This article is Part 1 of a three-part series that recaps the top RFID developments from 2008. This installment focuses on advances in UWB, passive UHF and NFC technologies. Tomorrow’s Part 2 will examine startups, funding, and M&A in the RFID vendor landscape, and Part 3 will identify new trends and provide an outlook for 2009.
Canada’s largest newspaper has done a disservice to its readers by badly misinforming them about what RFID technology means for consumers today and in the future.
Is it businesspeople, or journalists who ignore the facts about RFID in pursuit of a sexy story?
More products in more industries are utilizing sensors, and RFID could help make these sensors easier and cheaper to use.
A little more than a year after its ambitious foray into item-level RFID tagging at its stores, the clothing company is enjoying positive results.
Five facilities in Nottingham, England, are sewing RFID-enabled buttons to clothing of dementia patients as a discreet way of making sure garments don’t get mixed up.
UPM Raflatac recently announced the launch of a portfolio of RFID tags for use in near field communication (NFC) applications. The tags have already been deployed in some applications, but official availability begins this month. RFID Update spoke with Raflatac’s business development director Mikko Nikkanen about the new chips and his company’s view of NFC adoption.
Uruguay deploys RFID-enabled toll system; Pixavi launches Wi-Fi RFID tag for hazardous areas; Giesecke & Devrient delivers microSD card uniting smart card and NFC functions; RFID tags streamline ferry traffic in Finland; Soligie and Blue Spark collaborate on printed electronics; RFID benefits extend beyond the supply chain, Aberdeen study reports.
A group of scientific organizations are deploying a network of up to 200 RFID-enabled sensor nodes that measure such things as temperature, humidity, soil moisture and wind speed, as well as identify animal species.
The US Air Force wants active RFID tags it can use with sensors to monitor the location and status of assets but which can’t be read by enemies. SecureRF received a grant to help develop the RFID system, which will also securely encode all data transmission.