Moving Toward the Talking Tag
When combined with a voice-directed work system, an RFID implementation can yield an immediate ROI.
RFID Education for Consumers
The National Consumers League has created a brochure and a special section on its Web site to help consumers understand radio frequency identification.
Converter Licenses Innovative RFID Antenna Technology
Label converter Nashua signed an exclusive license to use patented, non-traditional RFID antennas from Fractal Antenna Systems. Fractal designs feature repeating geometric patterns to produce compact antennas that reportedly have more range and precision than traditional designs. Nashua intends to include Fractal’s antennas in Gen2 tags.
Atlanta Mercedes Dealership to Adopt RFID at New Location
The real-time location system is designed to reduce labor, help sales and service departments quickly locate specific vehicles and track how many times a particular vehicle has been test-driven.
RFID News Roundup
Impinj’s item-tagging evaluation kit; Nashua to make tags with fractal antennas; Magellan announces new Euro reseller, U.S. manufacturer; European project organizes RFID guideline workshop; DOD continues Unisys contract for tracking program.
DoD Awards Unisys Multimillion Dollar RFID Contract
Technology services and solutions giant Unisys today announced it has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Department of Defense to continue working on RFID-enabled visibility across the military’s supply chain. The contract represents an extension to the RFID work Unisys has done for the DoD for 13 years.
Auto-ID Lab Releases Accada RFID Prototyping Platform
A free, open-source reader protocol, ALE middleware, tag data translation engine and EPCIS implementation will let end users, systems integrators and researchers explore the benefits of the EPCglobal Network.
Tagged Umbrellas to Provide Market Research to Merchants
Philadelphia startup Dutch Umbrella provides RFID-tagged courtesy umbrellas to local businesses, and tracks those umbrellas borrowed by customers.
RFID Umbrella Sharing Launches in Philadelphia
A startup in Philadelphia has launched an innovative application that blends RFID, umbrella sharing, and mobile advertising. The company, Dutch Umbrella, places RFID-tagged umbrellas at sponsor locations around the city which the umbrella-less, rain-drenched public can borrow for free.
Tagsys Unveils Smart Cabinet to Help Hospitals Manage Surgical Scrubs
The system takes inventory of available items, records which garments have been dispensed to which hospital staff and documents those returned for laundering.