The Right Environment
RFID is not always better than bar codes. It all depends on the deployment environment.
A 5-Cent Breakthrough
The news that SmartCode is offering UHF RFID inlays for 5 cents a piece in volumes of 100 million marks a watershed for the RFID industry.
Report: Healthcare RFID Worth $2.1B in 2016
Research firm IDTechEx has released a report on RFID’s application in the healthcare market and its growth prospects over the next decade. This article lists the key findings from , which predicts the healthcare market’s consumption of RFID will grow to $2.1 billion by 2016.
Roxen Markets Metal-Heavy Tag Adapter
A Swiss firm plans to sell a new adapter that helps extend the read range of an RFID tag attached to or embedded in metal.
New Zealand Group Plans RFID Trial
A group of about 60 companies and organizations in New Zealand hopes to demonstrate the potential of RFID and help businesses implement the technology.
RFID News Roundup
LXE announces new forklift reader; SkyeTek announces new modules, multiplexers; Adasa rolls out PAD3500 pricing; ThingMagic taps M/A-COM as global reseller; RF Shark trolls RF waters, American RFID Solutions offers e-Learning.
GCS Focuses on RFID
Globe Composite Soluions, a manufacturer of high-strength composite materials, is focusing on making RF-transparent conveyors, containers and other objects used in conjunction with RFID.
RFID Reader Maker Announces FCC Problems
Yesterday afternoon RFID reader manufacturer AWID issued a statement from its chairman and interim CEO Larry Kellam. In a nutshell, the statement indicates that some of the company’s products are not compliant with the rules of the FCC, the US governmental agency which regulates the radio waves.
AWID Halts Sales of RFID Readers
The California-based company is investigating claims that at least some its RFID interrogators are not FCC-certified.
PBS Video Spotlights RFID
A six-minute video explaining the technology and its uses will soon be broadcast nationally on public television.