Retailers Test RFID Smart Tables
Two stores are using the tables, which have built-in UHF EPC RFID interrogators, to display marked-down products and track their movements.
Two U.S. Bills Might Lead to RFID Mandates
If they pass into law, the proposed legislation could result in RFID-tagging requirements for drugs sold via the Internet and for all tobacco products.
Octopus’s Arms Reach Far and Wide
The people of Hong Kong love their RFID payment cards and are using them for far more than just subway rides.
And the Winner Is…
Choosing from among the RFID Journal Awards submissions proved harder than expected.
Intel Announces Gen2 RFID Reader Chip
Intel today announced the release of a fully integrated Gen2 RFID reader chip, the R1000. The new chip, which is slated for volume production within weeks, may represent a major technological milestone for RFID as it preciptates a dramatic reduction in the cost and form factor of reader technology.
DHL Demos RFID-Enabled Delivery Van
The prototype is designed to show how RFID could provide a way for customers, contractors and DHL to track both the movement of vans and the location of packages.
Belgium Hospital Combines RFID, Sensors to Monitor Heart Patients
University Hospital of Ghent is implementing a system that detects when a patient is having cardiac distress and sends caregivers an alert indicating the patient’s location.
Providence Health Center Calls Its RFID System an ‘Eye-Opener’
The software has already helped the hospital uncover inefficient processes and better understand its staffing, patient and room needs.
Intel Announces UHF Reader Radio Chip
Intel has shrunk many of an interrogator’s critical components onto a single chip, which manufacturers can use to make more compact, power-efficient readers. Other chipmakers are also making reader chips.
Wall Street Journal Assesses RFID Risks and Rewards
The Wall Street Journal has published another story about RFID adoption. Appearing in Saturday’s edition, the full-page piece is likely to be perceived as more balanced than the damning , which ran a few weeks ago and elicited major pushback from the RFID industry.