New Zealand’s First RFID-Enabled Library Opens
New Zealand will see its first RFID-enabled library open tomorrow in Manukau City.
Panasonic Combines RFID with SD Memory Cards
Panasonic on Friday announced the introduction of an SD memory card line that incorporates RFID technology.
Oracle: Chinese RFID Standards Won’t Hike RFID Costs
Oracle’s VP of internet technology believes the Chinese government’s decision with regards to RFID standards will not likely affect the price of RFID technology.
Against Passport RFID Tagging
International Herald Tribune technologist Bruce Schneier comes out strongly against a U.S. initiative to RFID tag passports of its citizens.
State of the GEN 2 RFID Standard
The highly-anticipated “GEN 2” RFID standard, which many see as the key to accelerated RFID adoption, has reached the last step before final ratification.
Concrete Use for RFID in Roads
The Michigan Department of Transportation is using active RFID tags to determine the hardness of fresh concrete, which has cut costs and kept construction projects rolling.
Seeing the Light
A prototype system developed by Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs could make losing items within a warehouse a thing of the past.
Sensor Network Vendors
Wirelessly networked sensors—devices that run their own operating system and communicate with one another, rather than a single reader—are relatively new. Here are four companies that provide the technology today. Crossbow Technology (www.xbow.com): Founded in 1995,...A Guide to Sensor Network Terms
RFID tags and wireless sensors share several traits. Both communicate via radio waves, contain a serial number and require the same basic IT infrastructure to aggregate, analyze and distribute data to the people who can act on it. RFID is, in fact, the foundation on which sensor networks are built (once you identify an object, only then does it become possible to know its condition). Here are some common terms related to sensor technology
Signs of Consolidation
Symbol Technologies’ purchase of Matrics could be the start of consolidation in the RFID industry.