Some retailers not ready for RFID technology

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 19, 2004—For big retailers like Wal-Mart, switching to an advanced inventory-tracking technology could be the answer to keeping costs low and operating more efficiently.Read the article at Reuters

RFID helps create the paper computer

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 19, 2004—CeBIT: Welcome to the world of intelligent paper. Smart parcels and pill packets could soon be sensing their environment and recording how you are feeling.Read the article at ZDNet UK

RFID Keeps Track of Seniors

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 19, 2004—Researchers have built two new systems that use radio frequency identification tags to monitor the elderly in their own homes.Read the article at Wired News

RFID: Is big brother watching?

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 19, 2004—Experts at Cebit debate pros and cons of wireless tagging technologyRead the article at InfoWorld

Is the hype real with RFID?

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 19, 2004—Will radio frequency identification technology revolutionize the supply chain in the future? While RFID has hit the channel’s radar this year, it is too early to tell how it will do.Read the...

Kiwi firms lag behind on RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 19, 2004—First there was the internet, then there was Y2K, and now there is a new technology goldmine being touted as the next hot thing RFID.Read the article at National Business Review

RFID News Roundup

Nokia, Philips, Sony to push consumer RFID; Matrics unveils read-write Class 0+ tag; U.S. to hold wireless sensor conference; First smart active labels hit the market; Alien invades China; HID introduces RFID-mag stripe access control unit.

New EMS Reader Saves Space

New EMS Reader Saves Space

Escort Memory Systems now sells a shorter version of its 6-foot-tall LRP2000-26 reader-antenna, offering the same performance at half the height

Like It or Not, RFID Is Coming

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 18, 2004—Scott McGregor of Philips Semiconductor, the leader in radio frequency ID chips, says they’ll change the world — and not threaten privacy.Read the article at BusinessWeek

Nokia launches mobile RFID kit

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 18, 2004—Responding to the growth of RFID (radio frequency identification) tagging, Nokia Corp. launched a mobile RFID kit this week that allows mobile workforces to access data by touching tagged items with a...