Startup Service Adds Smarts to Fine Wine
A company named eProvenance is employing a combination of semi-active and passive RFID tags, as well as specialized ink, to track and authenticate bottles “from château to consumer.”
Four Italian Hospitals Use RFID to Share Blood and Monitor Transfusion
To help avert errors, the system uses EPC Gen 2 tags to not only identify patients and bags of blood, but also the staff members who draw samples and administer transfusions.
New RFID Chip Promises Major Performance Gains
RFID chip and reader manufacturer Impinj today announced version 3 of Monza, the RFID chip that powers the majority of Gen2 tags deployed in the market today. RFID Update spoke with Dimitri Desmons, Impinj’s vice president of RFID marketing, about the new product and its enhanced performance.
Impinj Announces Next-Gen Monza Chip
The new Monza 3, the chipmaker says, offers a read range as much as 40 percent longer than that of other EPC Gen 2 RFID chips.
Washington State Governor Signs Anti-Skimming Law
The new law makes it a felony to scan an RFID tag belonging to another person without that individual’s consent, and use that data for an illegal purpose. The bill’s sponsor plans to introduce additional RFID legislation.
Highlights from RFID Smart Labels USA 2008
Research firm IDTechEx has published highlights from the annual IDTechEx RFID Smart Labels USA conference held last month in Boston. This article recaps.
Pelican RFID-Enables Its Cases
Using electronic seals from Mikoh, the company is selling models that can be sealed with RFID closures—as well as RFID retrofitting kits for previously purchased cases.
Washington RFID Bill Expected to Become Law Today
A new law in the State of Washington makes it a felony to skim personal information encoded in RFID tags. The law applies to Washington’s new RFID-enabled Enhanced Driver Licenses, federal PASS Cards used in the state, and also to access control cards, loyalty cards, and any other RFID card or document that holds personal information.
RFID News Roundup
3M join forces in electronic vehicle registration; Convergint Technologies, Guard RFID Solutions partner on active RFID; BA Systems intros interrogator that reads UHF, HF tags and bar codes; SATO Integrates Intelleflex’s BAP RFID into its tracking software; Australia and New Zealand CIOs rank RFID as a top technology.
Soccer Fans Use RFID Cards to Gain Admission and Buy Food
The Manchester City Football Club is issuing season tickets containing 13.56 MHz RFID tags, enabling them to unlock the stadium’s turnstiles, and to function as contactless PayPass payment cards.