Here are some things I’ve learned the hard way during the RFID implementations I’ve worked on over the past few years.
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Guess What—Consumers Like RFID
A new study says consumers would embrace self-service checkout systems using RFID.
VeriChip IPO Focuses Attention on Human Implants
Applied Digital’s decision to offer shares in its VeriChip division focuses attention on the use of RFID in humans.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
An end-user award is good for RFID vendors.
CSI: Crime Scene Inaccuracies
A recent episode of CSI:NY showed an RFID cell phone reader being used in ways that are totally absurd and damaging to the public.
RFID and Privacy: Frequently Asked Questions
As a resource for the public and retailers planning to deploy
RFID, Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility Business (formerly Symbol
Technologies) provides answers to frequently asked questions
related to RFID and privacy.
The Boarding Pass of the Future
In this podcast by Public Radio International in Boston, Jason Margolis interviews Motorola’s Tim Heffernan about the benefit of an RFID-enabled boarding pass.
Consumer Reports Seen in a New Light
The recent scandal over car-seat tests suggests the magazine bashed RFID in search of a controversial story.
Raising Money for the Underprivileged
Anti-RFID campaigners have portrayed anyone having anything to do with RFID as an evil, money-grubbing, anti-consumer bloodsucker, but the work done for the Mike Sullivan Memorial Scholarship Fund betrays the truth.
Achieving Perfect Read Rates
Not long ago, the talk was about poor read rates for EPC tags. Today, end users are looking for perfection.
RFID and the Retail Experience
At the National Retail Federation trade show, several companies showed off RFID solutions that focus on supply-chain efficiencies, but those that focused on the customer experience created real buzz.
A U.S. View of RFID
Daniel W. Caprio, president of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, explained how the United States views RFID and privacy at the EU RFID Conference “Heading for the Future.”

