RFID Tickets Sped Visitors Through Belgium’s F1 Grand Prix
The race organizer used tickets embedded with 13.56 MHz RFID tags and handheld readers to scan tickets as visitors entered the stadium, thereby reducing queues and curtailing fraud.
RFID World ’08: Now You See It…
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.
Use RFID to Put the Patient First
Many hospitals are evaluating RFID to improve asset management, but they should also consider improving the way they treat and manage patients.
Taiwanese Company Unveils EPC Gen 2 Chip With 128-kbit Memory
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.
Club Sentry Adds RFID to Its Member-Management System
The new technology helps ensure that only authorized members gain entry to health clubs and similar facilities, thereby bolstering security.
At Democratic Convention, First Data Corp. Showed Off Its GO-Tag
The company provided RFID-enabled commemorative badges to members of the media and delegates, who used them to pay for food and beverages.
RFID News Roundup
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.
Eyewear Retailer Finds RFID Helps It See Its Merchandise More Clearly
Santa Fe Optical applies EPC tags to all of the frames it sells, helping it to eliminate shoplifting and streamline inventory management.
RFID World 2008 Announcement Wrap-Up, Part 2 of 2
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.
RFID World 2008 Announcement Wrap-Up, Part 1 of 2
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.