Ending the Hunt for Parking
Researchers at MIT have developed an ad hoc sensor network that can help drivers in urban areas find available parking spots on the street.
Visibility Down to the Item
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing David Brock for an “Out in Front” story. Brock is the mad scientist who, back in 1996, came up with the ridiculously implausible idea of embedding a radio frequency identification tag in every item manufactured on Earth. A decade later, Brock’s idea not only doesn’t seem so farfetched, it’s actually starting to happen.
Winning the Toughest Battle
By learning how to use RFID to fight counterfeiting, we know what’s needed to make the EPCglobal Network secure.
The 95 Percent Solution
EPCglobal standards can help improve the safety and longevity of aircraft.
The History of EPC’s Future
The Generation 3 standard will take the RFID market into the mainstream.
Renewed Buzz around RFID
Mike Witty, analyst with research firm Manufacturing Insights, notes in this guest contribution that despite predictions of stalled RFID adoption as recently as a few months ago, the first quarter of 2006 has seen great strides, and it appears that industry may be coming out of its funk.
Brandt Tracks Its Beef
The California beef producer is using an RFID and bar-code system to track cattle from birth all the way to the retail market.
Al Jaber Tags Its Vehicles
The construction company is using RFID to track its large fleet of vehicles in the United Arab Emirates.
RFID News Roundup
G2 Microsystems launches Wi-Fi tag chip; Avery Dennison sets price for ‘content-insensitive’ AD-420 Gen 2 inlay; Metrologic makes RFID agreement with MaxID; Datamars donates readers for Pet ID; Georgia Tech Researchers to study RFID; Tagsys, Psion Teklogix collaborate on products.
EPCglobal Tracks Item-Level RFID
EPCglobal hosted an event last week at which RFID vendors demonstrated their item-level tagging technology solutions. Hosted at the MET Laboratories in San Jose, California, the item-level technology demonstration saw 56 demos from 23 vendors. RFID Update spoke with EPCglobal’s Sue Hutchinson about the event.