The famous Peabody Memphis hotel uses RFID tags integrated with flow sensors to record and report alcohol poured at its lobby bar and banquet facilities. Managers use the system to see how consistently drinks are mixed, train bartenders, monitor unbilled pours, and monitor liquor inventory.
There are numerous laboratories and test centers to serve end users that want to learn about RFID without purchasing their own equipment. Users may get their own hands-on lab time or contract with the facility to provide testing or other services. This article provides an overview of the types of facilities and services.
RFID Update has identified over 50 facilities worldwide that offer RFID lab or testing services. Part 1 of this series described the general categories of facilities and typical services offered. This article includes a listing of contact information for more than 30 organizations that manage 50 centers available to outside users for RFID testing.
A few articles about RFID-enabled passports show the press is becoming more educated—and less sensationalist—than it was just a year or two ago.
A few articles about RFID-enabled passports show the press is becoming more educated—and less sensationalist—than it was just a year or two ago.
Last summer, the company used temperature-sensing battery-assisted RFID tags to monitor storage and handling conditions at the factory, distribution centers and stores.
A letter sent from Sam’s Club to its suppliers, informing them they’ll be charged if they don’t put RFID tags on pallets, has changed the mood among suppliers, RFID vendors and the media.
Open-source simulation software will enable the RFID community to help develop and learn to use the Internet of Things.
The Independent, a British newspaper, has written a pathetic article claiming prisoners will be chipped like dogs, and that the general population are next.
The Independent, a British newspaper, has written a pathetic article claiming prisoners will be chipped like dogs, and that the general population are next.