RFID Meets Wi-Fi
Active RFID systems are ideal for tracking large assets over long distances.
Interrogators Start to Evolve
Vendors are responding to end users’ needs by introducing interrogators designed for specific tasks and locations.
RFID Is In Fashion
Apparel and footwear retailers are finding that tagging goods—that is, individual garments and shoes—is well worth the investment.
Choosing an EPC Gen 2 Interrogator
There are important differences between the Gen 1 and Gen 2 protocols. The RFID Alliance Lab found that there also are significant differences among the four commercially available EPC Gen 2 certified interrogators it tested.
RFID Goes to School
Over the past 18 months, many universities have jumped on the RFID bandwagon and opened RFID labs.
The End of HF for Items?
Wal-Mart has come out in favor of using UHF RFID tags instead of HF to track unique items, but it’s not clear whether other end users will go along.
RFID Earrings for Polar Bears
Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey worked with RFID technology providers to develop tags that could withstand the harsh Arctic climate.
RFID Could Help Crop Yields
Cotton growers can lose 200 to 300 pounds of cotton per acre if the plants get too much or too little water. Worse, the damage can be done to the plants before they show any outward signs of being distressed.
All About Asia
In 1984, fresh out of college, I moved to Hong Kong to report on business in the Asia-Pacific region. China was dirt poor, and with the exception of Japan the region was just starting to prosper. When I moved back to the United States in 1992, the situation was far...
Achieving Perfect Readability
By developing new chip and antenna technologies, we can improve the read rate of item-level tags.