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.
Drug Pedigree Software Products Earn EPCglobal Certification
The standards organization has determined that products from Axway, rfXcel and SupplyScape comply with its standard for software designed to document a drug’s movement through distribution channels.
Pilot Project Tracks Cargo From Shanghai to Savannah
The endeavor is expected to demonstrate how e-seals can help companies track the departure and arrival of oceangoing cargo containers, and verify they have not been opened.
Printed RFID Tags Still Several Years Away
Industry leaders at the Printed RFID conference agreed that much research remains to be done before printed tags become commercially available and can be printed directly on packaging.
TAGSYS Targets Library and Textile Adoption of RFID
TAGSYS today made two product announcements that evidence the company’s commitment to the library and textile management niches. The first is an RFID infrastructure solution for libraries based on new chip technology from NXP, the second a smart shelf for garment issuance at medical and laundry facilities.
Turck Introduces Modular RFID System for Controlling Machines
Behr, a German supplier of heating and cooling systems to major car manufacturers, is using HF tags and readers to help it manufacture evaporators in automobile air conditioners.
VTT Is Developing Printed Sensors
Such technology could be used to make hybrid RFID tags that marry silicon RFID chips with printed sensors and antennas.
Motor-Home Maker Uses Wi-Fi to Track Production
Hymer has deployed a real-time locating system combining wireless networking equipment from Siemens Communications with Ekahau active RFID tags and software.