There are plenty of magic acts in Las Vegas, but at the RFID World ’08 show held there last week, it was the exhibitors who seemed intent on making RFID disappear. Starting with the press conference that opened the event, exhibitors spoke of the need for RFID technology to “disappear” into complete solutions so adoption could grow.
Many hospitals are evaluating RFID to improve asset management, but they should also consider improving the way they treat and manage patients.
Favite says tags made with the IC will be available in early 2009, and that its RFID interrogator module supports the chip’s large memory size.
The new technology helps ensure that only authorized members gain entry to health clubs and similar facilities, thereby bolstering security.
The company provided RFID-enabled commemorative badges to members of the media and delegates, who used them to pay for food and beverages.
Time Domain adds new products to RTLS platform; Rite Aid drug stores to accept RFID-enabled MasterCard PayPass; Motorola boosts RFID readers with upgrades, certifications; ThingMagic upgrades Mercury5 RFID readers and antennas; NFC and SD maker Wireless Dynamics intros rugged enclosure for handheld; RFID Global Solution, Franwell team up on RFID across industries.
Santa Fe Optical applies EPC tags to all of the frames it sells, helping it to eliminate shoplifting and streamline inventory management.
This week’s RFID World 2008 conference in Las Vegas saw a handful of announcements from the vendors at the show. This recap is the second of our two-part series wrapping up those announcements. See yesterday’s for the rest of the announcements.
This week’s RFID World 2008 conference in Las Vegas saw a handful of announcements from the vendors at the show. This recap is the first of our two-part series wrapping up those announcements. Tomorrow we’ll publish the rest.
The tikitag system uses Near Field Communications (NFC) technology to link online applications with real-world items, enabling them to interact.