tags would be most appropriate for this particular application? —Name withheld ——— You can use either passive high-frequency (HF) or passive low-frequency (LF) tags to track wine bottles. The big challenge is that liquid absorbs ultrahigh-frequency...
Can you please provide some examples? —Name withheld ——— Yes, absolutely. I believe Savi Technology is the only company that produces an active RFID tag able to communicate with cell-phone networks via general packet radio service (GPRS). Several firms offer readers...
Is such data available? —Name withheld ——— Thomson Reuters is one of the leading sources of information regarding individual mergers and acquisitions, and might have the data you are looking for. In addition, here are links to several articles we've published on the...
Is this a feasible application of radio frequency identification technology? —Name withheld ——— The short answer is yes. Avery Dennison, Sato America, Zebra Technologies and other companies manufacture RFID label printers that can print a bar code label with an...
Could a tag the size of a postage stamp be read indoors from that distance using a low-cost reader? Are tags powerful enough yet to do that? — Greg ——— Greg, RFID tags don't have power—they reflect a signal from a reader. Read range depends on a number of factors;...
A recent broadcast showcases a temperature-sensitive tag from Intelleflex.
Is such a use of radio frequency identification technology possible? —Name withheld ——— Yes, absolutely. Gerry Weber International, a finalist for Best RFID Implementation in this year's RFID Journal Awards, is doing just that. Gerry Weber, a German manufacturer of...
Is such a system available off the shelf? —Name withheld ——— I do not believe there are any off-the-shelf systems that employ RFID-enabled credit cards to identify and serve customers. Several banks have deployed solutions, but these have been custom-developed...