Behind the RFID-Standards Brawl

This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 5, 2004—As of August 2004, the RFID space remains immature. RFID standards are still being worked out, and, given recent lawsuits, there is the question of whether royalty fees will be required on the most...
Using RFID to Drive Up Business

Using RFID to Drive Up Business

A car repair franchiser plans to give its customers RFID-enabled loyalty cards as a way to help the company improve efficiency and customer service.

Gartner Predictions Regarding RFID Hype

This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 4, 2004—Research company Gartner has released “Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle 2004,” which predicts the path for a number of currently hyped technologies. According to the report, RFID has five...

RFID Bracelets a Success at Fuji Rock Festival

This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 4, 2004—RFID bracelets provided by Japan’s Softbank were a success last weekend at the Fuji Rock Festival ’04. Festival authorities had historically used wristbands that needed to be visiually...

Here’s looking at RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 4, 2004—asdfRead the article at ZDNet Australia
Making Inks for Printable Tags

Making Inks for Printable Tags

Cabot Corp. forms a new business unit to develop conductive inks for creating printed RFID antennas and, eventually, entire RFID transponders.

RFID Vehicle Identification System Introduced

This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 3, 2004—South Africa-based iPico has released an RFID-based vehicle identification system whose applications include electronic licensing, tolling, traffic and speed control, ticketing and cross-border...

Opinion: Focus On RFID’s Possibilities, Manage The Pitfalls

This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 3, 2004—RFID will ultimately enable what Meta Group’s VP of Technology Research Services, Gene Alvarez, calls “The Adaptive Organization.” Such an organization has accurate, real-time access...

Skin-based RFID Alternative

This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 3, 2004—Germany’s Skinplex has devised a way for small amounts of data to be transmitted via human skin. Like RFID, when the transponder (in this case, the human body) and receiver come within range,...