Could radio frequency identification be used in school hall passes to track students who are out of their classes? —Name withheld ——— Yes, this could be accomplished, but the right type of RFID technology depends on what exactly you want to know about the students....
Can a portable handheld reader search for passive RFID tags on very small objects, such as glass slides? —Name withheld ——— Yes. Motorola has developed an ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) handheld RFID interrogator application that enables the device to increase its beeping...
Can you provide any reference for mobile theft prevention using RFID tags? —Name withheld ——— I'm not sure what you mean by "mobile theft prevention," but RFID has been considered as a possible theft deterrent. Northland, an Austrian outdoor apparel and equipment...
What radio frequencies are used to read RFID tags? Are different frequencies utilized for inventory tracking, as opposed to monetary transactions? —Name withheld ——— The main frequencies used by passive tags are 125 KHz, 134 KHz (low-frequency), 13.56 MHz...
We are a distributor, and we recently began receiving shipments with RFID tags. We would like to deactivate the tags before reselling the products to customers, to avoid any privacy issues. We cannot remove the tags easily, however, so we wonder if there is a way to...
Is it possible to attach a passive RFID label to laptop computers that have a high level of metal in their casings? And would the range be diminished dramatically? —Name withheld ——— Yes, it certainly is possible. Wells Fargo has been employing passive...
We manufacture laptops, and wish to supply RFID labels to customers that have deployed RFID reading solutions. However, as there are multiple standards out there, is there any system that would allow labels built to some of these varying standards to be used across...
I'm looking for studies regarding the RFID market, and market shares for the major RFID technology players. Can you please tell me where such research can be found on the internet? —D. Jungbauer ——— I don't believe this information is publicly available over the...
We are a software house in Brazil with a client that wants to use RFID in its clothing retail chain. Can you tell us how retailers are using the technology to track clothing in stores, and where benefits are being achieved? —Mario ——— Mario, Deploying RFID in a...
Is radio frequency identification available, royalty-free, to anyone who sees potential for its use in a sector besides manufacturing and distribution? If so, how might one go about making an idea a reality? —Jake ——— Jake, There are many different types of RFID...
We are sourcing an HF tag inlay capable of withstanding a rubber vulcanizing process for approximately one hour, with temperatures of up to 130 degrees Celsius and pressure up to 100 PSI. Are there any such tags on the market? —Name withheld ——— I am not aware of any...
Is it possible to use radio frequency identification technology to monitor the locations of individual hikers in the backcountry? —Name withheld ——— RFID is a short-range technology. Even active tags, which have a battery source enabling you to broadcast a signal,...