Mining Companies Dig Deeper Into RFID
Leveraging an RFID infrastructure can improve productivity and enhance worker safety.
NFC Tags for New Business and Consumer Applications
Now that most smartphones are equipped with Near Field Communication technology, RFID providers are offering a wide variety of NFC transponders.
Item-Level RFID Adoption in Retail Gathers Momentum
Kohl’s is the latest big chain to announce it is using the technology to manage items in stores.
Promoting Professionalism in the RFID Industry
The International RFID Institute will offer its first certification exam at RFID Journal LIVE! 2014.
The Birds and the Bees—And RFID
A simple tagging procedure could help solve a global problem.
Turning Tablets Into Playland
By combining NFC technology and optical sensors, a startup hopes to enable tablets to recognize and interact with multiple toys simultaneously.
Best Practices for Rolling Out RFID
Companies and systems integrators that have deployed an RFID solution at multiple locations say the key to success is following these eight steps.
Spanish Startup Focuses on Passive RFID Sensors for Manufacturing and Other Industries
Farsens is offering a wide range of batteryless sensor tags—designed to measure such things as humidity, temperature, magnetic field, pressure or physical orientation—that are powered and accessed by ordinary UHF RFID readers.
Banks Piloting NFC Payment With CredenSE 2.10 microSD
To ensure reliable reads, the CredenSE 2.10 microSD card includes an NFC signal-boosting chip from Austrian IC manufacturer ams, along with a DeviceFidelity-designed 3D miniature antenna.
Argos Tries NFC in Its Stores
The U.K. retailer is testing the technology for three months to determine how it can boost customer engagement by enabling access to product info and discounts via RFID-tagged posters.