Passive Tags Track Cars
IPico has developed and tested RFID passive tags and readers that can be used to monitor vehicles at a read distance of 17 feet traveling at speeds of 160 mph.
RFID gets active and smart
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 9, 2004—A new system from WhereNet uses RFID to allow rental car companies and car processing centers to track their fleets. The system uses active RFID tags installed in each vehicle at the time of...Chip shot: Using RFID to find stray balls
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 9, 2004—Radar Golf offers an RFID-based device for all those golfers tired of hunting errant golf balls. For $249, the company’s “Radar Golf System” includes a handheld scanning unit and a...Open Source RFID Project
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 8, 2004—A group of developers has started the RadioActive Project, which, according to the website, “is the first and only open source suite of RFID applications.” While the project has not yet...Avoiding RFID Stalemate
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 8, 2004—This article offers suggestions to manufacturers for avoiding what it terms “RFID stalemate,” the state in which an RFID system is implemented in a way that does not successfully harness...
Tags for CDs Get a Boost
A maker of RFID products for libraries develops tag technology to ensure smart labels on CDs and DVDs are successfully read 100 percent of the time.
RFID News Roundup
Conference focuses on IP issues; Dutch transit system goes RFID; RedPrairie teams with SAMSys; SkyeTek extends HF read range.
Don’t Ignore China
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 6, 2004—Deliotte Research has issued a report calling attention to China’s emergence as a major influence on global standards. It warns against assuming China will remain merely a manufacturing center...Wireless World: RFID prevent store mix-ups
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 6, 2004—One of the great expectations of RFID is that it will eliminate issues that have chronically plagued the supply chain: order mix-ups, shrinkage, and data inconsistency between trading partners. But...
NASA Launches Access System
The U.S. space agency will run a trial of an RFID-based access control system, the first in the world to use the Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS) standard.