Europe’s RFID Privacy Policy Might Be a Mistake
A draft document suggests retailers should remove or deactivate tags at the point of sale, but this might be the wrong approach—or, rather, the right approach at the wrong time.
Europe’s RFID Privacy Policy Might Be a Mistake
A draft document suggests retailers should remove or deactivate tags at the point of sale, but this might be the wrong approach—or, rather, the right approach at the wrong time.
British Steel Company Monitors Tool-Related Vibration
The Reactec system allows Severfield-Rowen to measure the level of hand-arm vibration to which each of its 600 employees is exposed every day.
Intermec Unveils Tag Reader-Writer; Celerant RFID-enables Its Retailer Software
At the National Retail Federation’s annual trade show, Intermec debuts a new EPC Gen 2 tag interrogator, while Celerant Technology adds RFID to its retail management system.
Boeing Approves Intelleflex Chip, Weighs Higher-Memory Fujitsu Tag
With the silicon needed for a 64-kilobit parts tag finally ready, the company is getting closer to achieving its vision for a parts-tagged plane.
Is There Anything New in RFID?
Innovation is alive and well in the RFID industry, with new applications and deployments, and improvements in the technology.
Cashless in Europe
Will London’s consumers and businesses embrace RFID payment systems? European contactless providers want to know.
Sam’s Club Wants Item-Level RFID Tagging by 2010
More details have emerged about the RFID requirements letter Sam’s Club sent to its suppliers on January 7, 2008. The warehouse-format retail chain wants all merchandise to carry RFID tags at the sellable unit (item) level by the end of October 2010 and on all cases a year earlier.
Be Recognized for Excellence in RFID
The third-annual RFID Journal Awards will spotlight the best uses of radio frequency identification, as well as the best new product of the past 12 months.
RFID News Roundup
American Medical Directors Association to study VeriChip’s VeriMed system; T3Ci completes acquisition, renames itself Retail Solutions Inc.; new multiprotocol long-range UHF RFID reader from iDTronic; ITG announces compact two-bin item sorter for libraries; First Hawaiian Bank issues MasterCard PayPass debit cards; MachineTalker buys Micro Wireless.